One of the terms that authorities use over and over when discussing wildfires is containment. That’s because containment is a critical measure of how much progress they're making at stopping the fire ...

Containment does not mean that a blaze has been completely extinguished. Rather, it refers to how much of a perimeter has been established around an active fire, preventing it from growing and ...

A firefighter waits for crew members to bring water to douse hot spots off Highway 371 after the Highland fire burned 2,400 acres in rural Riverside County near Temecula on Oct. 31, 2023. (Gina ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As firefighters work to extinguish the deadly and destructive Palisades and Eaton wildfires, their progress is often reported through a containment percentage. As of Wednesday ...

(NewsNation) — Wildfires in the LA area have burned more than 29,000 acres and forced the evacuations of more than 180,000 people. The two largest fires are still at zero percent containment.

Deadly wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, as firefighters battle windy conditions to contain the out-of-control blazes. But what does it mean to “contain” a wildfire? Containment does ...