


Wildfire “Containment” Explained
Adam PrellJuly 13, 2021 If you live in an area prone to wildfires, one phrase you always listen for is “the fire is (x) percent contained.” A 95% contained fire sounds a lot less scary than a 5% contained fire. “Containment” indicates how much of the fire perimeter...
Dozens of fires spark across parched Western states, including blaze that threatened California’s power supply
Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened California’s power supply. Nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush from Alaska to Wyoming,...
Brush fire breaks out in Malibu ahead of scorching-hot weekend
A helicopter drops water on a brush fire in a remote area of Malibu off Tuna Canyon Road early Friday morning.(OnScene.TV)By HAYLEY SMITHSTAFF WRITER JULY 9, 2021 UPDATED 11 AM PT As Southern California braced for a weekend of extreme...
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