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In the season. >> eric. >> a lot of firefighters have been talking about how quickly fires are burning in this state, as it's only the first week of may. we were prepared, but f activities ununusualy active. >> this is wildlife preparedness. firefighters prepare, they train and especially essentially, the california master mutual aid. neighbors helping neighbors has provided a large number of resources for san diego. the spring fire is 60% undercontrol. >> fire fires are taking advantage of the weather and the high humidity and the low temperatures. we expect to have -- expect to have the fire...

>> extreme weather center with firefighters gaping ground on several wildfires because of the cool and moist air that now is moving into the area. so far the flames have scorched more than 40 square miles and the fires are 60 percent contained. new to the frontlines of the containment area in california. dominic? >>reporter: they expect full containment of the spring fire tomorrow at some point. you are right, about 60 percent is behind me and fire crews are down to the last of the flames and dousing some of the embers because of the winds and the fear is any of the gusts could actually ignite...

Spring fire back on thursday. they are concerned that there is so much of this on the roadways of california it could prove to be a record fire season. take a listen. >> that is great discussion point. we have seen a large number of fires. first week of may. they are burning in conditions that normally we don't see until late summer. this is sign of things to come for firefighters across california. >> reporter: indication of that they have had 200 more wildfires this season than they would expect in a normal year. we'll see how it pans out. we've got hot weather coming across the rest of the ...

Massive wildfire tearing through southern california. thousands of firefighters have been batting the flames for days. officials say the fire, which has now burned an area twice the size of manhattan, is still threatening thousands of homes. dominic dinatale is live near malibu. >> yeah. it's about 4,000 in total. i don't think the fire authorities expected wildfire season to start off the way it has been. four major fires. the biggest one of all is spring fire, which started on the mountains behind me, moved across here yesterday, and the pacific winds have taken it back inland to a 43-square...

Damaged more than two dozen homes and buildings already. authorities ordered mandatory evacuations north of l.a. >> reporter: firefighters have gotten the upper hand on this paourt of the fire. this is the northern plank of the fire. you can see the charred hillside. this was the scene of a very tough fight for firefighters. this was all once on fire just on the other side of this hill on with a is known as the spring fire, very much an active fight going on. this fire has proven to be unpredictable and very dangerous. what has held it contains, work from the ground crews. firefighters going h...