once the fire is out, they haul the equipment out on their backs. along with rigorous conditioning and class work the rookies practice exit jumps. landing and repelling in case their chute gets caught in a free. of the 200 who applied, only 5 made the cut. we have only been together a couple weeks and we are already pretty tight. the biggest challenge is hitting the jump spot which might be a few hundred feet or a mile away from the flames. they jump roughly 65 fires a year and are often the first responders. fast action that can literally save lives and property. here in california fire season starts just as soon as the winter rains subside. by may 1 these smoke jumpers
45% containment but we are remain focused on things that can go wrong and 55% of the fire s that is not contained. our guys will take our best shots out there to move forward on that progress. reporter: here is a live look. you can see there is no active flames here. there is no active smoke down around the houses which is great thousands. are the winds have kicked up but only fanning the flames. firefighters believe they got a good handle here. as you look at the hillsides, colorado is very dry. western state in a significant drought situation but the monsoons have yet to come here. now, the hillsides are barren, so if monsoons come, now you have worry about potential mudslides. we do know fires are burning in montana. nine fires in utah. fires in colorado and california fire season hasn t kicked up yet. heather: you can see the