Cecil Fire near Ruby 70% contained; Big Fire still 10% contained

Cecil Fire near Ruby 70% contained; Big Fire still 10% contained

Firefighters have achieved 70% containment on the Cecil Fire (#315), while the Big Fire (#313) continues to hold at 10% contained. Forty-nine firefighters are assigned to the Big Fire, which is 257 acres. They continue to find and extinguish hotspots along the fire perimeter, removing interior pockets of heat that could threaten control lines. Twelve smokejumpers were released from the incident on Thursday to prepare for initial attack on any ne…