Henefer residents west of Main Street between East Canyon Road and South Henefer Road are under evacuation orders as of Monday afternoon. The announcement came nearly two hours after reports that the entire town was under evacuation, following a statement from the Northern Utah Type 3 Interagenc y Incident Management Team spokesperson. However, Summit County officials later clarified all of town was under SET status while other parts were under GO orders. Summit County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers were knocking on doors on West Henefer Road and South Henefer Road to notify residents about the evacuation orders. Winds have picked up and pushed the Rocky Canyon Fire toward Henefer. “Firefighters have been holding that line pretty steadily through the morning, but as we’ve seen this uptick in wind around us here, the fire is starting to make that push,” the spokeswoman said during a press conference. “We’re currently here where we’re doing the briefing in an area of the evacuation zone, so we’re going to keep this briefing short so that we ourselves can get out of the area safely,” she said. Summit County at 1:47 p.m. Monday announced the area from south of Franklin Canyon to Icy Springs/Wohali Way was in SET status for possible evacuation due to the Rocky Canyon Fire. That’s the step before GO, or the order to leave right away.   SET is not an evacuation order, but notice to “load your vehicle with your go bag and essentials. Please do not call 911 for updates,” the alert says.   More information is available on Summit County’s website and Utah Fire Info. Officials scheduled a community update session about the Rocky Canyon Fire at 7 p.m. Monday at the North Summit High School Auditorium, 111 East 100 South, Coalville. They said interested members of the public who are not directly affected are invited to join virtually. The livestream link: summitcountyut.zoom.us/j/95292509116Officials will be available for breakout discussions following the meeting, they said.A similar meeting was canceled Sunday evening as the fire intensified in the late afternoon and firefighters focused on evacuations and operational needs. The Northern Utah Interagency Type 3 team and crews by early Monday morning had completed and held firing operations from the Hogsback to the East Canyon Dam on the Rocky Canyon Fire, Utah Fire Info reported. “The fire remained within the perimeter, and the edge began to cool off around 3 a.m. Firefighters will work to mop this area up,” according to the update. Fire officials said crews were holding the fire perimeter on the southwest edge along Highway 66 to Morgan and will continue to mop up around the edge and protect structures. Crews also continued securing the western edge where the fire began Friday. If conditions continue, there soon may be containment around the East Canyon area of the fire, they said. On the north and east perimeter, the fire crossed Franklin Canyon on Sunday evening. “This area is especially difficult to access and crews are going as direct as possible to slow progression and protect structures,” according to the update. Officials said they remained concerned about the potential for fire growth on its southeast corner, with possible impact to the I-80/I-84 junction. Crews on Monday morning were going direct as much as possible, employing bull dozers and ground crews. Aircraft will support wherever needed. Isolated thunderstorms were predicted across the fire area throughout the day and forecast to become more likely around 2 p.m. They could bring sustained 45 mph winds and lightning. No damage to homes was reported, though the fire is zero percent contained and estimated at over 15,000 acres. For evacuation information: summitcountyutah.gov/AlertCenter.aspx?AID=481 Sunday, Aug. 9, 10 p.m. 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 Line 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 More evacuations issued for Henefer residents amid growing Rocky Canyon Fire appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less