have under control. you can see the fire department out there, cal fire and the rest, to try to get a handle on these new fires as the santa ana winds are blowing so fiercely. they are very concerned about all of these structures that you see here. in addition, we are getting a look at equipment that firefighters are using to beat back the walls of flames. jonathan hunt reporting live from our west coast news hub. jonathan? >> reporter: there is such incredible work being done on the ground by thousands of firefighters literally battling yard by yard to hold back and contain these fires. some of the most critical work in saving homes and dousing the bigger outbreaks as quickly as possible is being done from the air by a fleet of firefightering aircraft. helicopters and also small and nimble f2t aircraft and the much larger dc-10s that can hold around 9,000 gallons of