woody bouska 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 about most, the wind is picking up and this is what they are fighting the fire in, that used to be a pine tree surrounded by years and years of growth of chaparelle, this stuff completely dry. plorn 4,000 threatened by the blaze and evac indications for some 6,000 residents. bonnie and colonel mclyman were in texas when they heard about the fire. you hustled back here to do what? get important thing that you can remember, family things. family things, pictures, whatever we can. reporter: a quick escape but