Saturday morning, the Redding Fire Department held a Carr Fire community debriefing offering community members a safe space to share stories and ask questions about the fire in a town-hall style discussion.
A panel of firefighters led the meeting answering questions and sharing information to better prepare both sides for another possible disaster.
The panel and attendees discussed ways to better fire-proof homes, including suggestions such as avoiding landscaping as ground cover or cedar fencing around homes because of their flammability.
Attendees shared stories of what they experienced the night the fire entered the Redding city limits.
"What we also saw on the trail cams was a firefighter standing with flames around him, and he's got our American flag. And he took it down and rolled it up and he put it in a safe place. So when we came home our American flag was still flying," said a Carr Fire survivor speaking at the podium.