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Excuse me south deer creek and north greenhorn. they converged in that region youre looking at there. >> i know you had to pack up all your belongings, evacuate your home. what was that feeling like? >> its a sickening feeling. weve been through this before in 2007. was the castle rock fire that hit the same area. actually, its working as a buffer to protect right now. you have to say what things mean the most to you. typically, its not the things you think. you grab your photos and your laptops...

The ground. we understand 1,200 firefighters now on the beaver creek fire. we have 8 engines, 20 water tankers, 11 helicopters. the elk fire raging in idaho about 150,000 acres is almost completely out. theyve been able to shift resources from some of these other idaho fires to the beaver creek fire. in all, more than 400,000 acres have burned in idaho on nine major fires. there are 39 major fires burning in the west. tough times especially in idaho, pam. >> those strong winds are not helping th...