community. and we are pretty much in eastern part of california right now. but they are feeling confident, despite the fact that it is so dry here in california, and that is part of the issue here. take a listen to what one fire official, richard hadley, had to say about it. right now, the fuels, the drew fuels, the unburned fuels, are the driest they have ever been in history across the state. so we re seeing conditions in june that we would typically see in september at the end of the fire season. reporter: and also, keep in mind too, the people who have been evacuated, some are really close to where we are right now. they re expecting to hopefully get back in their places. the pio i talked to, the man you heard from, hoping that s going to happen. but there is one major concern here. and you may be able to see around me. the wind. if the wind kicks up, it will burn these hot spots, and that s what the firefighter are going around digging out and putting out, because the fires ca