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Yellow Lake Fire Update 10-21-2024
Yellow Lake Fire
Publication Type: News - 10/21/2024 - 08:30
Yellow Lake Fire
Incident Update October 21, 2024
Size at time of update: 33,041 Acres
Containment: 37%
Personnel: 395
Start: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Cause: Human Caused (Under Investigation)
Location: 10 miles southeast of Francis, Utah
Management of the Yellow Lake Fire transitions from California Interagency Incident Management Team 2 to the Ashley and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests at 7 a.m. Tuesday. The local team is primarily comprised of professional fire managers and support personnel with expert knowledge of the area. The team will maintain the same focus on ensuring public and firefighter safety while continuing work on the Yellow Lake Fire.
Intermittent rain continued to subdue the Yellow Lake Fire on Sunday but also challenged suppression repair efforts and containment line reinforcement. Despite the weather delay, 4 miles of suppression repair have been completed.
Hotspots remain south of Iron Mine Mountain. Firefighters reported seeing isolated single-tree torching along Wolf Creek Pass, SR35. Smoke remains visible above the North Fork of the Duchesne Road. However, the fire is no expected to move.
With the predicted warmer weather, more of the perimeter will be evaluated, and containment is expected to increase. Road assessment and hazard tree removal will continue in conjunction with suppression repair.
Forest Closures:
- Updated October 18, 2024, the Yellow Lake Fire closure area has been reduced on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. This Order shall remain in effect until November 25, 2024, unless rescinded.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1208350.pdf - Updated October 19, 2024, the Yellow Lake Fire closure area has been reduced on the Ashley National Forest. This closure will remain in place through December 31, 2024, or until rescinded.
For Updated Evacuation Zones:
https://emergency-management-operations-wasatch.hub.arcgis.com/
https://tricountyemergencyalert.genasys.com/portal/en
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1208878.pdf