Progress Made On The Ferris Wildfire

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District made progress on the lightning caused Ferris wildfire with the help of three Type I helicopters, two Type I heavy air tankers, four single engine air tankers, and a DC10 very large air tanker dropping retardant on the west and south flanks yesterday. Approximately 8,797 acres of grass, sagebrush and timber have burned on BLM, state and private lands on and around the Ferris and Bear mountains, 30 miles northeast of Rawlins. The fire is active within the interior with single and group tree torching; however, the north, east and south flanks continue to hold with no increase in acreage and containment is now at 63 percent.  The fire has crossed Carbon County Road 497 and motorists are advised to avoid using the road due to ongoing fire activity and obscured vision due to smoke. Motorists are also cautioned to avoid traveling on Carbon County roads 100 and 104. The wildfire was first reported at 11 a.m. on July 27.