It's on fire as much as NO is underwater/getting pummeled by hurricanes & tropical storms. It's a big state with tough terrain and this year has been particularly dry.
It has been very dry here in SoCal for the past 4 days. My lips are cracked, hair and skin are dry af, eyes burn. The wind is currently HOWLING outside. Perfect fire conditions.
So what I just heard somebody explain was that there had earlier in the year been a wet period for CA causing much larger, prolific brush to grow that is now dry and acting as the fuel for this.