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Officials: Yellow Lake Fire burned about 33,000 acres; 86% burned at low intensity, ongoing monitoring planned
Summary
Forest service representative thanked Wasatch County for support and said the Yellow Lake Fire, started Sept. 28 and human-caused, grew to roughly 33,000 acres with estimated suppression costs around $35 million; 86% of the area did not burn at high intensity, officials said, and cleanup and winter monitoring will continue.
Dano, the incident representative who briefed the council, said the Yellow Lake Fire began on Sept. 28 and was human-caused. "It moved through the process on the investigation," he said, and the incident burned about 33,000 acres with suppression costs he estimated at roughly $35 million. He thanked Wasatch County for logistical and emergency-services support during the response.
Dano told the council that about 86% of the burned area "did not burn at a high intensity," which he said should allow substantial…
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