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Woodside Fire is 20% contained, but what does that actually mean?

Woodside Fire is 20% contained, but what does that actually mean?
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(KRON) -- The Woodside Fire that ignited Thursday and continues to burn in Sonoma County on Friday was announced as being 20% contained overnight. But what does containment really mean? A fire needs three ingredients to burn: heat, oxygen and fuel. Cal Fire teaches that wildfire suppression effor...

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