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You look around this entire house and its charred 360 around this house. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: but the house, perfect. >> the house is still standing. >> reporter: 250 miles away in doyle, the local fire volunteers are devastated and residents are worried theyre at the beginning of what used to be the start of fire season. sara sidner, cnn, doyle, california. >> just a snippet of the incredible work the fire volunteers and firefighters are doing. lets talk with joseph tom tomlinson, a member...

Chief of this town of about 600 residents. she is often the first one to call residents to tell them their home is gone. >> im still kind of numb. after losing everything that i worked for and everything, all these years, its gone. and everybody says, oh, its so replaceable. well, no, a lot of it isnt. >> reporter: kelly groso lost one of the 16 homes burned in doyle. everyone thought the danger was over. but on monday, the fire came roaring back, devouring more homes. chief katrin and several r...

>> reporter: saturday kelly grosso last one of the 16 homes burned in doyle, everyone thought the danger was over. but on monday, the fire came roaring back, devouring more homes. and chief and several residents were angry that air drops from state and federal agencies didnt come earlier. >> we were like the lone ranger because a lot of the engines werent down there, you know, maybe. and at that point i was ready to just say i cant do this anymore. >> reporter: apocalyptic fire scenes are appear...

Are at the beginning of what used to be the start of fire season. sara sidner, cnn, doyle, california. >> fire season gets worse every year, it lasts longer every year. my cousin lives in san diego and said it is almost like half the year is now fire season. >> constant threat. misinformation online, a breeding ground for mistrust, now preventable covid heartbreak on the rise. t. (burke) should have been watching the stove instead. (customer) tell me something i dont know. (burke) with your fa...

Days. as temperatures cool, gusty winds are fanning the flames making it more dekt fifficult fe f firefighters. sara sidner reports from doyle, california. >> the entire town was evacuated. >> reporter: this is the second time in eight months kathys hometown has lost more than a dozen homes to wildfire. >> sounds like a freight train coming down the mountain. the smoke rolls over you all of a sudden it is dark, all you see is this orange waufl flame wall. >> reporter: she is volunteer fire chief...

Acres is a common other occur rens every year now. the resources are spread through the state. >> reporter: california is on track to have an even more devastating fire season than 2020 which was the worst on record with 4.1 million acres charred. >> being from california im sure you hear that this fire season will be the worst fire season. every year we hear that. >> reporter: which means the grueling work must go on for longer in days of 100 plus temperatures in some places. and once the big f...

>> reporter: a volunteer fire chief in this town of 600 residents, she is often the first one to call residents to tell them their home is gone. >> im still kind of numb. i mean, after losing everything that i worked for and everything all these years, its gone, and everybody says oh, its replaceable. well, no, a lot of it isnt. >> reporter: saturday kelly grosso lost one of the 16 homes burned in doyle. everyone thought the danger was over. but on monday the fire came roaring back, devouring mo...

Lives and then property. are you proud -- you look around this entire house and its charred 360 around this house. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: but the house, perfect. >> yeah, the house is still standing. >> reporter: but 250 miles away in doyle, the local fire volunteers are devastated and residents are worried theyre at the beginning of what used to be the start of fire season. sarah sidner, cnn, doyle, california. >> they think every year is supposed to be the worst year, and this is the new ...

Burning from the oregon border down to mexico. >> reporter: california is on track to have an even more devastating fire season than 2020 which was the worst on record with 4.1 million acres charred. >> being from california, im sure you hear this fire season will be the worst fire season, right? every year we hear that. >> reporter: which means the grueling work must go on for longer in days of 100 plus temperatures in some places. and once the big flames are smothered, days of intricate work g...

That they have to restart. >> and the town of doyle has been ravaged by a wildfire for the second time in less than a year. more wildfires burning this morning. at this point, in this year than anytime the last decade, forecasters say that the heatwave has certainly peaked, but high temperatures will remain with heat alerts in effect for california and parts of the northwest. deadly climate issues are not limited to the summer. the death toll from the storms and power outages in texas, remembe...