Summit County firefighters are working to contain a small brush fire that started west of Kamas around 10:30 a.m. on Monday near S.R. 240.

The Murdock Hollow Fire was 60% contained as of 3:10 p.m. and updated mapping showed the blaze was around 4.5 acres.

The fire was estimated to have burned about 20 acres at its afternoon peak. It was around 3 acres when the blaze began.

Several structures in the area were threatened, according to Utah Fire Info. Air and ground resources were dispatched around 10:30 a.m. on Monday.

Crews stopped the fire from progressing around 12:30 p.m. and it was 5% contained at that point. Containment increased throughout the afternoon.

Crews on the ground and in the air responded to the blaze and able to protect Scott Myers home and shed. Myer’s said he was in the middle of a haircut from his wife when they smelled smoke. He said he told her, “we gotta go and we gotta go now.”

“Wildfire moves very fast, especially under our dry, hot conditions here in Summit County. It’s important to be prepared and have a plan if wildfire comes to your area,” county officials stated.

One westbound lane of the highway was closed early in the morning, but reopened a few hours later.

There were no evacuations, according to Summit County Communications Director Derek Siddoway.

Text SCFIREINFO to 888777 for updates on Summit County’s fire outlook and conditions, red flag warnings, prescribed burns, information on active fires and more.

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A small brush fire started around 10:30 a.m. on Monday near S.R. 248, west of Kamas.