Just over 400 personnel remain on hand to quell the fire, down from the roughly 500 that were on site earlier this week. In addition, the fire is no longer threatening structures or residences.
With temperatures expected to tick back up this weekend, fire officials said that firefighters will be able to identify and focus on remaining hot spots within the fire area. Despite the higher temperatures, low forecasted winds mean the fire is not expected to significantly increase, fire officials said.
In response to the fire s modest containment, the Monterey County Sheriff s Office lifted evacuation warnings or downgraded orders to warnings in much of the area surrounding Los Padres National Forest.
Some evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings and some warning zones have had evacuations lifted altogether as Willow Fire containment grows.
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