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Hill fire. this group was responsible for digging a fire break when fire simply overtook them. that fire has burned more than 6,000 acres, destroyed 100 structures and this tragedy decimated the fire department by 20%. >> families are in terrible shoblg. fire departments are like families. so the entire fire department, the entire area the state is devastated by the magnitude of this incident. >> cnn has more for you. >> the . >> /* the yarnell fire trapped 19 firefighters with no way out. >> we are devastated. we lost 19 of the finest people you will ever meet. right now, war in crisis. >> th...

It's really hard to see your community auto like in. >> first time some of this land has burned in more than 80 years. in palmdale, california, adam housley is there. what's the latest, adam, it looks wendy. >> very windy here. firefighters are worried not just this fire could have issues but other as well. reason why they are so optimistic only two active areas of this fire. one is burning right towards the highway which is a perfect fire break and the only area is only a five acre location getting bulldozers around. concern across southern california. the area is tinder dry due to the doubt....

Significant strong opposition. the biggest risk for the president really hasn't yet materialized. in this story, i think, it is going to be hearings and rises to something else if evidence emerges that officials from the administration either the treasury department or the white house directed the irs to target conservative groups. that makes this a different story. until it happens i think it is not likely to significantly affect his standing with the public although it could have some drag as time goes on. i don't think a big one unless you cross that fire break. >> how about as it pertains ...

>> and in terms -- how do they know when to build a fire line, fire break? how do they figure out exactly how to go about -- how to battle this thing? because it just seems scientifically they're able to be very effective now. >> well, in these wind-driven fires it's basically not much fire suppression that goes on until the wind slows down or stops, because you just can't stop the fire. they try to flank it from the origin and work from that point out, but basically, you're just trying to get civilians out of the way and provide structure protection, and do it in a safe manner for firefighter...

For fire. >> for the firefighters, what is the biggest challenge at this point? >> well, there are several. civilian safety, civilians that are involved in the fire area, firefighter safety, structure protection and the environment. >> and in terms -- how do they know when to build a fire line, fire break? how do they figure out exactly how to go about -- how to battle this thing? because it just seems scientifically they're able to be very effective now. >> well, in these wind-driven fires it's basically not much fire suppression that goes on until the wind slows down or stops, because you ju...