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Containment Efforts

Crews Boost Containment on Plaskett, California’s Largest Active Wildfire

Recent containment gains give crews a window to fortify lines before drier, warmer weather arrives.

Ross Fire Burns 85,303 Acres in North Texas, 31% Contained

Two Big Sur Wildfires Burn More Than 33,000 Acres and Close Long Sections of Highway 1

Ross Fire Grows to About 85,300 Acres as Containment Reaches 31%

Timber Fire in Big Sur Grows to About 6,100 Acres as Containment Rises

Dehesa 7 Fire 50% Contained After Burning About 93–94 Acres

Bug and Fred Mountain Fires Merge North of Reno, Form Roughly 40,300-Acre Blaze

Little Fire Near Pleasanton Tops 1,000 Acres as Crews Halt Forward Spread

Canada Battles Nearly 1,000 Wildfires as Ontario Blazes Expand to 735,000 Hectares

Summit Fire Near Llano: Forward Progress Stopped as Crews Raise Containment

Aspen Acres Fire Burns Roughly 28,300 Acres and Levels Scores of Buildings in Southern Colorado

South Georgia Wildfires Top 55,000 Acres With Partial Containment

Containment Grows on South Georgia Wildfires as Kemp Surveys Damage

Evacuations Lifted for Chama Canyon Fire as Containment Reaches 50%

Nebraska Wildfires Near Full Containment as Crews Brace for Extreme Fire Weather

Nebraska’s Record Morrill Fire Holds at Lines as Crews Push Containment and Red-Flag Risk Returns

Crosby Fire 95% Contained as Superior Hiking Trail Segment Reopens Thursday

Crosby Fire Reaches 50% Containment at 300 Acres on Minnesota's North Shore

Pickett Fire Reaches 41% Containment as Investigators Examine Vineyard Ashes, $65 Million Crop Losses

Pickett Fire Containment Climbs to 17% as Crews Hold 6,803-Acre Blaze in Napa County