Officials in Summit County are making some changes to how the county sends out emergency alerts. County leaders acknowledge that things have been a little bumpy in the past for people counting on those messages, for public safety issues as well as weather and traffic situations. But there's a reason those teams say it's harder to manage in the mountains than in a community on Colorado's Front Range.

Colorado resident Darilyn Gallegos said she was driving on Highway 9 between Green Mountain Reservoir and Silverthorne last week when she drove up on a car engulfed in flames. It's the kind of situation she says she desperately needs to be warned about with emergency messaging.

"We're not all lucky enough to live in the same town that we work in," Gallegos said. "Travel is a big part of mount

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