It’s winter, and in past years, we wouldn’t be thinking about fire season. But as former Summit Fire & EMS Chief Jeff Berino noted, the fire season is not over until there is a foot.
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Dillon officials voiced frustration with Summit County this week about how cooperative efforts to implement fire restrictions in the area have played out this year.
The Dillon Town Council discussed the issue during a broader conversation about an amended intergovernmental agreement between Summit County, Dillon and other municipalities around the county during a work session Tuesday, July 6.
In 2019, Summit County and local towns entered into an intergovernmental agreement regarding the implementation of fire restrictions. The document approved by Summit County, Blue River, Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, Montezuma and Silverthorne established normalized language for restrictions across each jurisdiction and outlined a set of criteria for when the restrictions would go into effect. The idea was to create more consistency so visitors and residents wouldn’t have to memorize different restrictions in different towns, and the effort to e
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Firefighters have fully contained the 8-acre Straight Creek Fire, according to the most recent update from U.S. Forest Service spokesperson David Boyd. The fire started Thursday, June 10, about two miles east of Dillon in.
The fire was reported Thursday evening, and grew to 15 acres.
David Boyd, U.S. Forest Service public affairs officer, said in a press release Friday that three engine crews, two heavy helicopters and a light helicopter are currently working on the fire. Two more Hot Shot crews were reported on their way.