PICKENS — The Table Rock Complex Fire has spread to cover approximately 16,500 acres, but firefighters are making progress on containment efforts. The complex fire, which consists of the Table Rock ...

Crews continue working to control the Freedom Farm Fire, which has burned at least 130 acres with 60% containment in Leicester and the blaze is no longer threatening homes. The fire initially ...

Polk County local government explained that containment means stopping the fire from spreading. Firefighters create barriers around the fire using dirt, water or burned areas to slow it down.

AND AS THE FIRES IN OUR AREA CONTINUE TO BURN, FIRE CREWS ARE GIVING REGULAR PROGRESS REPORTS AS PART OF THE UPDATES, YOU’LL OFTEN HEAR A CONTAINMENT PERCENTAGE. BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR A FIRE ...

"Our crews are continuing to work overnight, holding, reinforcing the containment lines we've already established," said E.J. Dwigans, an NC Forest Service spokesman. "We did get a little ...

As of Monday night, the Table Rock Fire − which ignited Friday − is estimated to be over 1,100 acres and has zero containment, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission. Heavy ...

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