Fire danger reduced in Summit County after restrictions eased last week

Fire danger reduced in Summit County after restrictions eased last week

Fire restrictions in Summit County lowered from Stage 2 to Stage 1 on Sept. 11, and the fire danger this week moved from high to moderate. The fire danger had been at high since it lowered there from extreme Aug. 13. Matt Benedict, the division chief of wildfire and community preparedness with the Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District, wrote in an email that recent elevated humidity in Summit County has helped the danger level and restricti…