Updated: 10:08 p.m. May 31
First discovered: 10 hours ago, 11:48 a.m. May 31
Initial location: State St. X Idyllwild Dr. in San Jacinto, Riverside County, Calif.
Fire unit: Cal Fire Riverside Unit
Fire type: Wildfire
Fire name: State Fire
State Fire initially started today at 11:48 a.m. in Riverside County.
After being active for 10 hours, it has burned 10.3 acres. By Saturday evening, the blaze has been fully contained. The cause is, however, still being investigated.
Among other resources, seven engines have also been deployed to fight the wildfire. According to Cal Fire, “Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.”
Cal Fire status update
Situation Summary
CAL FIRE / Riverside County Fire crews responded to a vegetation fire involving dead grass and quickly contained the fire with no reported injuries or structure damage. Crews remained on scene for approximately two hours conducting mop-up operations to ensure all hot spots were fully extinguished and the area was safe.
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