KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt August 15, 2021 00:53:00
Resources stretched thin in the heat of wildfire season. nearly one-quarter of all wildfire response in the u.s., 6,000 people, tied to a single blaze >> we do have a shortage of critical positions, like division supervisors, like our dozer operators and even line medics. that's a critical gap and a concern in terms of just how stretched thin we are nationally >> reporter: exhaustion is setting in on the frontline. a firefight to save thousands of homes at risk fire chief, bob orange, even facing a close call at his own house. >> the house was just -- it was a vibrant, glowing red from all the...
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