LAST OCTOBER (2019) Documentary | City of Santa Rosa, CA
Channel: City of Santa Rosa, California
Date: 2019-09-30

Last October is a 50-minute documentary film that captures experiences during and following the Sonoma Complex Fires from the perspective of several current and former City of Santa Rosa, CA employees and officials who served as first responders, disaster service workers, and community leaders. These individuals recount both their professional and personal experiences, the critical participation of mutual aid agencies, and the overwhelming selfless support and heroism of the community during and following one of the most destructive wildfires in state history. The film provides a firsthand glimpse into the breadth of the City of Santa Rosa’s response and what it was like to work as a public servant during the fires, such as a recreation employee operating an emergency shelter, a City mechanic hearing of the loss of his own house while working to keep public safety vehicles in service, a CityBus worker transporting evacuees, police officers and firefighters on the front lines, and more. In many instances, employees reported to duty not yet knowing the fate of their own homes or of their families who were evacuated.