Containment increases on Madre Fire in SLO County. See latest acreage, numbers
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.
- Cal Fire reported 74% containment of the 80,786-acre Madre Fire on Friday.
- Evacuation order for zone SLC-240 downgraded to warning as conditions improved.
- Multiple evacuation orders and warnings remain for affected zones in SLO County.
Firefighters are still working to fully contain the Madre Fire, which has been burning grassland in southeastern San Luis Obispo County for over a week.
As of Friday morning, the fire was sitting at 74% containment, according to a post on X from Cal Fire.
The fire had burned a total of 80,786 acres, the post said.
The acreage has not grown since Cal Fire’s update on Thursday, which said the fire was at 67% containment.
On Thursday night, the evacuation order previously issued for evacuation zone SLC-240 was dropped to an evacuation warning thanks to improving conditions on the fire, according to a Facebook post shared by the SLO County Office of Emergency Services.
Evacuation orders remained in place for zones LPF-017, SLC-263, SLC-264, SLC-298, SLC-299, SLC-312, SLC-337, SLC-338 and SLC 358, the agency said.
Warnings remained in place for zones SLC-226, SLC-240, SLC-265, SLC-300, SLC-313 and SLC-339.
.JPG)