Fire Update, August 1

Fire activity on the Ridge fire remains very low with some surface spread with an occasional single tree torching. When the fire was flown today, the Operation Section Chief counted eight single smokes on the fire. Most were well within the interior of the fire. Crews will continue to focus on mopping-up hot spots and suppression repair.
Fire containment objectives are being met on the southwest and west flanks of the fire. All suppression repair has been completed on these flanks. Tomorrow the Division and Safety Supervisors will go into the southwest and west divisions and finish up the back hauling of equipment.
Large portions of the fire have been and will remain unstaffed due to rugged terrain and accessibility issues. Fire fighters have engaged on roughly half of the fire's perimeter. The containment strategy includes using natural barriers, previous burns, and monitoring the fire in areas with low spread potential. Fire fighters are close to reaching the containment objectives.
The Blue Ridge and Payson Hotshots came down off the fire this evening and will be released tomorrow to head home. A local Lowman Ranger District crew was flown in today to take their place. We appreciate the hard work of all the hand crews on this incident:
Blue Ridge IHC, Payson IHC, Midewin IHC, Gila IHC, Geronimo IHC, Southern Pauite, Dromedary Peak, UFA Salt Lake County, Eastern Nevada, Utah County, and Lowman Ranger District Crew #5.