Crews had 60 percent of the Crandall Fire contained,noting that a northeast containment line held despite gusty winds overnight, according to updates from the Emery County sheriff’s office and the Great Basin Coordination Center. Crews had also been working to secure the southwest line, according to news releases from the Manti-La Sal National Forest.
Another wildfire, the North Myton Fire, burned an estimated 30 to 50 acres on private and tribal land about two miles northeast of Myton, in Duchesne County, before it was contained Tuesday afternoon, according to a post written by Geoff Liesik Communications and shared by various government agencies in the area.