Summit County Sheriff’s Office did not correct widespread emergency alert to avoid ‘even greater confusion’ - Park Record

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office declined to issue a correction for an emergency alert that mistakenly pinged cellphones outside the Rocky Canyon Fire evacuation area because officials didn’t want to confuse residents who needed to leave their homes. On Sunday afternoon, the law enforcement agency sent an alert notifying Henefer residents of an evacuation order spurred by the Rocky Canyon Fire.