The blaze moved quickly up Parleys Canyon toward the residential areas Saturday, triggering the evacuations, but had not substantially grown in that direction Sunday. Hellstrom said the fire is likely to die down somewhat overnight as temperatures drop, though crews will be monitoring it throughout the night. A larger fire response team is slated to take command of the firefighting efforts Monday morning, allowing firefighters to surround the blaze. Lower temperatures and reduced winds Sunday have led to calmer fire conditions than seen Saturday, according to a fire official, and as of 3 p.
Sierra Hellstrom, a spokesperson for the Northern Utah Interagency Type 3 team, said winds that were predicted to pick up and blow the fire up Parleys Canyon toward the mountainous residential area largely had not materialized and that the fire remained in a natural bowl on the other side of the ridgeline from Summit Park.
But she warned that fire activity generally increases from 2 p. She said that would likely continue to be the case through the day. She said the low fire activity enabled ground crews to directly attack the fire, including putting water on its perimeter in places.
On Saturday, amid aggressive fire behavior, crews concentrated on indirect firefighting techniques like cutting fuel breaks, she said. Hellstrom partially credited smoke blowing in from out-of-state fires, as well as cloud clover, for suppressing temperatures and fire activity locally. Andrew Wright said evacuations in Summit Park, Pinebrook and Timberline were anticipated to remain in place until Tuesday morning, but that could change with updates from fire personnel.
Fire generally burns faster uphill as it essentially preheats the fuels above it, she said. The fires moved quickly through the grass and hit timber. There were reports of entire trees going up in flames as the fire spread along the ground, and also of the fire spreading from treetop to treetop by the wind. A larger incident response team began transitioning to take command of the fire response this afternoon and is expected to officially take over Monday at 6 a. The incoming Type 2 team is larger and trained to combat increasingly complex fires.
Advantageous weather is also expected to blow in, with some precipitation predicted early this week. Rita Baden, a Summit Park resident, was the lone person who spent the night inside the emergency shelter set up in the Park City High School gymnasium. Baden said she initially went to Ecker Hill Middle School on Saturday afternoon and was driven to the high school by a law enforcement officer. She described a lonely night of disrupted sleep on a cot provided by the Red Cross, along with a blanket and pillow.
She said the gym lights remained on through the night. Baden was accompanied by a kitten a firefighter was able to retrieve from her home.
Another kitten remained at her home, she said. Doilney said the scene was surreal. Park City Mayor Andy Beerman arrived at the high school shortly after 2 p.
Nann Worel, another Park City councilor and a candidate for mayor, was also at the high school Sunday afternoon. Sunday, according to two officials. Fire officials hope to keep the blaze on the other side of a key ridgeline separating the fire from the mountainous residential area. They expect winds to once again blow the fire toward Summit Park on Sunday. According to Summit County, aerial mapping showed the fire has burned acres, fewer than an earlier estimate Sunday morning of 1, acres.
Evacuations in the affected areas might last until Tuesday, Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez announced, extending by a day the previous estimate that they could be in place between 24 and 48 hours. There are 2, structures in the evacuation area, according to Summit County spokesperson Derek Siddoway. Aerial crews can be prevented from dropping fire retardant in areas where people are located, he said, and if the fire were to spread to the residential area, first responders would have to be pulled off suppression efforts to try to find residents.
Residents must first check in with deputies at the evacuation checkpoints. Siddoway said crews expected similar weather conditions on Sunday as on Saturday, meaning high temperatures, no chance of precipitation and winds blowing up Parleys Canyon toward Summit Park. Winds and temperatures generally lessen overnight, Siddoway said, and the wind generally reverses direction and blows down the canyon.
Siddoway said hand crews and those operating heavy machinery worked yesterday to establish a fire line between Summit Park and the fire, and that crews would focus their attention on that effort today. He said the point of chief concern was an area on the southeastern corner of the fire. He characterized the area as a steep pine forest, adding that dead trees in the area could help the fire spread.
Torching is when fire spreads from the trunk of a tree upward, lighting the entire tree. Definitely things of concern when we see those things in a fire. He said aircraft were dropping large amounts of fire retardant yesterday evening on the ridgeline between Summit Park and the fire.
A Type 2 incident command was set to take control of firefighting efforts at noon, bringing additional resources to bear. A Type 1 response would be the largest, Siddoway said, adding that the increase in resources indicates how seriously state officials are taking the fire.
The Parleys Canyon Fire burns, as seen from S. Show Captions Hide Captions. According to Utah Fire Info, there was minimal fire behavior overnight, and a revised estimate put the size of the blaze at 1, acres. Additionally, the Utah Department of Natural Resources announced that day-use water access at the Jordanelle Reservoir would be closed Sunday to allow fire crews to access the water.
An extremely fast moving fire swept up Parleys Canyon on Saturday afternoon, prompting mandatory evacuations in the Summit Park, Pinebrook and Timberline neighborhoods that could impact thousands of residents. As of shortly before 6 p. Siddoway said electricity and gas utilities planned to cut off service to Summit Park.
He asked anyone who did not evacuate the area who relies on those utilities for medical reasons, like to power an oxygen tank, to call the Summit County dispatch non-emergency line at Rocky Mountain Power said on social media that the fire caused a power outage affecting more than 2, customers in Park City.
The utility indicated service was restored at about 5 p. Andrew Wright, and were concentrating efforts in the Pinebrook neighborhood. A social media post from Summit County indicated evacuees should prepare to be displaced for 24 to 48 hours.
As of p. Dennis Saturnino, who lives in lower Pinebrook, arrived at the high school around 5 p. He said there was a lot of smoke in Pinebrook when he left his home but he could not see flames.
Fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter support will continue to fight the wildfire, but teams on the ground are expected to make the biggest difference Sunday. The Utah Department of Transportation advised drivers of partial closures and major delays in the area Saturday.
By Sunday, no major delays were apparent. The public is also asked to avoid the area as much as possible to allow for fire personnel access. Power lines were threatened Saturday afternoon, and around 2, homes were without power at one point.
All had been restored by Saturday evening. We have been extremely blessed and lucky this fire season—but this one is big and dangerous.
Please be careful and follow evacuation orders. Praying for the safety of our firefighters as the work to protect homes and lives. Deer Valley Resort was hosting a concert by the Indigo Girls Saturday night, but announced that it has been postponed due to the fire and the responding emergency crews.
News Local News. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. A catalytic converter from a vehicle traveling east on I was to blame for starting the wildfire which has burned approximately acres and no structures forcing evacuations for the neighborhoods of Summit Park, Timberline, Pinebrook, Lambs Canyon, and Mill Creek Canyon.
Teachers from the Park City School District are supposed to show up for their first day of work at the Park City High School on Monday, however, on Saturday, the Red Cross was utilizing the School as the local shelter welcoming anyone in need. Food and water had been donated and information was being offered for the 30 or so people who had chosen to check in there around last night.
They will remain open throughout the day, if not longer. The first day of school is Thursday. A majority of the evacuees went to stay the night with friends or family. Many posted on social media once they were relatively settled to let a concerned community know they were safe and sound and sheltered but somewhat shook up.
First responders also benefited from Parkites communicating that they, at their temporary command center at the Park City Ice Arena, were receiving donations of snacks and drinks from a thoughtful and grateful public according to Bari Nan Rothchild.
As of pm, they had a surplus and had then ceased taking any further supplies. Businesses at Pinebrook will be allowed to open to provide services to community members on Sunday. Monies will be dedicated to the assistance of the firefighting efforts of a multitude of local, state, regional, and national entities, not intended for personal property owners displaced by the fire.
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