. >> earlier authorities ordered residents out in the towns of julian, pine valley, toscano and gutay. >> you need to head west then they're going to send you east. >> i live here. i'm getting out of here right now. he's coming around the corner right now. i'm going to sit right here and wait see which way he wants to go. >> how are you feeling? are you okay? >> i'm scared, scared, scared. >> reporter: at the parking lot of the local market a flat clear area some evacuees evacuees decided to wait it out. >> at this point we don't know. we're just waiting. >> reporter: then it was up to firefighters watching the wall of flames a advance. >> how long do you say until you say, we have to get out of here. >> as long as we're set and they hold the line we're going to stay. if it gets too hot we're running to houses and try to stop it. we're going to stay here and try to save those houses. >> reducing everything in front of it to charred ambers. >> it can be erratic situations, it can be difficult at times. we're trying to protect these structures behind it. we have a lot of people -- peopl