Summit Fire & EMS Crews Recognized for Saving the Lives of a Baby, a 19-Year-Old and a 74-Year-Old, Among others.

Summit Fire & EMS recognized a Silverthorne resident for her neighborhood leadership on wildfire preparedness while also honoring its own members for public safety and life saving efforts. During the fire protection district’s three internal work-shift award ceremonies on Thursday, Nov. 2, 42 emergency responders were cited for saving lives in six separate incidents over the past year. One of those incidents involved Summit Fire & EMS crews providing advanced life support to a newborn who had gone into cardiac arrest, according to a news release from the fire protection agency. The child has reportedly made a full recovery. Read more ...