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Weather conditions not cooperating. the temperatures in the afternoon going up. not hard to believe this jumped. firefighters saying they have never seen fire behavior. 62,000 acres burned. 12% containment. it is still low, but better than 5%. temperatures in the80s. my concern is the next few days as temperatures climb back up. we had been in the 100s. we are back with high temperatures in the 90s. we will keep you posted and the severe weather across the northeast. we had deadly storms that rolled through the northeast. we have a highlighted area across portions of the plains for showers and...

It's scary. >> reporter: the largest blaze, the rocky fire has burned up to 60,000 acres in three counties just north of wine country. >> there are firefighters that have 20 25 30 years on the job. that have never seen fire behavior like we have seen the last couple days here on the rocky fire. >> reporter: the reason -- fire officials say four years of drought and 100-degree heat have created conditions perfect for explosive growth. so far, two dozens homes have been destroyed. governor jerry brown, declaring a state of emergency. evacuations have been ordered more than 13,000 californians. l...

Historic and the reason i say that is there are firefighters that have 20 25 30 years on the job that have never seen fire behavior like we've seen the last couple days. >> reporter: the largest blaze, the rocky fire. it has torched some 60,000 acres in three counties just north of wine country. only 12% contained, california fire officials say at least 6,000 structures are threatened. crews on the scene scrambling to build control lines and maintain the prim tir. in some cases, this means setting fire to remove fuel for the inferno. >> last night we burned out much of the grass so that by the...

Contained. the record drought and high temperatures are fueling the flames. >> reporter: california burning. at least 21 major fires are currently raging in the park state. gusty winds and low humidity are creating a tinder box of sorts fueled by lightning. daunting conditions for the nearly 10,000 firefighters battling the fire. a firefighter from south dakota was killed while working a fire. the married father of two was scouting ways to attack fire when he became trapped by flames. as the fire ravages anything in its path -- >> it looked like a bomb went off over here. >> it's scary. >> rep...

The damage. >> we've already seen two dozen homes destroyed by the fire. they have worked tirelessly to protect thousands of others that are in the path of this fire. with 60,000 acres already burned, this fire is now creating its own weather pattern. that makes it challenging for us. this fire is going to burn in the direction it wants to go in, and that really means to erratic fire behavior for us, and it means we have to do a lot of work ahead, over 3,000 firefighters taking a stand to protect those homes and slow down this fire. the dry conditions unfortunately will not get any better. we ...