Firefighters put out hot spots on the Boulter Fire along State Route 36 west of Eureka in Tooele County on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
By Matt Brooks, KSL.com

Homes are being evacuated on Saturday due to a wildfire in southeast Tooele County and Juab County along state Road 36.

Utah Fire Info says erratic winds are driving the wildfire known as the Boulter Fire. State Road 36 is closed in both directions, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.

The evacuations are between Vernon in Tooele County and Eureka in Juab County. Residents are being asked to avoid the area of the fire, Utah Fire Info said.

Shifting winds have pushed the wildfire toward the Fivemile Pass Recreation Area. That area is also now being evacuated.

Utah Fire Info estimates the fire to be about 3,000 acres and is 0% contained.

Fire crews are at the scene on the ground, Utah Fire Info said. Bulldozers are being used to build a fire line, the agency said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Jake McClellan, a volunteer with the Utah County Sheriff's Office Volunteers in Police Services program, watches as the Boulter Fire burns south of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area along state Route 73 on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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A hot spot from the Boulter Fire burns along state Route 36 northwest of Eureka near the border of Tooele and Juab counties on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Brian Sump, center left, with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, talks with a member of Search and Rescue as the Boulter Fire burns south of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area along state Route 73 on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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A plane flies above a hot spot while smoke from Boulter Fire obscures the sky as seen from state Route 73 west of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Brandon Jensen, with the Utah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team, readies himself as the Boulter Fire burns south of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area along state Route 73 on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Jason Isaacs, with the Utah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team, readies himself as the Boulter Fire burns south of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area along state Route 73 on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Members of the Utah County Sheriff's Office Volunteers in Police Services program block off Pony Express Road as the Boulter Fire burns south of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area along state Route 73 on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Smoke from Boulter Fire obscures the sky as seen from state Route 73 west of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Members of the Utah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team ready themselves as the Boulter Fire burns south of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area along state Route 73 on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Smoke from Boulter Fire obscures the sky as seen from state Route 73 west of Fivemile Pass Recreation Area on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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A hot spot from the Boulter Fire burns along state Route 36 northwest of Eureka near the border of Tooele and Juab counties on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Brian Sump, with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, talks with a member of a search and rescue team at Five Mile Pass Recreation Area as the Boulter Fire burns on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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