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Experience that i have. >> gregg: jamie, always good to see you. thanks very much. >> heather: right now, hundreds of firefighters are battling wildfires in the western u.s. in colorado a fire burning near fort collins, firefighters are setting back firings and favorable winds are giving them the upper hand. in arizona, crews are still trying to get the handle on the fire there. its destroyed three homes. adam housley is live in los angeles with the latest. >> reporter: the gladiator fire is nea...

1st to the end of november and that change and talk to firefighters and theyll tell you it is pretty much year around and at the same time it is a warning sign because you had hey couple of dry years in parts of the southwest and california a couple of wet years followed by a dry year, a significant fuel built up and we had a chance to talk with cal fire and heres what they said about the possibility of a big one, coming this year. >> our focus now is to make sure that both our equipment and peo...

And nebraska and well watch the system and bring news on that as it warn and from a super-soaker in the east, wildfires out west, hundreds of firefighters battling flames in several states. it started the beginning of last week and now, has just spread, arizona, first, the fire everyone has been watching so closely, the gladiator fire which began sunday and was burning this week in the historic mining town of crown king forcing 350 homes and businesses. people who live there and work there, to l...

Declaring a disaster, allowing $3 million of the states emergency fund to be spent fighting the flames at this point. 45% contained that fire, this morning and then a break for them, rain falling in the region, right now, along with cooler temperatures moving in, both factors expected to help crews get that fire under control and adam housely is live in the west coast bureau and we know this is the season for this but one in particular in northern arizona is a beast. >> reporter: yes, it is. and...

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Away from a historic mining community where a mandatory evacuation order is in effect. the gladiator fire is one of several burning across the state. alexis vance is back with us from our fox affiliate ksav. live in mayer, arizona, with more. alexis? i would say. >> reporter: i would say this is the biggest fire in our state. four homes have burned and tripled in size. it is over 5000 acres in size and firefighters have been working on this for five days. behind me you can see were at the high s...