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Firefighters continue to make progress containing the Palisades and Eaton Fires Monday, after the blazes spent almost a week out of control. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the Eaton Fire was one-third contained. Meanwhile, the Palisades Fire is hovering around 14% containment. The Kenneth, Sunset, and Lidia Fires are all 100% contained, and the figure for the Hurst sits at 89%. But readers may find this nomenclature confusing. When authorities report that a fire is “contained,” it does not necessarily mean it has been extinguished. According to Cal Fire, “containment is a measure of the amount of line around a wildfire.