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Excuse me south deer creek and north greenhorn. they converged in that region you're looking at there. >> i know you had to pack up all your belongings, evacuate your home. what was that feeling like? >> it's a sickening feeling. we've been through this before in 2007. was the castle rock fire that hit the same area. actually, it's working as a buffer to protect right now. you have to say what things mean the most to you. typically, it's not the things you think. you grab your photos and your laptops with all your photos in them. you grab your special certificates and insurance papers and load...

The ground. we understand 1,200 firefighters now on the beaver creek fire. we have 8 engines, 20 water tankers, 11 helicopters. the elk fire raging in idaho about 150,000 acres is almost completely out. they've been able to shift resources from some of these other idaho fires to the beaver creek fire. in all, more than 400,000 acres have burned in idaho on nine major fires. there are 39 major fires burning in the west. tough times especially in idaho, pam. >> those strong winds are not helping the situation out there. paul, thank you. now let's talk to an idaho man who evacuated his home as ...