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Summit County firefighters contain fire caused by a lightning strike near Heeney (Summit Daily News)

A group of people in yellow shirts prepares to board a boat at a lakeside, surrounded by trees.

Summit County Sheriff’s Office deputies and fire department crews are responding to a possible vegetation fire in the area of Black Creek Reservoir south of Heeney on July 9. Summit Fire & EMS and Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District both have crews on the scene. U.S. Forest Service and Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control crews are on-scene as well. Read more ...