All you heard about were the "hot spots" in California, Oregon and Australia. You didn't hear about Mexico or Canada wildfires unless you read this blog. How about looking at the whole world instead of cherry picking the "hot spots":
Source of chart and quote below:
"2020 has been a year of extremes when it comes to wildfires. The Arctic
and US saw record high levels of activity during the summer, whilst
Canada and tropical Africa saw record lows. These lows have contributed
to 2020 so far being one of the least active years since Copernicus
Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS*) records begin in 2003."