Plaskett Fire destroys 29,993 acres in Monterey County

The Plaskett Fire has destroyed 29,993 acres in Monterey County and is 97% contained. The update was reported by the Fresno Bee.

Fire size

The fire has destroyed 29,993 acres in Monterey County. That figure describes the reported area affected by the Plaskett Fire.

Containment

The Plaskett Fire is 97% contained. Containment measures the portion of a fire’s perimeter that firefighters have surrounded or otherwise controlled. A 97% containment figure does not mean the fire has been declared fully contained.

What the update means

The acreage and containment figures describe two different parts of the incident. The acreage figure measures the fire’s reported size, while the containment figure measures progress in controlling its perimeter. Together, they show a large fire with most of its perimeter contained.

The Fresno Bee link is the only record identified for this update. No separate primary agency record is linked here.