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Yellow Lake Fire forces more evacuations, threatens new area in Wasatch Back

The Yellow Lake Fire has doubled in acreage, spurring an evacuation order near the Duchesne River.
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The Yellow Lake Fire has doubled in acreage, spurring an evacuation order near the Duchesne River.

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says anyone in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest on the north side of Mirror Lake Highway between Slate Creek and the Highline trail should use extreme caution and be prepared for new evacuations in the area.

Since the fire sparked in eastern Wasatch County on Sept. 28, it has burned 20,878 acres and is 21% contained.

Emergency management and fire officials planned a town hall Thursday at 6 p.m. at the old high school gym in Tabiona to share the latest information on the Yellow Lake Fire with residents.
Watch the live stream here.

Wasatch County Search and Rescue said Murdock Basin near Bald Mountain is closed and was evacuated Thursday.

The North and West forks of the Duchesne River remain under mandator evacuation. No structures have been lost and none are threatened.

Portions of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache and Ashley National forests will be closed through Oct. 31. Highway 35 will not reopen until fire activity decreases and the road can be cleared of debris.

The Granddaddy Lakes area of Ashley National Forest and the town of Hanna in Duchesne County are under a “set” order, one step above the previous “ready” order.

That means residents should have bags packed and be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice.

Weather continues to be the biggest challenge for fire crews with unseasonably high temperatures and shifting winds that continue to fuel the flames.

Wednesday, California’s Interagency Incident Management Team 2 took over fire containment efforts from Northern Utah’s Type 3 Incident Management Team.

Get Summit County emergency alerts here.
Or text your zip code to 888777.

Get Wasatch County emergency alerts here.
Or text your zip code to 888777.