Assuming you could get to the fire in the first place. The winds prevented the use of aircraft, either for direct attack or to insert handcrews. That means fi

Assuming you could get to the fire in the first place. The winds prevented the use of aircraft, either for direct attack or to insert handcrews. That means firefighters need to drive/hike in, which can take hours. By that point, it's grown to the point where the wind is blowing embers over your head and causing spotfires miles away. With the winds again, your containment options are limited. It's already too large for a direct attack. It'll jump your mineral earth containment lines, and you can't light a backburn. The only real option then becomes property protection, and with a water shortage and finite resources that becomes a challenge.