Firefighters face fatigue as Monroe Canyon fire doubles in size

Firefighters are facing fatigue after the Monroe Canyon fire doubled in size with another round of evacuations.As of Friday, the fire was around 11,000 acres and by Sunday, it reached almost 21,000 acres with just 13% containment.

“We were pretty spread thin last night, it was a pretty rough night. As far as we can tell, we’re holding what we got, but it’s still pretty dicey,” said Matt Call, Operations Section Chief with Great Basin Team 3.

Call walked the public through the trouble areas Sunday morning, with Magleby being one of them…

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