Crews responding to smoke outside Heeney
After a hiker reported seeing smoldering logs to law enforcement Sept. 8, crews are responding to a “small fire” in the area, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
The smoke is near Surprise Lake in the Gore Range south of Heeney, according to a Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. Deputies, Summit Fire & EMS and U.S. Forest Service personnel are hiking 3 miles to fully extinguish the fire, which is believed to have been started by lightning.
Sheriff’s Office Lt. Mike Schilling said the hiker sent a photo of smoldering logs without “active flames” to dispatch. He said the crew started hiking around 1:45 p.m., and the Sheriff’s Office appreciates the public reporting smoke or fires.
The post states no structures or lives are at risk.
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