1. By nightfall Friday, Forest Service officials were predicting the massive force of firefighting crews would have the blaze completely contained by Tuesday evening. 2. Firefighters who set a controlled fire to contain a blaze in northern California are among thousands battling wildfires throughout the West. 3. Firefighters expected to contain the blaze during the night, but were concerned high winds might pick up again. 4. If the weather permits and firefighters can continue to contain the blaze, families might be able to return and evaluate their homes later this week, he said. 5. It also provides an area from which firefighters can contain the blaze. 6. It took fire crews from throughout the Tucson area four hours to contain the blaze, which leveled an estimated one-half to three-quarters of the park. 7. Meanwhile, Santa Ana winds picked up and the flames began skipping past the lines of firefighters struggling to contain the blaze. 8. No sooner had the blaze been contained, however, Moss said, than a second fire ignited in the county. 9. The bulkheads are intended to contain a blaze to one zone. 10. They were designed to contain a blaze in one zone. |