Large wildfires have been in the news a lot this year. When people hear about them, they often hear the phrase that the fire is X% contained.
A 95% contained fire sounds a lot less frightening than a 25% contained fire. For people debating whether to evacuate their homes near these fires, that number might make all the difference.
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But containment doesn’t necessarily mean a fire isn’t still raging. Rather than describing how...
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