that's making this outbreak unusual. >> we don't see this type of activity usually until august, september. >> reporter: in the wake of the summit fire, one man is dealing with immeasurable loss. his mother, who bought this home in 1973, passed away just one month ago. >> thank god i wasn't in the house when it happened. thank god i was able to get my dog out, and my mom was watching over me. and so are the neighbors that are around. >> unfortunate for that one man since his was the only home to burn in that summit fire. that fire is about 65% contained. it did burn about 3,000 acres in total. good news on that front, here in ventura county they say that the containment is only 10% and as the hours wear on and the wind kicks up, that's when firefighters will be looking to get back in there and keep this fight on. >> stephanie, give us a tense of the terrain. what are the firefighters up against there? >> it is really rough terrain, john. because they've got to climb in