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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 at...

The Buffalo Mountain Fire in June 2018 prompted the county and local towns to join into an intergovernmental agreement, which unifies language in fire restrictions. As the county adopts Stage 1 restrictions Friday, June 18, so will local towns, including Breckenridge, and the U.S. Forest Service. Photo from Summit Fire & EMS Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct that the county voted to abolish year-round fire restrictions in May. During a Summit Board of County Commissioners work session meeting Tuesday, June 15, the board approved a resolution to move the county into Stag...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct that there are no fire restrictions in place in the county. The Summit County Board of Commissioners is expected to discuss restrictions at its meeting Tuesday....

Editor’s note: I-70 reopened late Thursday, but fire officials warn it likely will close again Friday while crews work to extinguish the blaze.

A wildfire ignited off Interstate 70 near Silverthorne on Thursday afternoon. As of about 9 p.m., the fire was about 15 acres, and firefighters were still on scene working to control it. Officials said no...