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Size at time of update: 33,041 Acres 
Containment: 42% 
Personnel: 223 

There will be a virtual public meeting tonight at 6 p.m. The event will be livestreamed on the Ashley National Forest and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Facebook pages.  

Resources continued to work sections of the Yellow Lake Fire’s perimeter increasing containment to 42% Wednesday. The fire has not grown in several days.   

Crews continue to remove hazard trees, find and extinguish hot spots, and repair handline, dozer line, and other impacts caused while fighting the fire. Along the north half of the fire around Lambert Hollow, firefighters increased containment and remove hazard trees weakened by fire. On the south side of the fire around Tim’s Hole, firefighters worked on extinguishing hot spots still remaining despite the cooler temperatures. Containment will increase once heat is extinguished far enough inside the fire’s perimeter. Resources also helped heavy equipment regrade Soapstone Road, improving the road after increased traffic during suppression efforts. The bulldozer line along West Fork of the Duchesne River was also repaired.  
 
Relative humidity remains low for the time of year, but humidity overnight has been favorable to firefighters extinguishing hot spots along the uncontained fire edge. After days of warmer weather, a cold front moves in today accompanied by stronger winds that will subside this afternoon. Temperatures will then remain cooler for the next few days with snow and rain forecasted next week.   
 
To request a permit to access property within the forest closures to retrieve important items, livestock, or winterize buildings, please contact the liaison officer at 2024.yellowlake.liaison@firenet.gov.  

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 This Order shall remain in effect until November 25, 2024, unless rescinded.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/alerts/uwcnf/alerts-notices 
   
• 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 This closure will remain in place through December 31, 2024, or until rescinded. https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ashley/alerts-notices 

For Evacuation Information:  

https://emergency-management-operations-wasatch.hub.arcgis.com/ 

https://tricountyemergencyalert.genasys.com/portal/en