Neighbors Say the New Fire Station in Silverthorne Will Now Be Built After Requests
CBS News Colorado has reported that Summit Fire and EMS knows it needs a fire station in Silverthorne which it said was "booming" in population, but that there wasn't the money to do a fully staffed station yet. The idea was to basically build out a garage to store a fire truck and an ambulance to have closer on hand than Dillion's station, 5 miles and across a busy intersection. Now that plan has changed, according to the folks in the neighborhood that would be closest to the new fire station. Money is time for these folks, who said the Dillion response station was simply not close enough for them, considering the older population in the neighborhood and the importance of seconds in a medical response to things like a stroke or heart attack. Read more ...