Cold Man and the Sea

Meet the brave men and women of Cal Fire and see them in action, using their aerial fleet and ground resources to battle one of the first wildfires of what is shaping up to be a hot and dangerous fire season.

Firefighters pick which house they can save, and which they must let burn.

A California resident refuses to leave his home amid raging wildfires.

As the Creek Fire explodes into the largest wildfire in California history, residents of Fresno County scramble to evacuate. But over 400 campers are trapped by a wall of flames, sending Cal Fire and National Guard pilots on a daring rescue mission.

Cal Fire fights to save a family-owned winery from the Glass Fire.

Firefighters battle a new wildfire on a somber anniversary.

With winter approaching, the Kilchers pin all their hopes on one hunt.

The entire homestead rushes to prepare for the first storm of the winter.

Family members search for a newborn calf and its mother during a snowstorm.

Desperate for food, the Kilchers struggle to get through a harsh winter.

Spring arrives and the family deals with a rogue hen and hunts for food.

The family battles danger to drive their cattle to the summer pasture.

Atz begins range riding to protect Otto's cattle herd from predators.

The Kilchers call in favors to help build a fence before the high tide.

The Kilchers fish for the hundreds of pounds needed over the winter.

Atz Lee and Eiven travel to "Terrible Island" to hunt deer.