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Know when to build a fire line, fire break? how do they figure out exactly how to go about -- how to battle this thing? because it just seems scientifically theyre able to be very effective now. >> well, in these wind-driven fires its basically not much fire suppression that goes on until the wind slows down or stops, because you just cant stop the fire. they try to flank it from the origin and work from that point out, but basically, youre just trying to get civilians out of the way and provide...

Edge of flame, firefighters up there right now with hoses trying to get this out. theyve done a very good job all day long. you can see it -- defending the houses. theyve also commended the homeowners because they cut back brush. and another area, if these were wood roofs, many of these would gone up in flames and the embers wouldve skipped on from place to place to place. theyve gotten about 600 firefighters on the line defending these neighborhoods and also attacking it by air. if were so fort...

Each other because as one firefighter told me yesterday, its always fire season in southern california. and with seven fires burning in california right now overall, they just want to make sure they have all the resources to make sure they can put those fires out, jake. >> chad, whats fueling these fires? and talk a little bit more about how unusual it is to have these kinds of weather conditions in southern california this time of year. >> yeah, lack of rain. what should have been a 29-inch rai...

To slow the fire done and then the helicopters and tankers dropping, trying to top the fire from jumping the 101 on the north and pch on the south. four hours earlier when we shot this the fire jumped. >> now, this is green, and may look like it wouldnt burn but underneath here, all this underbrush is dead, and it is burning pretty well. the fire came through here earlier today. this is pacific coast highway. normally a road this wide will provide a significant fire break but as you can see the ...

Much higher than normal and we do expect a very busy fire season. about 30 minutes ago we had a fire break out in convenien ventura county. they got 200 fires there in 30 minutes. thats how much precaution we have going into the season. back to you. martha: fire fighters, and the bulldozer they have their work cut out for them. that is tough work. our hearts go out to them. william, thank you very much. bill: 34 minutes past the hour. what sort of influence does the president have a bit more tha...

After getting the permits to start drilling, shell just made a hash of it. these are the two rigs they sent up there to start drilling. the one on of the left is called the "discoverer", the one on the right called the "kulic." last summer, the discoverer ran aground. four months after that, it had a fire break out in its engine room. then the u.s. coast guard found more than a dozen violations involving the rigs safety and pollution equipment. for example, the main engine pistons cooling water ...

A hash of it. these are the two rigs they sent up there to start drilling. the one on of the left is called the "discoverer", the one on the right called the kulic. last summer, the discoverer ran aground. four months after that, it had a fire break out in its engine room. then the u.s. coast found more than a dozen violations involving the rigs safety and pollution equipment. for example, the main engine pistons cooling water was contaminated with sludge and oil. the crew was skimming off the o...

After getting the permits to start drilling, shell just made a hash of it. these are the two rigs they sent up there to start drilling. the one on of the left is called the "discoverer", the one on the right called the "kulic." last summer, the discoverer ran aground. four months after that, it had a fire break out in its engine room. then the u.s. coast guard found more than a dozen violations involving the rigs safety and pollution equipment. for example, the main engine pistons cooling water ...

Partly because of his good samaritan spirit and partly out of self-preservation. >> i am going to take this golf cart trail right here. i dont normally get to do this. >> i went up on the hill, went behind the homes and pulled my fire extinguisher out of my truck and got my shovel and started doing whatever i could do to put it out. >> the flames are spreading quickly over piles of dry pine needles on the ground and soon finds this fire is a more formidable opponent than expected. >> stop record...

>> the flames are spreading quickly over piles of dry pine needles on the ground and soon finds this fire is a more formidable opponent than expected. >> stop recording now and put all this stuff out. all right, i got that much of it out. theres still some other stuff burning right there. i ran out of extinguisher. all right, i came back with my shovel and put a little fire break right here. at least this house isnt going to burn. >> for the moment, richard has saved a strangers house and he hop...