The Caldor Fire is almost a third of the way contained, and officials now expect it will have burned for over a month before it's held.
CAL FIRE on Saturday evening announced the Caldor Fire was 43% contained after burning 215,400 acres.
The agency said in an update on Friday that the Caldor Fire is now expected to be fully contained on Sept. 27.
More evacuation orders in El Dorado County were downgraded to warnings on Friday and Saturday, allowing some county residents to return to their homes. CAL FIRE said slowing winds halted the Caldor Fire's growth on its west side, and increased overnight humidity should also decrease fire activity.
The Caldor Fire prompted evacuations in the Tahoe Basin for the first time in Monday when South Lake Tahoe was evacuated. Orders were issued in Douglas County, Nevada the next day, but fire crews have made significant progress containing the fire since then.
There were fewer structures threatened (31,901) on Friday night than Monday night (33,679), and the Caldor Fire doubled in containment during that time. An additional 878 personnel responded to the fire during that time, and there were 4,662 total personnel by Friday night.
Although progress improved, the Caldor Fire reached a destructive milestone this week. The fire destroyed 920 structures as of Sept. 5, making it the 20th-most destructive wildfire in California's recorded history. The Dixie Fire, which burned 881,086 acres and was 55% contained as of Friday night, ranked 14th after destroying 1,282 structures.
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