After scorching more than a third of the island, the Santa Rosa Island Fire was nearing full containment — at 97 percent — and had burned 18,379 acres on Tuesday. It stopped growing on Friday and no further growth was expected, officials said.
Crews are now in the “mop up” and repair phase, including suppression repairs within the Main Ranch Complex by recovering containment lines with vegetation.
“Resource advisors — including restoration biologists, archeologists and cultural specialists — are working closely with equipment operators on techniques to minimize additional ground disturbance, soil compaction, and displacement,” officials said in a Tuesday update…