San Bernardino County’s retrospective includes a snapshot of 39,232 acres at 57% containment. CAL FIRE lists 43,978 acres in its incident archive. Both describe the Line Fire, but they answer questions about different moments.
Incident record
| Reported start | 5 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Location in the incident record | Baseline Street and Alpine Street, North of City of Highland |
| County listing | San Bernardino |
| Reported footprint | 43,978 acres |
| Recorded containment | 100% |
Why a sheriff’s snapshot is smaller than the final Line Fire
Substituting the final perimeter for the earlier figure would give officials knowledge they did not yet have when evacuation decisions were being made. The 4,746-acre difference is a change in the reported total, not a measure of land burned while any one zone was evacuated.