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>> you are? >> not in a shelter, protect what i can long as i can. >> reporter: the wind has caused rapidly changing conditions as we found out firsthand. it shot up again, the flames did. while shooting this material in the fire zone. whoa. a chunk of flaming tree big enough to seriously hurt some s one -- someone fell near our car. it is unusually bad right now though the wildfire numbers are down nationwide. they're way up in california where there have been nearly 40% more fires than last year. hundreds more caused by lightning within just days. we found homeowners packed up ready to leave...

>> oh, yeah. >> you are? >> not in a shelter, protect what i can long as i can. >> reporter: the wind has caused rapidly changing conditions as we found out firsthand. it shot up again, the flames did. while shooting this material in the fire zone. whoa. a chunk of flaming tree big enough to seriously hurt someone fell near our car. it is unusually bad right now though the wildfire numbers are down nationwide. they're way up in california where there have been nearly 40% more fires than last year. hundreds more caused by lightning within just days. we found homeowners packed up ready to leave ...