A man accused of starting a wildfire in the Colorado high country earlier this week has been arrested and is facing multiple charges.

The Summit County Sheriff's Office said deputies, USFS personnel and Summit Fire & EMS were called to the scene of an active wildfire near the Buffalo Cabin Trail on Wednesday afternoon. The fire had spread 10 feet by 10 feet and was climbing into nearby trees when they arrived.

Body camera footage of a Summit County deputy helping extinguish a wildfire near the Buffalo Cabin Trail. Summit County Sheriff's Office

Deputies used fire extinguishers to begin suppression efforts until firefighters could fully extinguish the flames. They determined the fire was associated with a camp.

The following evening, deputies received reports of smoke rising in the sa

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