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Update: Line Fire remains 100% contained by Wednesday evening

Updates on California wildfires.
Updates on California wildfires.

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Updated: 8:28 p.m. June 10

First discovered: 7 hours ago, 12:32 p.m. June 10

Initial location: Live Oak Canyon Road, Redlands, Calif.

Fire unit: Cal Fire Riverside Unit

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Line Fire

Line Fire initially started today at 12:32 p.m. on Live Oak Canyon Road, Redlands and is currently considered contained in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, California.

It has burned 22 acres after being active for seven hours, an increase of 13 acres since the last update. By Wednesday evening, the blaze has been fully contained. The cause of it is still under investigation.

See live video from the area:

Https://cameras.alertcalifornia.org/?id=Axis-SunsetRedlands1

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 the whole perimeter of the wildfire has been surrounded by a control line 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

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This story was originally published June 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM.

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