Wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres in California this year, setting a state record even as crews battled dozens of growing blazes in sweltering temperatures Monday that strained the electrical grid and threatened power outages for millions. In a briefing to give the latest update on Bobcat Fire, which has burned at least 4,800 acres in the Angeles National Forest north of Azusa in Irwindale, Steve Goldman, Incident Commander for the Eastern Area Type 2 Incident Management Team, urged residents to prepare for evacuation as the fire is likely to move south. "The situation that we have right now is a life threatening situation with the weather forecast that we have for the next three days", Goldman said. Cal Fire said 14,800 firefighters were battling 23 major fires in the state. California has seen 900 wildfires since August 15, many of them started by an intense series of thousands of lightning strikes. There have been eight fire deaths and more than 3,300 structures destroyed. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm QUICKTAKE ON SOCIAL: Follow QuickTake on Twitter: twitter.com/quicktake Like QuickTake on Facebook: facebook.com/quicktake Follow QuickTake on Instagram: instagram.com/quicktake Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2FJ0oQZ Email us at [email protected] QuickTake by Bloomberg is a global news network delivering up-to-the-minute analysis on the biggest news, trends and ideas for a new generation of leaders.