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County fire chief: rapid multi-agency response contained Tabby Mountain fire
Summary
Duchesne County fire officials, federal and state partners and local volunteers contained the Tabby Mountain fire after rapid initial growth; county engines, dozer lines and aerial resources were credited with limiting spread.
Duchesne County's fire chief (identified in the meeting as Josh) briefed the commission on July 7 about the Tabby Mountain fire that began Saturday afternoon and expanded quickly before multi‑agency resources contained it.
"The first call came in... it was already growing from an acre to possibly 5 at that time," the chief said. He credited rapid local response from Tabiona, Fruitland, Duchesne and Altamont fire departments and assistance from federal forestry, the…
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