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Council urges Level 1 fire restrictions as staff warns new utility de‑energization policy could extend outages
Summary
Summit County recommended the state forester impose Level 1 wildland fire restrictions amid low fuel moisture and fire risk; staff also warned Rocky Mountain Power's updated policy to de‑energize lines within six miles of smoke during high risk periods could cause more frequent and longer outages and affect water/wastewater operations.
County fire and emergency staff briefed the council on wildfire risk and recommended that Summit County request the state forester impose a Level 1 wildland fire restriction. "My recommendation... would be to go into a level 1 fire restriction in the Summit County area," one presenter said, citing dry fuels and weather outlooks.
Council members moved to transmit a recommendation through the county wildland fire warden to the state forester; the motion…
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