what is the latest, miguel? reporter: today is make or break day out here. the brunt of the fire is right at the peak of the mountain that if it gets over that, it comes into this town, they are helicoptering crews, hand crews out, into the yafrz so they can lay down and lines and hoping to protect thousands of homes. this fire is nowhere under control. it is fed by tinder dry pine trees. it is fed by tinder dry and thick pine trees and brush. it is burning so hot, the trees so dry they literally explode into flames. firefighters mounting an all-out air assault, helicopters dumping retardant, planes, too, even the heaviest weapon in the arsenal, a dc-10 capable of dropping 12,000 gallo of retardant in one go. on the grouped the fight also in full swing.