{"id":807626,"date":"2020-05-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=383579"},"modified":"2020-05-19T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T00:00:00","slug":"summit-fire-douses-wildfire-north-of-silverthorne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-fire-douses-wildfire-north-of-silverthorne\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Fire douses wildfire north of Silverthorne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aaron Baker, a firefighter with Summit Fire & EMS, walks through the smoldering remains of construction materials that were burned during a wildfire off Elk Run Road north of Silverthorne on Tuesday, May 19. The fire was started by human error.<\/strong>
Jason Connolly \/ jconnolly@summitdaily.com<\/em>
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SILVERTHORNE \u2014 Wildfire season has arrived.<\/p>\n

Crews with Summit Fire & EMS responded to a small wildfire off Elk Run Road north of Silverthorne on Tuesday afternoon. And while the blaze was quickly doused, officials say it\u2019s a stern reminder that fires can pop up unpredictably and that residents need to be ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in wildfire season now,\u201d said Steve Lipsher, a spokesperson for Summit Fire & EMS. \u201cPretty much anywhere you can live in Summit County, you\u2019re in the wildland urban interface. As a result, everyone should be prepared today for the possibility that a wildfire could threaten you or your home. If you haven\u2019t, it is time to put together your plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Summit Fire received the call at about noon and sent a hefty response to deal with the fire. Lipsher said a worker was cutting culvert piping with an oxy-acetylene torch when a spark landed in a nearby grass and sage field and started the blaze.<\/p>\n

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