Lakemont, Ga. (April 5, 2025) — Today a Type 3 team assumed command of the Big Ridge Fire from the Southern Area Gold Complex Incident Management Team. The primary activity occurring on the fire today is fireline suppression repair. A drone with infrared was used yesterday to identify hot spots that need to be extinguished and will be used again today. The only remaining heat on the fire consists of large logs and stump holes. Crews will continue searching for and extinguishing these remaining sources of heat. No fire spread is expected today.”
