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County fire warden reports 16,000-acre Yellow Lake Fire; structures so far spared
Summary
Duchesne County’s fire warden told commissioners the Yellow Lake Fire is about 16,000 acres with roughly 7% containment; no county structures have burned so far and a Type 2 incident management team was expected to assume command this week.
County fire warden Brandon updated the Duchesne County Commission on Oct. 7 about the Yellow Lake Fire, saying crews had the incident roughly 7% contained and that the blaze covered about 16,000 acres. Brandon said roughly 500 personnel and multiple aircraft were on scene and that retardant drops had been used in strategic locations to slow spread. “Last night, they dropped a bunch of retardant to…
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