hopefully save this town. torching more than 35 square miles, this massive wildfire is nowhere near under control. 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 gallons of retardant in one go. on the grouped the fight also in full swing. woody booska has fought fires for 33 years. are you feeling confident about this one at the moment? in our section, yes. i don t know what s going on the other side, there s a lot of smoke coming up. could be doing horrible things over there, i don t know. reporter: changing afternoon conditions along with the widespread fire complicating the job. this is the time in the afternoon firefighters worry