Escape From Mammoth Pool

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This podcast received a 2022 Golden Mike Award from the Radio Television News Association of Southern California. Read about other winners here.Escape From Mammoth Pool is a new podcast from KVPR. It's the true story of how 242 people—and 16 dogs—survived one of the fastest-moving, most intense wildfires in California history, as the Creek Fire closed in on their campground at Mammoth Pool Reservoir over Labor Day weekend 2020. Produced by Kerry Klein for KVPR—NPR for Central California.

Episodes

  1. EPISODE 1

    Part 1: 'You Could See The Fire, You Could See The Flames'

    Escape From Mammoth Pool, a new limited-run podcast from KVPR, is the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California history. In this first episode, we meet these three families and hear about the quick decisions they had to make in those first moments as the fire hurtled toward them.

    15 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Part 2: The 10-Minute Drive That Lasted An Eternity

    This is the second episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

    14 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Part 3: Heroes, Big And Small

    This is the third episode of KVPR’s podcastEscape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

    15 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Part 4: The View A Year Later

    This is the fourth episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

    13 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Part 5: A Deeper Dive With 'Chief Joe' Rosamond

    This is the fifth episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

    23 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Part 6: Could This Happen To Me?

    This is the sixth episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

    18 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Part 7: Climate Change, Fire Suppression, And The Growing Human Toll Of Wildfires

    This is the sixth episode of KVPR’s podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool: the true story of how 242 people and 16 dogs escaped one of the fastest-moving wildfires in California’s recorded history.

    16 min

  8. 09/03/2021

    Introducing: Escape From Mammoth Pool (Trailer)

    The true story of how 242 people—and 16 dogs—survived one of the fastest-moving, most intense wildfires in California history, as the Creek Fire closed in on their campground at Mammoth Pool Reservoir over Labor Day weekend 2020.

    2 min
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This podcast received a 2022 Golden Mike Award from the Radio Television News Association of Southern California. Read about other winners here.Escape From Mammoth Pool is a new podcast from KVPR. It's the true story of how 242 people—and 16 dogs—survived one of the fastest-moving, most intense wildfires in California history, as the Creek Fire closed in on their campground at Mammoth Pool Reservoir over Labor Day weekend 2020. Produced by Kerry Klein for KVPR—NPR for Central California.

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