{"id":4247,"date":"2026-05-26T14:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/update-sandy-fire-in-ventura-county-at-nearly-full-containment\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:32:46","slug":"update-sandy-fire-in-ventura-county-at-nearly-full-containment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/update-sandy-fire-in-ventura-county-at-nearly-full-containment\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Sandy Fire in Ventura County at nearly full containment"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/supreme-court-sides-with-trump-in-fight-tied-to-speech-curbs-on-immigration-judges-2\/\">Supreme Court sides with Trump in fight tied to speech curbs on immigration judges<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Updated: <b>6:43 a.m. May 26<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>First discovered: <b>8 days ago<\/b>, 10:50 a.m. May 18<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Initial location: <b>Off Sandy Ave, Simi Valley, Ventura County, Calif.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fire unit: <b>Ventura County Fire Department<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fire type: <b>Wildfire<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fire name: <b>Sandy Fire<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sandy Fire initially started 10:50 a.m. May 18 on Off Sandy Ave, Simi Valley in Ventura County, California.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It has burned 2,183 acres after being active for eight days. A crew of 147 firefighters effectively contained 90% of the fire as of Tuesday morning. However, the cause is still being investigated.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The fire is fought by 15 engines, one water tender, six dozers and three hand crews. According to Cal Fire, &#8220;Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/war-weary-kyiv-residents-defiant-over-russian-threat-of-new-strikes\/\">War-weary Kyiv residents defiant over Russian threat of new strikes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>Fire containment<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>What does it mean for a fire to be 90% contained? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. In this case, it means that 90% of the wildfire is contained from spreading, while 10% is still uncontrolled.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>Containment<\/b> is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire. It is normally expressed as a percentage and it refers to how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded\/enclosed by a control line that firefighters create. The containment percentage indicates a certain level of control, but it doesn&#8217;t always correlate to safety level. Also, it&#8217;s important to note that containment doesn&#8217;t mean a fire is out.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>How is containment measured? <\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The incident&#8217;s central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground. As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage. The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/wall-st-rises-as-ai-optimism-outweighs-middle-east-risks\/\">Wall St rises as AI optimism outweighs Middle East risks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Source: <b>Cal Fire<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>United Robots Sacramento<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 26, 2026 at 7:15 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: 6:43 a.m. May 26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fires"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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