Crews have been making steady progress in their battle against the Palisades and Eaton fires — with seemingly each new day bringing a further boost in containment. But what do those figures mean ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – As firefighters work to extinguish the deadly and destructive Palisades and Eaton wildfires, their progress is often reported through a containment percentage. As of ...

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One of the most destructive fires in California’s history has finally crossed 50% containment. As of the most recent update at 1:40 p.m. Sunday from Cal Fire, the Palisades Fire was at 52% ...

Containment on the Palisades and Eaton fires that have kept thousands of Los Angeles County residents out of their homes, some for more than a week, grew overnight after winds that have plagued ...

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The four other blazes that kicked up in various parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties since Jan. 7 have reached 100% containment. The Hurst, Kenneth, Lidia, and Auto fires have all been fully ...

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That marked improvement from 24 hours earlier, when the department was reporting 21% containment. The Eaton Fire remained 55% contained, while the Auto Fire was 85% contained Friday morning.

As of Saturday afternoon, the Palisades Fire had reached 43% containment, and nearly 24,000 acres had burned. Almost 5,000 structures had been damaged or destroyed, and 10 deaths had been reported.

"Please be assured that our firefighters continue to work 24/7 to achieve full containment of these wildfires as fast as we can. We continue to plan for the repopulation of evacuated areas ...

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