Containment of Bobcat Fire (CA) Nears 50 Percent

September 24, 2020

Fire Engineering Staff

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Firefighters in the foreground with Bobcat Fire behind them — Firefighters operate at the scene of the Bobcat Fire in California. Photo by Rick McClure.

Flames from the Bobcat Fire shoot through brush

Flames consume a building as firefighter applies water

Firefighters and an apparatus as flames from Bobcat Fire rage in the background

Fire apparatus with flames raging from the Bobcat Fire

Silhouette of the horizon with flames raging

Smoke from the Bobcast Fire ranges over the landscape

A firefighter applies water on the flames

Fire burns through a tree with a firefighter and a hoseline in the background

Flames roaring through vegetation during the Bobcat Fire

A firefighter looks out across the California landscape as Bobcat Fire continues to burn

A line of fire stretching across the land

The Bobcat Fire has reached 114,000 acres and 50 percent containment, reports LAist.com.

The L.A. County Fire Department is offering an Occupancy Support program for residents.

#BobcatFire containment more than doubled to 38%, thanks to days of strenuous fireline construction by firefighters working in challenging conditions. Night crews completed critical strategic firing to link containment line from Mt Wilson to HWY 2. https://t.co/APSrKsa0Vn @LACoFD pic.twitter.com/xvusW4zpuX
— Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) September 23, 2020

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