North Summit Fire District

The driver was critically burned when their camping trailer caught fire on I-80 near Wanship Tuesday afternoon.

Interim Summit County Manager Janna Young discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting including the public hearing on the 300 percent tax increase for North Summit Fire District which translates into a $140 increase for every $100,000 of a property’s taxable value.

The fire district is hosting a presentation and question-and-answer session at two meetings this week on Monday and Wednesday evening.

What started as a structure fire Sunday afternoon quickly grew to an estimated 40-acre blaze.

North Summit Fire is once again performing firefighting duties in its own territory. That ends a 10-week period when Park City Fire covered the region, an arrangement that started when North Summit Fire suspended all of its firefighters.

North Summit Fire District Chief Ben Nielson introduces himself to the community and talks about how he plans to rebuild the district.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guest include:(07:21) Peace House Development Director Sally Tauber has details on the free screening of the Irish film "Herself," Thursday 7 pm at the Santy Auditorium, (21:20) Park City Managers Matt Dias and Sarah Pierce have a preview of this week's city council meeting, and (39:21) North Summit Fire District Chief Ben Nielsen introduces himself to the community and talks about how he plans to rebuild the district.

Thursday’s public meeting about the North Summit Fire District was not supposed to be a chance to air grievances. But some residents and Summit County officials offered their unvarnished takes on the problems in the district.

Summit County announced that North Summit Fire District Chief Ian Nelson has been fired, and an interim chief will be named shortly.

Early Sunday afternoon, two people went to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after a crash in Echo Canyon on Interstate 80.They were driving…