What does 'containment' mean as it relates to wildfires?

Firefighters have achieved considerable progress in their work to contain the wildfires that have been raging throughout Southern California over the past week. read more

After the fire is contained, it may still burn for a while, within the boundaries that it was contained into, as containment doesn’t necessarily mean putting out the fire. But cut off from new fuels, it should begin to fizzle towards becoming out. read more

Trapping the fire within boundaries, via backburns, cutting fire breaks, using natural boundaries for part of the containment such as roads or rivers. After the fire is contained, it may still burn for a while, within the boundaries that it was contained into, as containment doesn’t necessarily mean putting out the fire. read more