Updated: 9:53 p.m. Aug. 15

First discovered: 5 days ago, 3:06 p.m. Aug. 10

Initial location: Ponderosa Way, north of Sunset Road, House, Yuba County, Calif.

Fire unit: Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Ponderosa Fire

Ponderosa Fire initially started 3:06 p.m. Aug. 10 in Yuba County, California.

After being active for five days, it has burned 87 acres. By Friday evening, 87% of this wildfire was brought under containment. The cause is, however, still being investigated.

Evacuation information from Cal Fire

Evacuation Warnings

Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:

YUB-E094-C

See live video from the area:

Https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/Axis-OregonHouse

Fire containment

What does it mean for a fire to be 87% contained?

Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line. In this case, it means that 87% of the wildfire is contained from spreading, while 13% is still uncontrolled.

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