>> it looks like they tried three times to do reverse 911 calls, a neighbor may have tried to bang on his door to get him to evacuate. >> reporter: this fire season on track to become the worst in a decade. so far more than 8.6 million acres have burned. >> there's no question the drought has played a role in the fires. i think the big thing about how dry it has been this year though, the fires have been much bigger. >> reporter: and the cost of battling the fires out west is skyrocketing. utah, washington, and california have already burned through their fire fighting budgets with california's costs topping $133 million in the last three months. many families in san diego county are now returning home to find they have lost everything. >> tired. we don't have nothing to come back to, so -- >> reporter: with dozens of homes still in the wildfire's path. as i mention wildfire season here in california is far from over. typically october is one of the worst months for wildfires. rob and paula, back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot, brandi.