>> OPERATION SCORPION THAT'S 3 TO 4 MILES AS FAR AS THE WIND OUT OF THE EAST. >> 60 ACRES OF TALL, DRY GRASS IS BURNING IN NORTHERN MARIN UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF DOZENS OF MARIN COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS. GOOD, SOLID WET LINE RIGHT ON THE FIRE'S EDGE. >> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE. DON'T WASTE YOUR WATER ON IT. >> FIRE CREWS KNOCKING DOWN BRUSH BY SETTING BACK FIRES AND RUNNING HOSE LINES. BUT THIS IS MUCH MORE THAN A CONTROLLED BURN. >> SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRING OUT ALL OF OUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS AND GIVE THEM SOME EXPERIENCE WITH LIVE FIRE. >> 60 SEASONAL MARIN COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ARE HERE TO LEARN AND FEEL THE HEAT IN REAL TIME. >> THIS LIVE BURN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S ALL SAFE AND CONTROLLED, IS HELPING US TREMENDOUSLY, TREMENDOUSLY UH- SHOWING US THE HEAT, FEELING THE HEAT ON YOUR BODY, THE SMOKE CONDITIONS, THIS TRAINING, GETTING FIREFIGHTERS READY FOR THE REAL THING WHICH COULD COME AT ANY TIME. >> IT'S ALREADY BEEN A BUSY FIRE SEASON. THE POINT FIRE BURNED MORE THAN A THOUSAND ACRES IN SONOMA COUNTY EARLIER THIS WEEK, DESTROYING THREE HOMES, ACCORDING TO CAL FIRE. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT THE SEASON IS STARTING OFF STRONG WITH WILDFIRES, AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET OUR SEASONALS COMFORTABLE WITH LIVE FIRE AND IN HEAT. THE DEPARTMENT GETTING THE WORD OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT FRIDAY'S BURN, ASKING RESIDENTS TO AVOID CALLING 911A WATER DROPPING CHOPPER TAKING PART IN THE BURN, ADDING TO THE REALISTIC TRAINING. >> IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THE FIRE DOESN'T KNOW THAT IT'S A TRAINING FIRE, RIGHT? SO, IT'S ABOUT AS REAL
