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The intense wildfires. reporter: in california crews are battling a number of fires, and they are work in extreme exy hot conditions. along the california-ore bored, the fire has taken the life one person found in a burned out home. it is just 5% contained. fire officials are explaining what they call extreme fire behavior. this is one of a number of situations where fire resources are being sent in. this super tanker came in from colorado. once ready it will aid with the fight with the ability to carry 19,200 gallons of water have

There is the 416 fire. the dry thunderstorms that will develop later this afternoon may not have enough precipitation to really put out the fire. it could have lightning that could start additional fires and prevent more erratic fire behavior. it spreads out and creates powerful wind gusts. this is the closest location where it is located. you can see the winds there will be rather gusty. 22 degrees. temperatures are down, humidity is up. get a load of this image. you can see why this is threatening the small town there. they have over a thousand people

The fire fight could get worse over the next couple days. dan simons has the latest. >> reporter: we're on the front lines as firefighters try to keep another town from burning. the fire is coming up this hill. you can see the flames below us, the smoke is billowing. >> small spots only do two or three feet. >> in the hills above calistoga, it is a race to keep up with the flames. endless fuel makes it a daunting task. >> it's steep, rugged, there's a lot of thick vegetation. there's winds, spot fires burning everywhere. >> reporter: a half mile down the road, the fire has done just that. inch...

Today. >> good morning, actually afternoon. the priority is life safety. they are battling unprecedented conditions. it is something that our 30 year veterans have not seen in their careers. >> we showed middletown, it is so devastated by one of the fires, the many fires burning in california. are any of the fires currently moving to highly populated areas. >> the valley fire is half mile from the napa cooperate line. many people know where that is at. the fire is not what we saw in the initial throws. it is much improved and we are working on controlling the perimeters, as it stands right now...

And that is so different than previous years. can you describe to us what you mean when we talk about fire behavior and how difficult the fires are to fight? >> we have what firefighters call fuelled with nothing but the grass, brush and trees and the amount of water and moisture is at historical low levels. and what that does, it is described as fanning gasoline and makes them receptive to fires and burning with an intensity nothing short of feroshs. they are burn as if they have a santanana wind. this summer with the valley fire and the fire in lake county. we had those conditions and on top...