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Illegal campfire that erupted beyond his control august 17. because of high fire danger at the time the forest service had banned camp fires more than a week earlier. as a result, 111 structures have been destroyed including 11 homes. >> i have a hard time feeling like blaming someone or being real angry about that. what's done is done. can't take it back. i hope that everybody just learns that they, they put campfire restrictions out there for a reason. >> the forest service says nearly nine out of ten fires are caused by people in this case one reckless move nearly destroyed a national treas...

They are so coordinated. >> reporter: and they are also exposed and vulnerable. >> it is dangerous for them right now. everything is a calculated risk when it comes to firefighting, but any time you're establishing a line on top of a ridge and the fire is below you, that's one of the recipes we have for disaster. >> amazing. gary joins me live from groveland, california. what is the latest for the fire damage in yosemite park? >> reporter: 6% of the park, anderson, has been consumed by flames, 41,000 acres, but it's not the part of the park where tourists go. we mentioned before the yosemite v...

>> it is dangerous for them right now. everything is a calculated risk when it comes to firefighting, but any time you're establishing a line on top of a ridge and the fire is below you, that's one of the recipes we have for disaster. >> amazing. gary joins me live from groveland, california. what is the latest for the fire damage in yosemite park? >> reporter: 6% of the park, anderson, has been consumed by flames, 41,000 acres, but it's not the part of the park where tourists go. we mentioned before the yosemite valley and the southern part of the park hasn't been touched yet. also not touche...

Towards the community. >> reporter: the murphys are grateful for the people working to save their home. >> they are incredible. what can you say? they are just so on top of this. they are so coordinated. >> reporter: and they are also exposed and vulnerable. >> it is dangerous for them right now. everything is a calculated risk when it comes to firefighting, but any time you're establishing a line on top of a ridge and the fire is below you, that's one of the recipes we have for disaster. >> amazing. gary joins me live from groveland, california. what is the latest for the fire damage in yosem...

All of a sudden, a spot fire breaks out. it is like this for miles up and down the road. and then there is this, a fire team deployed to protect three dozen yosemite's sequoia trees some of the oldest living things on earth in need of protection now. neal karlinsky, abc news, yosemite national park. >> for a large portion of the middle of the country the problem is late summer heat wave. right now the scorching temperatures especially tough on kids back in school with no air conditioning in classrooms many of them. school districts in several sweltering states sent the kids home early yesterda...