Dennis was rushing to load his car when the reporter asked if they could chat. "I'm gonna walk with you if that's okay," he began while Dennis carried a stack of materials to his car. "Tell me, what exactly is going on here?" 

Dennis stopped to explain that he was evacuating after worsening conditions near his house. "On Wednesday, [smoke] came within 150 yards of the house," he said. "I got my wife and kids to the hotel and came back just in case to [make sure I] had cut off the gas and all those things you don't think of."

Dennis spoke to the reporter for a few more minutes before returning to loading his car. Only, the reporter continued to chat with Dennis, even making jokes as Dennis tried unsuccessfully to cram items into his car.