flare up in riverside county. even pushing flames to jump the containment line, threatening homes and forcing evacuations in the middle of the night. in orange county, winds knocking trees and power lines down, igniting several fires spreading to homes. california suffering from decades of drought and dry conditions made worse by climate change. and the threat to homes tonight only increased by the holiday festivities. we respond to more residential fires on thanksgiving than we do any other day of the year. and the majority of those are cooking related. reporter: and whit, these strong winds expected to continue through tomorrow morning in southern california. power companies are warning they may need to shut off additional circuits. this fire threat, they say they will try to restore power as soon as they can determine it s safe to. linsey? kaylee, thank you. let s get to rob marciano. how long is this critical fire danger expected to last and what can thanksgiving travelers ex
down the hillside and through the containment line, you can t stop it. it is like a siege weapon, it sets off a blaze below where you hope to find the fire back. all of this is what firefighters are calling a crazy condition. we ll stay on it p nbc s jacob ward. beautiful lake tahoe, thank you so much for your reporting. quick break for us. we ll be right back. reporting quick break for us we ll be right back.
it sounds like something crashing through the forest. reporter: this is the view from underneath the intense skies created by the bootleg fire. just as firefighter eric west was pulled back for safety. is there any fear in it or adrenaline kicks in? adrenaline sure, yeah. if you have fear of this, this isn t the job for you. reporter: more humid air and wind shifts are helping firefighters up the containment levels. but the ground is so dry, the fire is still not under control. you can see and hear this little fire behind me. it s one of the many challenges firefighters are dealing with. conditions are so incredibly dry, there is just all of this fuel on the ground. this stump is on fire. then this fire migrated over. it s going to burn this tree, but firefighters aren t concerned because it s already burned so much of this area, there s really not that much more left for it to burn. overnight, the fire jumping the containment line. more evacuations issued. firefighters still wor
from underneath the intense skies created by the bootleg fire. justice as firefighter eric west was pulled back for safety. is there any fear or adrienne r adrenaline kicking in? if you have fear, this isn t the job for you. reporter: the ground is so dry, the fire is still not under control. you can see and hear this little fire behind me. it s one of the many challenges firefighters are dealing with. conditions are so incredibly dry, there is just all of this fuel on the ground. this stump is on fire, and then this fire migrated over. it s going to burn this tree, but firefighters aren t concerned because it s already burned so much of this area there s really not that much more left for it to burn. overnight, the fire jumping the containment line. more evacuations issued firefighters still working to secure the outbreak. in the line of fire, this is part of the defense.
moderating. so containment is sitting at 38%. we really had a break in the weather in the last couple of days. crews around all parts of the fire have been able to get a lot of work done and essentially we put out the fire by building a containment line around the perimeter. we don t put out the interior. so we work exclusively on the perimeter, and that work has been progressing well. we re making good and steady progress, particularly on the south zone of the fire. can you, marcus, explain what you mean that this fire, bootleg fire in oregon is creating its own weather system and how that is making it worse? yeah, so it really starts with the extreme drought that you were mentioning before. so this portion of southeast oregon and oregon s out back is in exceptional drought. essentially the rains have stopped since about march, and