Cal Fire reports full containment after deadliest blaze snuffed out

The last of the Northern California fires that killed 43 people and burned more than 100,000 acres was fully contained Tuesday, officials said.

The milestone came in the afternoon when crews surrounded the Tubbs Fire, the deadliest of the fires that erupted late Oct. 8 and early Oct. 9. The blaze incinerated 2,900 homes and killed 22 people as it roared southwest from Calistoga into neighborhoods in northern Santa Rosa.

On Monday night, crews reached full containment on the Nuns Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties. The blaze started near Glen Ellen and eventually merged with several other fires, including the Partrick and Adobe. In all, those fires have burned 56,556 acres and killed two people, said the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Another North Bay blaze, the Pocket Fire north of Geyserville in Sonoma County, also was contained Monday, Cal Fire said.

The Redwood Valley Fire in Mendocino County was contained Thursday after killing nine people, including teenage siblings Kressa and Kai Shepherd, and burning more than 36,000 acres, Cal Fire said. The Atlas Fire in Napa and Solano counties was contained Friday after blackening more than 51,000 acres and claiming six lives.

Statewide, October’s fires destroyed 8,920 homes and commercial structures, Cal Fire said. State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said insured losses from the fires have topped $3 billion.