Daily Update September 21, 2018 AT 7:18 AM

Firefighters made significant progress yesterday, and as a result, both HWY 6 and HWY 89 are now open to the public. While traveling through the fire area, the public should be aware that firefighters are still working along the highways and the fire is still active. Though the roads have now been opened, the forest closure is still in place.

Residents in Left Fork Hobble Creek Canyon were put on alert yesterday to open any front-access gates and to move flammables away from their structures. This is a precautionary action that will allow firefighters to prepare for structure protection should the fire advance into that area.

Today:

Crews will continue full suppression efforts, with firefighter and public safety as the primary objective. Meteorologists have predicted southwest winds up to 10 miles per hour that will be heavily influenced by local terrain, along with very low relative humidity. Due to low fuel moisture, firefighters will be watching for spot fires a quarter to a half mile from the advancing fire front.

Priority areas for firefighters continue to be Wanrhodes Creek and Covered Bridge. Like yesterday, air tankers and helicopters will help check fire spread on the ridge west of Wanrhodes, and crews will continue to build fireline in the area. They are working hard to protect structures using aerial and ground-based resources. To date, no homes have been lost to the Pole Creek Fire.

Firefighters are also working to keep the fire from coming around the south side of Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork Canyon) from Diamond Fork Canyon. In addition, crews continue to tie the southeast flank of the fire into the Coal Hollow Fire where previously burned fuels will provide a fire break.

Air Quality Information: https://www.airnow.gov/?reportingArea=Provo&stateCode=UT

Area Closures: The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest implemented an area closure for the fire areas, until rescinded by the Forest Supervisor. The full closure order and map can be found under the closure tab on the Pole Creek Fire InciWeb page.

The area closure also includes areas currently burning in the Bald Mountain Fire area.

Evacuations in the Covered Bridge and Diamond Fork areas remain in effect.

Road Closures: US Hwy 6 and Hwy 89 are now open. Please follow alerts from the Utah Department of Transportation for changes:  http://commuterlink.utah.gov/CLALertViewer.aspx?CLType=1

Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR): There is a TFR over both wildfires http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_8_1898.html