Rumors during the 2018 Lake Christine fire, which threatened Basalt and El Jebel, caused an unsafe environment for some Spanish speakers. Since then, Eagle County has devoted funding and a workforce to increase Spanish-language communication during emergencies. This is the final story in a three-part series about Spanish-language emergency alerts in the Roaring Fork Valley’s three counties Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle and comparing the level of communication services different agencies are offering.
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