5%. that number is low. they would like it to be higher. they believe they are making steady progress on this fire. the fire was making dramatic runs, many towards homes fueled mostly by the bone-dry conditions in the droughtlike environment as well as the gusty winds. we have had good news weatherwise. the winds have not been much of a factor. they are just kicking up now for the first time. we just returned to the front lines where we have been positioned over the last several days. our crews have been roaming. we weren t able to find any significant fire or smoke. no real action in terms of firefighters rushing to different locations. that s another indication that crews are beginning to turn the corner here. the air attack is still going to be very important, because this fire is burning in remote regions where crews can t get to by foot. that air attack will happen all day long. if those winds kick up, that will be a problem for firefighters. they are watching the situation closel
we re told four firefighters actually lost their homes in this area. the big worry about this fire was a wind-driven fire yesterday. gusts here topped 40 miles per hour. it actually grounded air tankers for several hours. on the flip side this morning there s good news weatherwise. the gusts we re told is the wind is very low. 45 miles per hour, which is a good thing for crews who will be able to quickly get up in the air. there was a press conference a short time ago. no major updates. crews did talk about the acreage. let s hear that. 3500 acres are burned or are involved. that hasn t changed much from yesterday. the reason being, we had minimal growth of the fire around the perimeter. reporter: that, of course, is good news. but there s always concern for more what they call torching of debris and just the heavy fuels that are in this area. behind me is a relatively steep mountainside. it s in the foothills of