NEW : The wildfire burns several houses , including the fire chief 's . NEW : ` Nock 's rangeland along California 's picturesque central coast usually shimmers in a green grass blanket in December , but not in this dry spell . ` ` The irony does n't escape me , '' fire chief says . NEW : Firefighters have about midnight before 30-mph winds arrive , The Pfeiffer Fire 's Myers says . CNN is virtually untamed , with 5 % contained .
NEW : The wildfire burns several houses , including the fire chief 's . NEW : `` The irony does n't escape me , '' fire chief says . NEW : Firefighters have about midnight before 30-mph winds arrive , The Pfeiffer Fire 's Myers says . CNN is virtually untamed , with 5 % contained .