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Scenarios where they work together. they need to understand how each agency works together. hopefully, they have a common-communication channel. they, all, understand incident command. right now, this is a fire-and-rescue mission. and there has to be no pride about that. you know, fire and rescue are in charge of this. police and law enforcement will serve as a supporting role and trying to keep perimeter control. if there's a need for any evacuations, they can assist. notifications. but also, maintaining the clear path for the rescue vehicles, as people are found, to make sure there's an easy...

[inaudible] empire. s that i where we find ray bogan. ray, are things getting any better today? >> ainsley and brian good morning to you. things are getting better with the wind. it's dying down a little bit. we can give you update on that fire just north of los angeles. it is now 8300 acres and 0 percent contained they call it the maria fire. dealing with single digit humidity and strong wind gust difficult situation. firefighter say this fire is going to run out of fuel and have a maximum burn of 12,000 acres. they also say the santa ana winds that are fueling it will die down by midday. >> ...

Some 50-mile-an-hour winds from san francisco to l.a., sustained at times, humanity under 10%, it's amazing. consider the easy fire, one structure damage, no fatalities, no homes destroyed, and they saved the reagan library. the fire did jump the freeway at one point, but that was knocked down, and again, considering the conditions, the fire at 1600 acres, that's pretty small. hand cruise and pumper trucks were here to knocked on the small fires, it also bulldozers, containment lines so it couldn't creep beyond that, if you will, and that is good news from the fire chief tonight. >> perimeter ...

We are still waiting for the howling winds to materialize. they haven't yet. we have been told that the winds are expected to pick up between now and sunrise. so the next four hours or so will be critical for firefighters working to hold the line and make sure this fire does not get any bigger. a week after it started. the kincade fire has grown to 76,000 acres. and amid today's wind protecting homes will be the top priority today. >> what we tend to do in these fire fights during the wind event is literally go house to house and stop it in backyards. roll up hoses, go to the next house and st...

Firefighters working to make sure the kincaid fire does not get any bigger. it has grown to 76,000 acres. to give you a better idea how big that is, take a look at the fire's footprint overlaid on a map of new york city. here is how it looks over a map of washington dc and this fire has taken out 186 structures, 86 of them homes. thousands of others to reflect and protecting them will be the main objective today. >> what we do in these firefights during a wind event is literally go house to house and stop it in backyards. perimeter control is not very effective in high winds but structure prot...