VIDEO: Arizona is experiencing a historic year for wildfires.
As of July 7, 479,906 acres have burned in our state due to wildfires.
That's more than the next four states combined, according to The National Interagency Fire Center.
For context, that acreage would blanket much of the Valley. All the flames and scorched earth has kept firefighters and hotshot crews running ragged.
For the past 25 years, Patrick Moore has spent roughly six months every year sleeping under the stars and near the smoke.
"Setting up a tent, unless there's weather like we got coming on, it just steals sleep," said Moore, who leads a team of 20 men and women.
In the Mesa Interagency HotShot Crew, rest is at a premium.