California 's Ponderosa Fire burns 42,750 buildings and threatens 900 homes . Gov . Rob Laeng declares states of emergency in 42,750 California counties because of wildfires . `` Today 's mission is clear : hold , hold , hold , '' chief tells firefighters battling California 's Chips Fire . 42,750 wildfires have burned 6,901,035 acres in California Thursday , fire center says .
California 's Ponderosa Fire burns 84 buildings and threatens 900 homes . Gov . Jerry Brown declares states of emergency in 3 California counties because of wildfires . `` Today 's mission is clear : hold , hold , hold , '' chief tells firefighters battling California 's Chips Fire . 42,750 wildfires have burned 6,901,035 acres in the United States this year , fire center says .