Officials: Blue Ridge prescribed burn a success
Smoke filled the air in Granby on Sunday as fire managers successfully burned 140 acres of fuels.
As part of the Blue Ridge burn, fire managers are reducing the buildup of fuels in five units totaling about 170 acres located between Cottonwood Pass, Beaver Creek Road and along Big Meadows Road near Hot Sulphur Springs.
Firefighters from Kremmling, Hot Sulphur and Parshall, Grand and East Grand fire protection districts assisted U.S. Forest Service fire managers with operations and monitoring throughout the day.
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November was warm and dry in Summit County but not an anomaly
November is a hit-or-miss snow month, and while this year’s weather wasn’t the best for ski season in Summit County, it also wasn’t the worst.
