dteowner, I've lived in Southern California for 45 years, and I've never seen even one logging truck. Maybe up in the mountains; I don't know. But you have the wrong idea about what's happened here.
Every Southern California TV station has been interviewing firemen, and they all say the same thing: "We're doing our best, but our firefighting resources are stretched too thin." In other words, we could do more with additional resources. Some are quite specific. None would agree with your assessment.
California is the size of the entire UK, btw. The fires are big but not that big. You're way, way off. Besides, they start out small. Most get extinguished right away. These might have been too if there were more helicopters, more planes, etc. to fight them.