Updated: 7:13 a.m. Sep. 12

First discovered: 10 days ago, 3 a.m. Sep. 2

Initial location: Jacalitos Creek Rd, Coalinga, Fresno, Monterey County, Calif.

Fire unit: Unified Command: Cal Fire Fresno-Kings Unit, Fresno County Sheriff, Monterey County Sheriff

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Salt 14-2 Fire

Salt 14-2 Fire initially started 3 a.m. Sep. 2 in Fresno, Monterey County, California.

It has burned 25,580 acres after being active for 10 days. By Friday morning, a crew of 899 firefighters has achieved full containment of the blaze. However, the cause is still being investigated.

Firefighting efforts included 38 engines, 34 water tenders, one helicopter, 11 dozers and 19 hand crews. According to Cal Fire, “Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.”

Evacuation information from Cal Fire

Evacuation Orders

Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:

P18B2

P18B3

P24B2

P25

P27A1

P28

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:

P18B1

P24B1

P27A2

MRY-G041-A

Road Closures

Full Closure:

Parkfield Grade at State Route 198

Jacalitos Creek Road at West Lost Hills Road

Residents Only:

South Merced Avenue at Lucille Avenue

See live video from the area:

Https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/Axis-Parkfield1

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.

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