‘Boulter Fire’ starts up Saturday near Tooele-Juab county border; evacuations issued
Aug 24, 2024, 3:39 PM | Updated: Aug 25, 2024, 7:40 am
UPDATE: (7:30 p.m.) — The Utah Fire Info website said Saturday night that the fire had grown to 3,000 acres. The fire remains 0% contained.
UPDATE (5:50 p.m.) — Evacuations have been issued for the Five Mile Pass Recreation Area.
Sgt. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office said deputies with his agency have been asked to help evacuate the area.
Cannon said there are a lot of campers in the area.
According to the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office, evacuations in Tooele County have been on Leo Lane and Faust Road.
Brian Sump, with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, talks with a member of a search and rescue team at Five Mile Pass Recreation Area as the Boulter Fire burns on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Isaac Hale, Deseret News)
UPDATE (5:45 p.m.) — Utah Fire Info reported the a wind shift from the west is now pushing the Boulter Fire toward the Tintic Mountain Range.
State Route 36 has been closed in both directions at milepost 9, roughly 3 miles from the county line.
The Northern Utah Type 3 incident management team has been requested.
UPDATE (4:30 p.m.) — Utah Fire Info estimates the Boulter Fire has grown to 1,000 acres.
“But with the erratic winds, it’s hard to get an accurate acreage,” the agency posted on Facebook.
Bulldozers are being used to build the fire line, according to the post. It is roughly seven miles from Five Mile Pass and is rapidly spreading.
Resources from the local, state and federal levels are on scene.
The Boulter Fire ignited Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, near the border of Tooele and Juab counties.
(Utah Fire Info)
New fire starts up
VERNON, Tooele County — The Boulter Fire ignited Saturday afternoon, according to Utah Fire Info.
The fire is 200 acres in size and is 0% contained, according to the agency’s website. Utah Fire Info also reported that the fire is human-caused.
The fire is burning along state Route 36 near the border of Juab and Tooele counties.
Evacuations have occurred between Vernon and Eureka. Several ground resources are on scene of the fire, and more have been ordered.
New 🔥 Start: The #BoulterFire located along SR36 near the Juab/Tooele Co line. 50+ & running with high & erratic winds driving it. Evacuations have occurred between Vernon & Eureka. Multiple ground resources on scene & more ordered. Avoid the area. Under investigation. #ffslkmg pic.twitter.com/54pHsiDH5s
— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) August 24, 2024
Due to the fire, the Utah Highway Patrol said that SR-36 is closed in both directions from milepost 3 to milepost 11.
SR – 36 shutdown in both directions from mile post 3 – 11 for a fire in the area. pic.twitter.com/H7JsgeihRO
— Utah Highway Patrol (@UTHighwayPatrol) August 24, 2024
This is a developing story and may be updated.
