The Bear Fire is now over 60% contained.
Firefighters are working to fully contain an area right off Lower Forbestown Road.
Fighters from all over the state are still working to contain the bear fire.
Action news now reporter amy lanski shows us how aircraft play a crucial role in the fight.
Amy lanski cg 00-: 11 rick carhart:16-: 29 amy lanski:53-1:01 "i am up here on forbestown rd.
As you can see all around me, phos check has already been dropped all around me for this contingency line.
I spoke to cal fire pio rick carhart who explains why this is important."
Rick carhart: "it's anther tool that we have at our disposal to be able to slow the spread of a fire and cool off the fire, so firefighters can get in there and build those containment lines.
Aircraft is able to get into the area quickly and they are able to spread a large amount of retardent on the ground, almost instantly.
They can drop hundreds if not thousands of gallons of retardent on the ground in a strategic area that will slow the dspread of the fire so the fire crews can get into the area and cut the containment line and keep the community safe."
Amy: the fire crews out here will be here all night.
From forbestown, amy lanski, action news now, coverage you can count on."
Again, the bear fire is currently at 63-percent containmment...t he entire north complex is 75- percent contained.
Nearly two weeks since the Bear Fire erupted and entered Butte County, containment has gone from zero percent to over 50-percent in..
