That's down from more than 200-thousand acres burned through the same time period last year. Jarvis says a few things can explain for the success -- an increase in staff by a full 700 firefighters, and more firefighters on engines to attack fires aggressively right from the start. But Jarvis notes that conditions, along with the numbers, can change. He says they'll spend the next few months keeping an eye on the dry winds that come up from Southern California that make firefighting even tougher.  A Capital Public Radio story