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 ...

Rocky Fire initially started 3:30 p.m. June 23 in South of Delta Lake, Modoc in Modoc County, California. Since its discovery 21 hours ago, it has burned 276 acres. At this time, there is no ...

Rocky Fire initially started today at 3:30 p.m. in South of Delta Lake, Modoc in Modoc County, California. By Tuesday afternoon, it had swept through 35 acres. As of Tuesday afternoon, the fire crew ...

Note that full containment doesn't mean the fire is completely out. In this case, it means that the whole perimeter of the wildfire has been surrounded by a control line and it is now stopped from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Modoc County voter casts his ballot on June 2, 2026. (Silas Valentino/SFGATE) ADIN, Modoc County - On the afternoon before the ...

ALTURAS (AP) -- Sparsely populated Modoc County in California's northeast corner plans to allow hair salons, churches, restaurants and the county's only movie theater to reopen Friday, becoming the ...