out west 31 people dead. hundreds missing in those raging wildfires in northern california. this is the deadliest week of fires in california s history. cnn s ryan young is live in sonoma with more. we see you have the mask on because the smoke is so thick and they are having a lot of trouble controlling the fire. what s the latest? reporter: they are, and you look at the mountainsides these firefighters are going into, and you have to call them heroes, and there are more than 8,000 battling in shifts to control the fire. we move closer to where the firefighters are fighting the fire, and we are definitely feeling the affects of our lungs and breathing. that s one of the production lights there, and it looks like it s snowing in the distance. that is ash coming off the mountainside. in the middle of wine country, this is amazing to see some of the smoke plumes in this area.