Several Summit County stakeholders are working to analyze the best ways to implement emergency evacuations, specifically when it comes to wildfires. The Summit County Comprehensive Emergency Evacuation Assessment was launched in October of 2024 and the full evaluation should be completed by the end of this year, according to Director of Emergency Management for Summit County Brian Bovaird. "The biggest challenge that we have is infrastructure," Bovaird said. "We don't have the luxury of having multiple evacuation routes or lots of different ways to get out of the county, and so inherently, by being here, we're all putting ourselves at a greater risk to the impacts of wildfire or any other hazards that come about in the mountains." The county is conducting a public survey for anyone who lives or visits the area.  Read more ...