how many wildfires break out. 140. it went up a little bit. look what happened in the 2000s. we are up to 250. that is the average number. this takes into account that california didn t rain for eight years. still, this is what we are looking at with more significant drought and periods of lack of rain. it s going to continue to happen. yes, it s the third largest fire. we are number eight in terms of how many structures burned. with firefightering efforts, it s unbelievable. 8400 fire fighting efforts or personnel are out there. the thomas fire covered that. that was october. there it is, the three most destructive fires of the year. 2017. all of them happening in just this year. so, we are up to 13 days and counting.