The Rocky Canyon Fire has grown to an estimated 13,000 acres, while jumping S.R. 65 and moving toward Echo Lake as more areas around Henefer are being evacuated. At 9:30 p.m. Summit County authorities expanded immediate evacuation to South Henefer Road (Ditch Road) in addition to Summit County L ine at Hog Back Summit to West Henefer Road on both sides of the road, along with Henefer residents west of 300 West. They said residents in the remainder of Henefer “must be packed, highly alert, and prepared to leave at a moment’s notice because conditions can deteriorate rapidly,” though they were not at this time ordering an evacuation. A community meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. in Henefer about the Rocky Canyon Fire spreading toward town was canceled at 6:20 p.m. Residents west of Henefer were ordered to evacuate Sunday afternoon as the Rocky Canyon Fire spotted across S.R. 65 toward the town and Echo Lake and I-84. The Utah Fire Info map Sunday night shows the spread of the Rocky Canyon Fire across S.R. 65 and moving closer to Henefer as well as I-84 and Echo Lake. Credit: Utah Fire Info Jacklyn Rowser lives on South Henefer Road, paying close attention to alerts on her phone earlier Sunday evening before her area was evacuated. She said Sunday evening her family had moved their animals and packed her son’s insulin and family photos in case an evacuation order came. “I wasn’t too nervous this morning, but then it started coming down toward us,” she said. “It kind of keeps shifting with the wind and all that.” “We just hope for the best,” she added, while also ready to leave. By late Sunday afternoon, the Rocky Canyon Fire had moved east in Franklin Canyon south of Henefer. The Rowser family home, lower left, is on South Henefer Road at the mouth of Franklin Canyon. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record The fire began Friday on S.R. 66 near East Canyon Reservoir in Morgan County. Estimates of the fire’s size ranged up to nearly 13,000 acres by Sunday evening as it spread northeast into Summit County. Officials said the fire was human-caused. There have been no reports of structures lost so far. Strong west winds and temperatures into the high 90s have challenged firefighters, authorities said. Around 120 personnel were on the scene Sunday morning, and a type 3 incident command team was scheduled to take over. Resources include air tankers, helicopters, engine crews, hand crews and bulldozers. A firefighting twin engine jet drops retardant on a hillside in Franklin Canyon just west of South Henefer Road. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record Summit County’s evacuation alert for the areas west of Henefer was sent in error across the county, and also northern Utah. Officials quickly followed up with a clarification that only residents between the county line at Hog Back Summit and West Henefer Road were under evacuation orders at the time. The rest of Henefer was in a “READY status.” For more: summitcountyutah.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=481 According to Morgan County’s emergency service officials: “The weather conditions have not been favorable this afternoon and the fire has expanded and jumped our lines on the Summit County side. Evacuations have taken place from East Canyon Marina to West Henefer. The fire has jumped S.R. 65 in two places. Air and ground crews are working tirelessly to establish a new line with a strong focus on structure protection.” The following images are taken by David Jackson/Park Record from Henefer on Sunday evening, looking up Franklin Canyon: Bulldozers were clearing fire breaks on the north side of Franklin Canyon south of Henefer as the Rocky Canyon Fire made advances toward the town Sunday evening. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record Firefighting teams were positioned Sunday evening at the mouth of Franklin Canyon as the Rocky Canyon Fire advanced to the east toward Henefer. On the left is a water tanker from South Summit Fire District with Engine 36 from the Park City Fire District staged for deployment. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record A firefighting helicopter, one of two fighting the Rocky Canyon Fire, makes its way to an assigned drop zone Sunday evening. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record A firefighting twin engine jet drops fire retardant on a hillside in Franklin Canyon just west of South Henefer Road. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record A firefighting twin engine jet drops fire retardant on a hillside in Franklin Canyon just west of South Henefer Road. Credit: David Jackson/Park Record The post Rocky Canyon Fire jumps S.R. 65, now an estimated 13,000 acres appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less