Update: Bryson Fire Near Malibu Reaches 74% Containment; Size Holds at About 147 Acres
LOS ANGELES COUNTY — CAL FIRE updated its official incident page at 6:08 p.m. on Sunday, October 18: containment of the Bryson Fire, the brush fire burning north of Malibu, has risen to 74%, with its size unchanged at about 147 acres. Containment had reached 68% at 6:58 a.m. that morning, and a 10:21 a.m. update confirmed no change to acreage or containment before the evening update added six more points.
The containment sequence, step by step: the fire stood at 52% on the morning of October 17, rose to 61% at 5:09 p.m. that day, and all evacuation orders and warnings were lifted at 6:20 p.m.; containment reached 68% on the morning of October 18 and 74% by that evening. Evacuation advisories remain in effect for Zones KAN-017 and SYC-016-A. Roads closed by the fire had already reopened, and the resident shelter at Agoura High School and the large-animal shelter at Pierce College have closed.
On damage and injuries, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) previously reported no structures damaged or destroyed and only minor injuries to fire personnel. The cause remains under investigation.
The fire began at about 4:41 p.m. on October 15 near Encinal Canyon Road in the Encinal Canyon area. It was reported at about 200 acres that evening as evacuation orders and warnings spread across multiple zones; mapping on October 16 revised the size to about 147 acres, and containment climbed through 5%, 17% and 39% before reaching 52% on October 17, when all evacuation orders and warnings were lifted that evening. Containment rose through 68% to 74% on October 18.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：Bryson Fire 态势图，Watch Duty 截图（10月16日20时45分截取，本轮重新裁切）。图中火场位于 Malibu 以北 Encinal Canyon 一带，KAN-U017 与 SYC-016-A 两区当时为疏散令分区——该批疏散令与警告已于10月17日晚全部解除，两区现为疏散提示；火场面积自截取时起无变化。最新官方数据以正文为准：过火面积约147英亩、控制率74%（加州消防局 CAL FIRE 10月18日通报）。图片来源：Watch Duty。Situation map of the Bryson Fire, Watch Duty screenshot taken at 8:45 p.m. on Oct. 16 (re-cropped for this update). The fire sits in the Encinal Canyon area north of Malibu; zones KAN-017 and SYC-016-A, shown under evacuation orders at capture time, had all orders and warnings lifted on the evening of Oct. 17 and are now under advisories, and the fire's size has not changed since capture. The latest official figures are in the text: about 147 acres and 74% containment, per CAL FIRE on October 18. Source: Watch Duty.
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