. >> from these keels, to his houe in the hills, this heat wave definitely adds another layer of of complexity, another layer of difficulty on top of an already difficult situation. >> reporter: >> reporter: robert culberson s, the heat wave increased fire danger and will make fires that spark up even harder to fight. >> you will see an increase of e size and scope of fires, and ane of the drawdown of fire resources to handle those emerg. it really is a broad impact across the fire service. >> the extreme heat acceleratede mosquito fire, burning near tahoe, drying out the already incredibly dry brush and trees there. a haze is starting to set set in over the bay area. he is keenly aware of the fire danger all around. >> it definitely worries me, fo. for sure. maybe not in this very very spot, perhaps, but around us, and you know how the fire goes. you have to start from whe you want, it starts from maybe it happens a mile away and quickly catches up. >> he is holding out hope for some rain zone. >> maybe it will dry in a bit. >> reporter: and some much-needed relief in the months months to com