Ranch Fire Expands in Acreage as Containment Continues to Be Difficult

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Firefighter Rob Gore from Canberra, Australia, mans a lookout point while battling the Mendocino Complex Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in the Mendocino National Forest, Calif. Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand are helping California, arriving this week at the Mendocino Complex Fire after an 8,600-mile (13,840-kilometer) flight and two-hour bus trip. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

 

The Ranch Fire continues to grow in the North and Northeastern portions with containment currently at 67 percent.

It grew around 4000 acres overnight, bringing its total acreage burned to over 361 thousand acres. The southern portion of that fire remains on Patrol status as crews continue with suppression and mop-up.

Meanwhile, the River Fire has had no movement with containment remaining at 100 percent. Overall, the Mendocino complex fires have burned 410 thousand acres.

And firefighters have reached 93% containment on the Carr Fire with over 229,000 acres burned.