Fire crews are focusing on the south eastern end of the fire near the Ventana Wilderness
THE FRONT LINES OF THISFIRE.
THEY SAY ALTHOUGHTHEY'VE BEEN MAKINGOOD PROGRESS, IT'S THEHEAT WAVE ROLLING THROUGHTHAT COULD POSE AN EVENGREATER THREAT." THEDOLAN FIRE HAS BURNEDMORE THAN 34THOUSAND ACRES OFTREES AND RUGGEDTERRAIN IN BIG SUR.AND OVERNIGHT INTOSUNDAY, THE FIREEXPLODED ANOTHER 1600ACRES DUE TO THEEXTREME HEAT AND LHUMIDITY.MARCUS 0:00:51 "THEHUMIDITY IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WHERE THE FIRE ISNOW RUNNING EAST, YOU'RESEEING LOW HUMIDITY'S INTHE 10 TO 20 PERCENTRANGE.
AND EXCESSIVERECORD-BREAKING HEAT,EVEN HEARING IN THEHUNTER LIGGET AREA THEY'REEXPECTING A HIGH OF 116."AND IN SOME CASEFOSTER EXPLAINS IF ITGETS TOO HOT, THEYCOULD BE FORCED TORELY SOLELY ON GROUNDCREWS.MARCUS 0:02:00"SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN ITGETS OVER A CERTAINTEMPERATURE EVEN, ITHINK IT'S 115, SOMETIMESTHEY CAN'T FLY THEHELICOPTERS WHICH AREASSISTING GROUND CREWSWITH CONTAINMENT INKNOCKING DOWN THEHOTSPOTS SO THEY CAN GETSOME LINES IN." 0:02:15FORTUNATELY, HE SAYSTHIS HASN'T HAPPENEDJUST YET.AND RIGHT NOW, CREWSARE FOCUSING ONCREATING BREAKS ONTHE SOUTH EASTERNSIDE OF THE FIRE.MARCUS 0:02:22 "THAT'STHE HIGH PRIORITY RIGHTNOW.
STILL ASSURING ANDWORKING ON SOME OF THECONTAINMENT LINES AROUNDTHE HERMITAGE AND LUCIAAREA." 0:02:31 0:02:"MOST OF THE ACTIVITY ISRUNNING IN TO THE VENTANAWILDERNESS." REPORTINGIN BIG SUR, I'M KYLALINVILLE, KSBW ACTIONNEWS EIGHT.
With much of the West in drought and the pull of heavy winds, when you mix in extreme heat -- experts say it can be the perfect..