Unless you live in certain parts of Morgan or Summit counties that are threatened by a wildfire, you do not need to evacuate your home if you received an emergency alert Sunday afternoon to do so.

Residents from Whites Crossing to East Canyon Dam and from Hog Back Summit and West Henefer Road have been ordered to evacuate due to the growing Rocky Canyon Fire. Others in the town of Henefer have been told to prepare for potential evacuation.

But due to a technological glitch, residents spanning multiple counties in northern Utah, including Salt Lake County, received errant alerts on their smartphones to evacuate late Sunday afternoon.

[Read more about the Rocky Canyon Fire.]

“Your residence has been placed in a ‘GO’ Status. EVACUATE NOW,” the alert read. But that alert was meant only for those in evacuation areas near the wildfire.

“There was a glitch in the system when Summit County sent out their alert for Henefer,” Morgan County officials wrote in a Facebook post.

Read more about the false alarm at FOX13.now.

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