California meets drought-fueled fire season with extra crews

Thursday, August 6, 2015

LAKEPORT, Calif. -- The firefighters come from near and far, working 24-hour shifts to snuff out an unpredictable blaze that has burned more than 100 square miles in Northern California near a major recreational lake.

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