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Snap Judgment

26 Lives On Atlas Peak

Snap Judgment

Snap Judgment and PRX

Arts/performing Arts, Society & Culture/documentary, Music, Arts, Performing Arts, Snap, Personal Journals, Storytelling, Society & Culture/personal Journals

4.711.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2018

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

On Atlas Peak there is one way in and one way out.  When wildfire threatened their homes, the only escape route...was up.

Check out KQED's fire investigation.

Producer: Sukey Lewis

Season 9 Episode 12

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Snap Judgment Studios

0:07.1

Hey Snap, it was a quick favor.

0:12.8

I really want to know what you think about what's happening at Snap, our storytelling

0:16.8

and everything, so we're conducting an audience survey.

0:20.2

And I would be super grateful if you could take just a few minutes to share your thoughts.

0:25.8

Visit survey.prx.org slash snap to take the survey today.

0:31.7

It's short, I promise.

0:33.6

That's survey.prx.org slash snap.

0:39.5

Thanks.

0:41.8

Out here with Snap Lives, everybody knows Chip.

0:55.8

That's California Highway Patrol, the people that spy on you from their helicopters, they

0:59.7

pull you over, they give you chickens.

1:03.0

No one is ever happy to see them, never, no one ever.

1:09.2

Except of course, when they are, strap in, Suki Lewis takes us up in a chipped chopper,

1:16.3

snap judgment.

1:20.5

So, grab both of those to strap, or knock down those parts.

1:26.9

I climb in the back of a four-seater helicopter right behind Pilot Pete Gavitt.

1:32.9

I beat him, Suki.

1:33.9

Nice to meet you.

1:36.6

He and his flight partner Whitney Lowe worked air ops for the California Highway Patrol.

1:42.7

Before we take off, they show me how to click into the helicopter seatbelt and give me

1:47.2

the safety briefing in case something happens while we're in the air.

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