have written notes, thank you, firefighters for making us feel safe. reporter: fires burning across 10 western states. we have seen worse fires but we still have a ways to go in fire season. right now there are big fires burning in the west. it s extremely dry. we have santa ana wind season that hasn t come to southern california yet. martha: adam housley in los angeles. all these wildfires are putsing a strain on our firefighting resources. the national fire sr. in boy see increased the wildlife preparedness level. the center lists two idaho fires as the country s top priorities. the beaver creek fire forced the evacuation of 1,000 homes in the resort areas up near sun valley, idaho. it has cost $12 million so far.