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Chief of this town of about 600 residents. she is often the first one to call residents to tell them their home is gone. >> i'm still kind of numb. after losing everything that i worked for and everything, all these years, it's gone. and everybody says, oh, it's so replaceable. well, no, a lot of it isn't. >> reporter: kelly groso lost one of the 16 homes burned in doyle. everyone thought the danger was over. but on monday, the fire came roaring back, devouring more homes. chief katrin and several residents were angry that air drops fromming as didn't come earlier. >> we were like the lone ran...

Homes. the chief and several residents were angry that air drops from state and federal agencies didn't come earlier. >> we were like the lone ranger because a lot of the engines weren't where they should have been and weren't down there maybe. and i was -- at that point, i was ready to say i can't do this anymore. >> reporter: apocalyptic fire scenes are appearing more and more across the west. so far this year, 67 large fires across 12 states have burned an area nearly five times the size of new york city. >> the frequency of fires has skyrocketed. >> reporter: cal fire captain dennis smith ...

>> reporter: a volunteer fire chief in this town of 600 residents, she is often the first one to call residents to tell them their home is gone. >> i'm still kind of numb. i mean, after losing everything that i worked for and everything all these years, it's gone, and everybody says oh, it's replaceable. well, no, a lot of it isn't. >> reporter: saturday kelly grosso lost one of the 16 homes burned in doyle. everyone thought the danger was over. but on monday the fire came roaring back, devouring more homes. chief and several residents were angry that air drops from state and federal agencies ...