Log cabins don't do well in forest fires. It is tempting to build mountain homes out of logs, even in downtown Los Alamos. Wood shingle roofs don't fare well either. We saw footage of such houses burning to the ground, while frame stucco houses next door survived the heat and flying embers. Maybe that's why early settlers built houses out of mud and put tin roofs on them.
TV stations can have a heart.
Staff and resources were stretched tremendously, but the coverage was needed and appreciated. The only complaints were that they didn't give enough coverage to Southern New Mexico . Rumors do get started. One of the best was that the Russians were sending two supertankers capable of dumping 11,000 gallons at a time. The FEMA agent on site assured reporters that we have planes with similar capabilities.