{"id":807284,"date":"2020-05-09T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T22:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382924"},"modified":"2020-05-09T16:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T22:30:09","slug":"summit-residents-now-require-permit-for-backyard-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-residents-now-require-permit-for-backyard-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Residents now require permit for backyard fires"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summit County residents are now required to get a permit for any backyard campfires.<\/strong>
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Summit County residents are now required to apply for a permit for backyard campfires, according to amendments to the fire code recently adopted by officials around the county.<\/p>\n

Summit Fire & EMS spokesperson Steve Lipsher said the new restrictions came following a push from county officials out of an abundance of caution to reduce the possibility of wildfires in the area. While not a common problem, Lipsher said his district has had to douse a few out-of-control yard fires over the last couple years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn one case it burned down an adjacent fence, and in another it smoldered in the grass for a while and burst out in flames,\u201d Lipsher said. \u201cThe problem is people get a little cavalier or lazy. They\u2019ve had a nice time sitting around the fire, it\u2019s late, they\u2019re tired and they go to bed while its still smoldering. And then it creeps along, there\u2019s some wind that blows some embers into some nearby grass and the potential is there for starting a wildfire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Permits are free, and require that residents to fill out a brief application on either Summit Fire<\/a> or Red, White & Blue\u2019s<\/a> Community Connect portal depending on coverage area.<\/p>\n

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