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he joins us now. we have been looking at some of your images, those back in 2009. what is it about california fires that makes them so intense? for one thing, the fuel conditions that we have and the weather conditions that are unique to southern california and possibly australia. but that s basically what does it. the speed at which this thing has grown, it just seems so rapid. is it moving fast? is it stronger than other fires like it around this time of year? oh, definitely. it s very unusual to have a santa ana wind this early in the year. they do occur in the wintertime but they re not a factor due to the fuel moistures. our fuel moistures are extremely low right now. they re normally about where they are now in august. so we ve got very dry brush, we had a very high wind event with high temperatures and low humidities in the single digits and that spells a real recipe ....
Conditions are ripe for out-of-control infernos that grow at size and speeds we ve never seen before. warm weather, lower humid did yous, fuel moistures at historic lows all over the western united states. combine that with a little bit of lightning and you have a recipe for a big fire. reporter: 41 wildfires are raging across the west. fire s here, let s get them out. reporter: in montana alone ten blazes stretch resources thin. we re shorthanded because of the other fires in the area so we ve been playing hop-scotch. reporter: at the northern cheyenne reservation, 186,000 acres have burned as firefighters battle flames in 106-degree heat. in utah, the wood hollow fire destroyed the paines mountain home. i mean, it s just nothing left. nothing green. it s just burnt dirt. reporter: tonight, with heightened fire danger and the fourth of july, fireworks have been banned in several western states. ....
Out-of-control infernos that grow in size and at speeds we ve never seen before. warm weather, lower humidities, fuel moistures at historic lows all over the western united states. combine that with a little bit of lightning and you have a recipe for a big fire. reporter: 41 wildfires are raging across the west. fire s here, let s get them out. reporter: in montana alone ten blazes stretch resources thin. we re shorthanded because of the other fires in the area so we ve been playing hop-scotch. going from one problem to another. reporter: at the northern cheyenne reservation, 186,000 acres have burned as firefighters battle flames in 106-degree heat. in utah, the wood hollow fire destroyed the paines mountain home. i mean, it s just nothing left. nothing green. it s just burnt dirt. reporter: tonight, with heightened fire danger and the fourth of july, fireworks have been banned in several western states. ....