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Maggie Cox receives Frisco's Finest Award

The Frisco Town Council honored Maggie Cox with the Frisco’s Finest Award during its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 14. The award is presented to residents who’ve made the communities of Frisco and Summit County as a. ....

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Summit officials highlight evacuation procedures at wildfire town hall

Photo by Amanda Seidler / Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District
Summit County officials held a virtual town hall meeting Friday, June 25, to help community members better prepare for the possibility of a wildfire evacuation this summer.
Commissioner Josh Blanchard welcomed a panel of public safety experts to the meeting, including Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons, Director of Emergency Management Brian Bovaird and Summit Fire & EMS spokesperson Steve Lipsher, to help educate residents on what to expect in the event of an evacuation.
The most important takeaway from the meeting was simple: Pay attention and respond appropriately to public messaging.
“I just can’t stress enough the preparedness level, because if we accomplish our goals of ordering an evacuation, effectively message the evacuation, then it really is up to community members to be ready to take that action that we’re asking from them at a moment’s notice,” Bovaird said. ....

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Pet and livestock owners must take extra steps to prepare for wildfire season

Photo by Sawyer D Argonne / sdargonne@summitdaily.com
Wildfire season continues to creep closer, evidenced by the hazy skies that emerged over Summit County on Tuesday, June 8, as smoke from fires burning around Colorado and the Southwest drifted overhead.
By now, Summit County residents should be well prepared, hopefully having taken the past few months to create defensible space around homes and ready evacuation kits in order to leave the area at a moment’s notice. But for those responsible for pets and livestock, there’s more to think about than just getting themselves out of the house safely.
“Wildfires have no boundaries,” said Sam Kirk, director of the Livestock Emergency Preparedness Program with the Friends of the Lower Blue River. “The professional wildfire fighting community is aware of that, and because of the predictions this year, they are trying to awaken people to be prepared both for their structures and their lives but also any of their defen ....

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