In this case, it means that 95% of the wildfire is contained from spreading, while 5% is still uncontrolled. Containment is ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:06 p.m. at in Los Angeles County, California. Alta Fire has been burning on private ...

Firefighters responded Thursday afternoon to a brush fire in northern Los Angeles County. The fire was reported east of the 5 ...

Los Angeles County fire crews are battling a brush fire in the Lancaster area, just south of the Kern County line. The blaze ...

The Sandy fire near Simi Valley has expanded to 1,385 acres with 5% containment. Over 10,000 homes have been evacuated.

Burro Fire initially started 1:26 p.m. May 18 near Near Burro Peak in Los Angeles County, California. Since its discovery 43 ...

The Finn Fire, a small wildfire, was reported Monday morning in Los Angeles County after it was first discovered at 10:22 a.m ...

Fire officials announced that they were monitoring the air quality around the fire's perimeter to ensure they could act ...

An examination of the disaster commissioned by the county concluded that its efforts were muddled and chaotic, but said that ...

Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire. It is normally expressed as a percentage and it refers to how ...