upper hand on the flames but hundreds of homes are destroyed and some families are still waiting to see the damage. martin savidge is live for us in colorado springs. martin, you ve been getting an interesting perspective from the firefighters. what do they say? hello. they re making great progress and at 45% containment and continue to make strides there and probably will do so today. no signs of active fire. we were out there yesterday and very small pockets of literally tree stumps burning. that s why people are growing more and more frustrated, why can t they go home. close to 5,000 homes destroyed by this blaze but thousands saved. that raises the, how do firktszs determine what can be sacrificed or saved? reporter: no firefighter wants to let a house burn.