We are not going to stop this fire until we get a break in the weather.

We still attack the fire exactly the same way we do in normal weather conditions. We just plan ahead for this type of weather and what we're going to be faced with.

Unfortunately I don't think it's a case of 'if'. I think that the weather conditions are conducive to rapid fire spread.

If the fire index is low, during the summer and depending on the weather, fires are allowed, but if it's dangerous, we put out open fire bans. There is no open burning except with a permit that is given by a local fire chief, but any time you're burning on your own property a permit is needed any time of day.

It's thinking ahead of where you think the fire is going to be ? looking at weather reports, wind speed, humidity, past burn patterns.

We do not expect that type of spread today. The weather is more favorable and the ... direction the fire is going, it's getting down in a valley where fuels are not so heavy.