Tag: Emergency Management
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Outdated? Marshall fire area mitigation plans more than a decade old
The wildfire mitigation plan for the area where the Marshall fire ripped across a suburban landscape on Thursday hadn’t been updated since 2010, predating heavy population growth in the area. The plan, managed by the Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District, includes evacuation routes for the area, the designation of subdivisions in hazardous locations and places where…
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Backcountry skier killed in Colorado avalanche
A backcountry skier was killed on Friday in an avalanche near Cameron Pass and became the first person to die from an avalanche this season in Colorado. The avalanche happened around 2 p.m. on the southeast side of South Diamond Peak, near Cameron Pass. The avalanche was about 250 feet wide, according to the Colorado…
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Aurora to test emergency outdoor sirens Tuesday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 50 sirens will ring across Aurora on Tuesday during its semiannual test of its emergency siren system, the city announced Friday. The sirens will begin wailing at 11:30 a.m. and will sound for…
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Investigation into emergency alert ‘glitch’ underway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An investigation is underway after an emergency alert intended for over 20,000 Englewood residents was received by many outside the impacted area, according to a statement from the Arapahoe County Office of Emergency Management. The alert was informing impacted residents of a boil advisory that…
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Colorado wildfires threaten new homes in high-risk areas with out-of-date protection plans
Fire chief Jay Teague discusses the wildfire preventative measures for the Four Mile Fire Protection District. (Video by Skyler Ballard and Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | Wildfire prevention with Four Mile Fire Protection District”, “description”: “Fire chief Jay Teague discusses the wildfire preventative measures for the Four Mile Fire Protection…
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CBI will test Amber Alert system to some devices on Monday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will test its Amber Alert notification system Monday morning. People with test alerts enabled on their devices will receive a notification at 11 a.m. Monday. The alert test feature is…
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Gov. Polis orders State Emergency Operations Center to return to level 1
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Gov. Jared Polis on Saturday ordered the State Emergency Operations Center to return to Level 1 status. Level unifies all state agencies, federal partners and voluntary organizations that serve…