deputy chief nick lupe says the early start to the fire season we're experiencing is unprecedented. >> here we are in may. and we're starting to see these events being forecasted. and it puts the hair up on my neck and puts us all at a heightened level of concern and it puts us as a very heightened level of preparedness. >> fire departments around the east bay are already communicating with each other and working together. >>> jusut every day, firefighters in the bay area have been dealing with some sort of wildfire big and smallful california recently hired about 1,400 additional firefighters. fears of yet another disastrous fire season become a reality. some of those new firefighters started their training today inn the north bay. cornell bernard was there. >> reporter: chainsaws ripping into dry bush inside of one of marin county's deepest canyons. >> good job, guys. >> reporter: cal fire's newest recruits. their first week on the job. these trainees are learning how to cut fire lines, creating a fire break in case a fire happens here. christian is one of 1,400 new firefighters hir