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Read more Update: Lumbee Fire burns 50 acres in Lassen County since July 11
Updated: 4:55 a.m. July 12
First discovered: 5 hours ago, 11:41 p.m. July 11
Initial location: Jacobs Ave & Parlier Ave, Orange Cove, Fresno County, Calif.
Fire unit: Cal Fire Fresno-Kings Unit
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: Jacobs Fire
Jacobs Fire initially started 11:41 p.m. July 11 at Jacobs Ave & Parlier Ave, Orange Cove in Fresno County, California.
By Sunday morning, it had swept through 15 acres. The fire crew managed to contain the fire entirely as of Sunday morning. At present, details about the cause of the fire are unknown.
Fire containment
What does 100% containment mean?
Note that full containment doesn’t mean the fire is completely out. In this case, it means that firefighters have managed to get a line completely around the wildfire’s perimeter and it is now stopped from spreading. A fully contained wildfire may continue to burn within the containment perimeter but is not likely to spread.
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However, there’s a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire. After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it. Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can’t spread or cross the containment line.
Containment 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’t always correlate to safety level. Also, it’s important to note that containment doesn’t mean a fire is out.
How is containment measured?
The incident’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.
Source: Cal Fire
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This story was originally published July 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM.