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The Yellow Lake Fire has been mapped at 2,474 acres and 0% contained. The fire remained active throughout shift yesterday, though cooler temperatures overnight saw moderated fire activity. It continues to burn in heavy timber, both standing and dead-and-downed. Lack of moisture in the area this summer, as well as unseasonably late heat waves this fall, have caused the fuels to be highly receptive to fire, making suppression efforts dangerous and difficult.  

The Yellow Lake Fire, located east of Mill Hollow Reservoir, is estimated at 2,300 acres and 0% contained as of Monday, September 30. The Forest Service is taking all available actions to fully suppress the fire, using firefighting resources where safe and effective. The area received a light amount of precipitation Sunday night, but the fire remained active overnight in heavy timber. Additional resources arrived yesterday and are available to the Incident Command Team. Fire managers expect additional resources to continue to arrive.