A freshly trained team of U.S. Forest Service patrollers set out on the Dillon Ranger District of the White River National Forest this week, beginning a summer-long project to prevent wildfires and protect natural resources.
The new four-person crew, which will be on the job through mid-September, is part of a collaborative partnership among the Dillon Ranger District; Summit County; Summit County Sheriff’s Office; Summit Fire & EMS; Red, White & Blue Fire; and the towns of Blue River, Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne.
The crew will conduct campsite monitoring, visitor contacts and fire-prevention messaging throughout the Dillon Ranger District, which is located entirely within Summit County.
“A four-person dispersed recreation crew to monitor, patrol, ranger and educate summer visitors on the Dillon Ranger District is a definite game-changer,” district ranger Bill Jackson said.
“In coordination with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, this crew will provide coverage seven days a week and stay focused on the goal of campfire monitoring, dispersed recreation patrol, fire prevention messaging and visitor-education activities this season.”
In addition to the USFS crew, personnel from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office will also conduct fire-prevention patrol work.
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