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Yellow Lake Fire

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Unit Information

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 
857 West South Jordan Parkway 
South Jordan, 
Utah 
84095 
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 
857 West South Jordan Parkway 
South Jordan, 
Utah 
84095 

Incident Contacts

  • Northern Utah Type 3 Team
    Email:
    2024.yellowlake@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    ‪(801) 784-0542
    Hours:
    8am to 8pm

Photographs Gallery

Corps Graduating Students at Yellow Lake Fire
Incident Commander speaks into a microphone and stands among four other individuals outside.
Incident Commander speaks into a microphone and stands among four other individuals outside.
Corps Graduating Students at Yellow Lake Fire

Two members of the Corps graduated the program and will move on to their new careers. Pictured here, Pierce Brimmer and Magdiel Miranda-Ponce are being congratulated by California Incident Management Team Incident Commander, Curtis Coots. 

Log decks in the donut hole, UWC NF
Log deck in the left side of frame with smoke in the sky and pine trees dotting the landscape.
Log deck in the left side of frame with smoke in the sky and pine trees dotting the landscape.
Log decks in the donut hole, UWC NF

Log decks in the donut hole, UWC NF, Photo Credit: Curtis Coots 

Chippers Elijah Chvez and Logan Vigil work on Yellow Lake Fire
Two workers wearing yellows. hardhats and fire pants grab tree debris to feed into a wood chipper.
Two workers wearing yellows. hardhats and fire pants grab tree debris to feed into a wood chipper.
Chippers Elijah Chvez and Logan Vigil work on Yellow Lake Fire

Logan Vigil gathers arm full of branches while Elijah Chavez feeds a bundle into the chipper while working alongside the North Fork Road on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Photo by Beth Ipsen, CIIMT2.

Cold Springs, UWC National Forest
Valley with a two-track road and pine trees on the mountain side
Valley with a two-track road and pine trees on the mountain side
Cold Springs, UWC National Forest

Cold Springs, UWC National Forest. Photo Credit: Curtis Coots 

North Fork Road Porch Sprinkler
A backyard has sprinkler hose on the ground with a barbeque grill and firepit visible.
A backyard has sprinkler hose on the ground with a barbeque grill and firepit visible.
North Fork Road Porch Sprinkler

Firefighters set up a system of hoses and sprinklers around this home west of the North Fork Road.

Yellow Lake Fire Burning Actively 10-08-24
The Yellow Lake Fire burning actively up a hillslope.
The Yellow Lake Fire burning actively up a hillslope.
Yellow Lake Fire Burning Actively 10-08-24

Yellow Lake Fire Burning Actively 10-08-24

Mill Hollow Historic Ranger Station
The Historic Mill Hollow Ranger Station wrapped with heat reflective metal, unaffected by the Yellow Lake Fire as October
The Historic Mill Hollow Ranger Station wrapped with heat reflective metal, unaffected by the Yellow Lake Fire as October
Mill Hollow Historic Ranger Station

The Historic Mill Hollow Ranger Station wrapped with heat reflective metal, unaffected by the Yellow Lake Fire as October 7th, 2024

Yellow Lake Fire Firing Operations 10-08-24
Smoke rising above the trees due to firing operations on the Yellow Lake Fire
Smoke rising above the trees due to firing operations on the Yellow Lake Fire
Yellow Lake Fire Firing Operations 10-08-24

Yellow Lake Fire Firing Operations 10-08-24

Yellow Lake Fire Retardant Drop 10-08-24
An airtanker drops retardant on the Yellow Lake Fire
An airtanker drops retardant on the Yellow Lake Fire
Yellow Lake Fire Retardant Drop 10-08-24

Yellow Lake Fire Retardant Drop 10-08-24

Yellow Lake Fire Firing Operations 10-7-24
Large smoke plume rolling through trees from firing operations
Large smoke plume rolling through trees from firing operations
Yellow Lake Fire Firing Operations 10-7-24

Yellow Lake Fire Firing Operations 10-7-24

Yellow Lake Fire 10-8-24
Smoke rising above the trees on the Yellow Lake Fire
Smoke rising above the trees on the Yellow Lake Fire
Yellow Lake Fire 10-8-24

Yellow Lake Fire 10-8-24

YMCA camp 10-7-24
YMCA camp unaffected by the Yellow Lake Fire as of October 7th 2024.
YMCA camp unaffected by the Yellow Lake Fire as of October 7th 2024.
YMCA camp 10-7-24

The YMCA camp near the Yellow Lake Fire has not been affected by the fire.

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