VIDEO: Carol Ptak started her journey to rebuilding a historic ranch in El Capitan East just seven years ago.
After purchasing the property and moving her rare Scottish cattle from Washington State to rural Arizona, she's slowly growing her beef ranching business alongside her husband, Jim.
On Monday, the two woke up to a "GO" alert on their phones. The Telegraph Fire was now threatening their home, their business, and their lives. Ptak described seeing a wall of flames surrounding their property, and an incident commander standing outside her door before she could even make it to the car.
“[He said] 'You need to get in the car right now and you need to get on that road,'" Ptak recalls. "'The fire has just about closed the only road out of your ranch.