wayne friedman found some answers. >> if a tree falls in the middle of a burned subdivision, does it make a sound? it does in sonoma county, also known as the land of high-speed chains and flying wood chips. these, the last rites for dying dead trees. they number in the tens of thousands, maybe the hundreds of thousands. every burnt tree has a different story. but they share one element in common. they need to come down and be picked up. that gets complicated. >> no one really wants it. >> he's been a busy man lately. he runs a tree removal company. spent part of today in larkfield estates where most homeowners bear the burden of dealing with their burned trees. those homeowners include santa rosa's assistant fire marshal, paul loan that will who has three charred red woods in the remains of his backward. >> ultimately, it's my debris and my responsibility to remove. >> there are exceptions. if you own property with trees that have bright green paint or markings, you're in luck. those would be among the 11,000 trees that pg&e cut down. they're offering to remove the debris. >> we sen

for from reporter wayne friedman? >> katherine titus had plenty of laundry to fold and put away. >> if you had our clothe, it smells like you were sitting in front of a campfire. >> that was no campfire. as booed as it looked, she didn't know the destructive potential and blames the emergency response system for that. >> did the county do a good job that night? >> no. no. it was an epic failure. >> now california's office of emergency services is criticizing sonoma county for not being faster and more efficient about warning people. yesterday supervisor james gore heard a briefing of the as yet to be released report. >> worst it says is that we weren't prepared for the future that we now live in. >> no one discounts the heroism of respond first responders. he went door to door warning people. >> there was no evacuation order. it was run for your life. >> as it turns out, the sonoma county sheriff's department received 450 calls in the first hour. they sent out reverse 911s. that night, the county never activated the i

here's nbc 7 news reporter wayne friedman. >> reporter: welcome to sonoma county, also known as the landflying woodchips. dying dead trees, they number in the tens, maybe hundreds of thousands. trees in the fire zone all share one thing in common, they need to be cut down, they need to be picked up and that gets complicated. jeff calvin has been a busy man lately, he runs a tree removal company, he spent the day in larkville estates where most homeowners bear their burned trees. those homeowners clue the assistant fire marshall, who has three charred red woods in his backyard. >> ultimately it's my debris and my responsibility to remove. >> reporter: there's exceptions, if you have property that have trees with bright green markings, those are the almost 11,000 trees that pg&e has cut down, they're offering to remove the trees. >> we have a 8,5bo00 customers that qualify for this program. >> we have about 1,200 logs to remove right now. >> reporter: at the end of this month, santa rosa will offer a program for its owners, free woodchiping and disposal in two locations. >> we recognize th

as wayne friedman explains, the we too movement as they call it is resonating there. >> reporter: in this land where we take seriously the pursuits of life, liberty, happiness and free speech -- >> what do we want? >> safe schools. >> it appears we may be in for another popular undertaking. say hello to we too. >> i live in absolute fear. >> we need to start acting like adults so kids can be kids. >> less than a week ago, michelle was a mother with a couple of twins. now she's helped give birth to a rally and a movement. on this national holiday when school kids learn about presidents and history, they're looking at the florida school shootings and staring down the national rifle association for contributing to political campaigns. >> we'd like to make history. >> because people could get hurt and like injured really badly. >> reporter: parents had to walk a fine line with this event today. it was a matter of empowering their kids, but also of not frightening them. >> i was putting my hand mark in to like shape like a heart and -- for like the symbol for kids. >> he doesn't know a lo

in santa rosa, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> we're good now for the story now, right? >> yep. he's back. >> we can move on. okay. >>> happy beer week efrp. the tenth annual celebration kicks off today. >> it's called san francisco beer week but breweries and businesses are taking part. there are specials on the beer and events happening through next sunday. the site has what type of events you prefer and what time of day you would like to drink. it all starts with the opening gala tonight. we have a link on our site. details as well. p. >> i've looked into this for a friend. they have 120 breweries and yes, you can have as many samples as you like. >> 120 samples? tell your friends. >> right. >> good investigative work there. >>> good morning everyone. yeah, it's been that kind of weather for a cold frosty one, hasn't it? still looking at above average temperatures. not seeing any fog and we're also looking at the cool numbers from santa rosa. 44 in livermore. good morning oakland. 50 for you. let's talk about the afternoon highs tomorrow. we have gusty winds, been sort of adv

. >> wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> all right. >>> an alamo bottom is staring at her engagement ringnks to her kind and resourceful neighbors. >> hailey morrissey accidentally flushed this ring down the toilet on saturday. no word on how it happened. but in any case, she thought it was lost forever. after hearing the heartbreaking story, several neighbors decided they were going to help. they brought in shovels and an industrial grade snake and mesh. it took them all of the tools to find and capture the ring. still no luck. that's when ken had another idea. >> turn on the bathtub, flush the toilet and dump the two five-gallon buckets into the toilet all at once. >> that was a success. this ring was forced out. a little banged up. but you know, still intact. >> just to review. we've got someone in the north bay taking someone else's cat. >> won't give it back. >> restore humanity, faith in it with the ring story. >> meanwhile, i can't borrow a cup of sugar from my neighbors. maybe i need to move into this neighborhood. >> they don't claim me either. ma'am, can i help you? >> san franc