Fire at a glance (numbers)
- Incident Name: Ridgewood
- State: CA
- Lead Agency: NEU
- Size (acres): 1.5
- Percent Contained:
- Estimate of Containment: May 3, 2024
- Personnel: 60+
- Structures Destroyed: 0
Ridgewood, Ridgewood Road and Hwy 20 in Nevada County.
May 3, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Ridgewood IC reports mop-up will take 4-6 hours at least due to heavy litter and down trees. Crews will remain committed.
May 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Intel 12 has mapped the fire at 1.5 acres.
May 3, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Intel 12 is arriving over the fire for a mapping flight.
May 3, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Washington Ridge Crew 2 at scene, will assist with extensive mop-up operations.
May 3, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Dispatch sending another unit to the Ridgewood Fire, cause appears to be an escaped burn pile.
May 3, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Ridgewood IC reports the fire is holding at 2-3 acres. Forward progress has been stopped.
May 3, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Terrain is to steep for the dozer to be effective, releasing one dozer back to their station.
May 3, 2024 at 7:05 PM
The fire remains active at the bottom of the drainage in heavy fuels. Washington Ridge crew 3 has arrived at the fire.
May 3, 2024 at 7:01 PM
CAL FIRE battalion has assumed Ridgewood IC.
May 3, 2024 at 6:51 PM
There are no evacuations or road closures at this time.
May 3, 2024 at 6:48 PM Ridgewood IC is requesting another Type 3 (wildland) engine to respond.
May 3, 2024 at 6:45 PM
The fire is wind-driven at this time in heavy and down fuels. Once contained, it will require extensive mop-up, hand crews will be committed at least 2-3 hours. The size-up varies from 0.3 to 2 acres at this time, poor visibility.
May 3, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Two additional water tenders requested to the incident.
May 3, 2024 at 6:40 PM
All engines dispatched to the Ridgewood incident have arrived. The fire is well-established and wind-driven, very steep terrain.
May 3, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Ridgewood IC reports the fire is burning in brush and timber, surface fire only at this time. All resources to continue in.
May 3, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Units arriving at scene, additional units requested, including a dozer and a handcrew.
May 3, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Reported vegetation fire on Ridgewood Road off Hwy 20, units dispatched. Reported as a 100 by 100 ft spot.