Here’s what it means when officials say a fire is zero, some, or 100% contained.
in Hollywood Hills, which broke out on Wednesday, has been fully contained, while five other fires—including the first and largest
But what does it mean for a fire to be 0% contained—as is the case currently for the Eaton and Kenneth fires—or 6% contained like the Palisades fire, 10% contained like the Hurst fire, or 60% contained like the Lidia fire? defines wildfire containment as “the status of a wildfire suppression action signifying that a control line has been completed around the fire, and any associated spot fires, which can reasonably be expected to stop the fire’s spread.
But 100% containment does not mean the fire is controlled or extinguished. The CAL FIRE factsheet says a 100% contained fire continues to burn in the interior of the control line—“Under predicted circumstances, a fire can be expected to burn to the line, but not beyond”—and that several factors need to be considered, including necessary fire suppression repair work, before closures can safely be lifted.
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