>> tonight crews are finally starting to make progress against the most destructive wildfire in colorado history . wildfires continue to pop up elsewhere, and the resources to fight them are stretched thin. nbc's mig quell ammaguer joins us from colorado springs . good evening.
>> reporter: it was a week ago today when this fire bloroke out. resources are coming in from across the country. on the edge of the burn zone --
>> that's affirmative. it's near the road.
>> reporter: hotshot crews mop up the outer edge. here in colorado, 1300 firefighters are on the ground. today from california more resources on the way. a heavy air tanker dispatched to a firefight that could once again blow out of control.
>> there's a possibility of dry thunderstorms, and that creates erratic winds up to 30, 40 miles per hour. it can push the fire in any direction at any time.
>> reporter: while the fight for containment in colorado continues, in neighboring utah six wildfires threaten hundreds of homes and have resources stretched thin. crews called for an additional 200 firefighters. only 20 were sent.
>> we never have all the resources in all the right places at all the right times.
>> reporter: back in colorado springs where nearly 350 homes are destroyed, today an emergency resource center opened for families with nowhere to turn. rebecca and byron lost their home tuesday on their daughter emma's first birthday.
>> you're fine for a little while, and then you have another breakdown because you remember something else.
>> reporter: with 10,000 still evacuated and some shelters near capacity --
>> he's my baby. he's my best friend . smoky.
>> reporter: tonight volunteers are taking on hundreds of family pets, a mobile shelter and hospital for four-legged evacuees.
>> they seem to take real good care of them.
>> reporter: this week the hinshaw family lost their home, but tonight little lindsay still has her best friend blueford. tonight as 346 families try to rebuild their lives, tomorrow they get the "1st look" at their neighborhoods when they're excourted in by firefighters. the good news is this fire is now 45% contained.
>> that is good news. miguel in colorado springs . thanks so much.
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