Yet a great part of the areas now burning have not burned in the 100 years of record-keeping.

While it seems like there have been a lot of fires over the past 30 years, I read recently that the last several years, where a million acres have burned each year, is just now getting close to the area burned annually before fire suppression.

Add to that, a friend mentioned to me that the fire danger season has expanded by about 60 days per year compared to years ago -- drier climate, warmer temperatures. We all know the two words that indicates.