The Yellow Lake Fire remains very active and evacuations and forest closures remain in
place. Utah Fire Info reported on Monday after 9pm that containment remained at about
10 percent and the new size estimate had reached 19,000 acres. “Where fire behavior
safely allows, firefighters continue to work diligently towards adding containment to the
map and slowing the fire’s progression,” shares Monday night’s Utah Fire Info update.
“Crews are mopping up and securing the perimeter that has already been contained or
close to containment on the south and west sides…Structure protection remains a high
priority. The northeast corner activity picked up in the Iron Mine drainage, and crews
[worked] overnight in this area to protect the structures. Currently no structures have
been lost. Firefighters are utilizing fixed wing and rotor wing support where successful.
Along Highway 35, firing operations were also conducted to consume unburned fuels
between the current fire perimeter and indirect firelines. Due to the long duration of the
incident, a Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) has been ordered and will shadow the Northern Utah Type 3 Incident Management Team [on Tuesday]. The CIMT will take command of the fire Wednesday morning.” A more accurate acreage estimate is expected sometime on Tuesday as an infrared flight was scheduled on Monday night.
