With fire season approaching, Smokey the Bear fire danger signs will be “coming out of hibernation” soon, according to an email from Mathew Benedict, the Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District ...

A fire danger rating sign is pictured on Summit Boulevard in Frisco on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Fire danger as of May 20, 2025, was low in Summit County. Robert Tann/Summit Daily News file photo ...

The Bellevue School District is partnering with the Bellevue police and fire departments to promote fire safety by posting signs in multiple languages at a dozen schools "identified as past ...

Those changes, normal in June, mean the fire danger in Summit County is moving from low to moderate, and Smokey Bear fire danger signs will reflect the change.

The warning comes after a fire took place at a single-family home at roughly 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, near 1120 Ninth Ave. N. in St. Cloud, according to a SCFD critical incident report.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to limit lot splitting developments in areas impacted by wildfires this year.