https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/03/live-fire-updates-caldor-fire-moves-slowly-more-evacuations-lifted/ > The speed of the Caldor Fire continued to slow down Thursday night into Friday morning, and the air quality improved for fire crews who have inhaled smoke for weeks. > As of Friday morning, the blaze had burned 212,907 acres, according to to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire is 29% contained.