The El Pomar Foundation has pledged $33,500 to organizations in the Colorado High Country this year including two Summit County fire districts. The foundation’s trustees approved $7,500 for the Red, White and Blue Fire.
Nov. 16 marked one year since 20-year-old Marlon Diaz was killed in a trench collapse which also partially buried a second individual near Breckenridge. Since then, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety.
Fire danger in Summit County is high due to the recent lack of rain along with continued lower humidity levels and increased winds, according to Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Jay.
Over the summer, areas of Colorado’s rivers have faced closures and fish kills due to weather conditions, but the Blue River in Summit County has managed to avoid negative impacts from monsoonal moisture and warm.
Fire danger in Summit County has moved from low to moderate. Summit County’s fire danger level moved from moderate to low during the week of Tuesday, Aug. 16, most likely due to this summer’s heavy.