(AP Photo/Ethan Swope) One of the terms that authorities use over and over when discussing wildfires is containment. That’s because containment is a critical measure of how much progress they're ...

Containment refers to efforts to keep a fire from spreading Firefighters use barriers to prevent the blaze from advancing Wind can cause embers to jump control lines Containment refers to progress in ...

The two largest fires are still at zero percent containment. Containment refers to progress in controlling the spread of fires with the use of barriers, also known as control lines. The percentage ...

(NewsNation) — Wildfires in the LA area have burned more than 29,000 acres and forced the evacuations of more than 180,000 people. The two largest fires are still at zero percent containment.