blaze. >> some of these remains are actually in tact bodies, much easier to identify, much easier to get things from. some are merely ashes and bones. >> reporter: yet they go on, working endless hours. fred who took this photo of his colleagues have dinner wrote, we slept off and on, in engines, pickups, hose beds, et cetera. more long hours may be ahead. robin creel, cnn, atlanta. >> appreciate from that story what they're going through and the big question is, when will they get some rain to help out the firefighters and the families there? >> it is going to be the end of the week, thursday, friday, but that doesn't mean it is all doom and gloom because the winds have died down. that's the good news here. rain doesn't come until thursday, friday. let's get the details here. show you the graphics. we still have 16 million residents across california. and into nevada, still under a red flag warning.