Summit County officials discuss wildfire management practices in town hall
Photo from Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons On Wednesday, May 26, Summit County hosted a virtual town hall that focused on wildfire management practices. “We know that wildfire is top of mind,” Summit County Commissioner Elisabeth Lawrence said. “It certainly is for us at the county, and I assure you it is for all of our local agencies, as well. Just in terms of the historic drought we’re dealing with, the super dry soil, it’s more than just a drought at this point. It’s only springtime, and we’re in drought conditions already.” During the town hall, experts from the U.S. Forest Servi...
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