Here's a look at the latest maps of the five active Southern California wildfires and what containment means when it comes to fighting fires.

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning ...

All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in ...

He put Southern California's dryness into perspective using charts and maps. In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that ...

Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.

A screenshot of a map Thursday shows where public safety power shutoffs have been implemented across a broad swath of Southern California by Southern California Edison as Santa Ana winds batter ...

The Border 2 Fire burning at Otay Mountain near San Diego is yet another blaze in fire-weary Southern California. See the ...

He put Southern California’s dryness into perspective using charts and maps. In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2 percent of historical records ...

This is the third time in as many months that strong Santa Ana winds have prompted Southern California Edison to cut power to its customers over fire risk.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Southern California wildfire maps: What does containment mean? Here's the latest ...