DHSEM Update ~ January 27, 2015 Information and Updates Deadline Approaching for Small Business Administration Loans

U. S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Colorado District Office reminds small businesses of the February 16, 2015, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the Red Mountain Pass Rockslide in Ouray County that occurred January 13 - June 12, 2014. Small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size may apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) of up to $2 million to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. These low-interest federal disaster loans are available in Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan and San Miguel counties in Colorado. The interest rate is 4 percent for businesses and 2.625 percent for private nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. For owners of these impacted small businesses, disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling toll-free at (800) 659-2955 or e-mailing [email protected]. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call(800) 877-8339. For more information about SBA’s disaster assistance programs, visit http://www.sba.gov/disaster.

Apply for the School Emergency Management Regional Contract Opportunity

Colorado Department of Education is accepting applications to support the implementation of the state’s School Emergency Management Project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. A maximum of seven applicants will be selected to coordinate trainings in partnership with the Colorado School Safety Resource Center. The trainings are designed for school safety teams to develop high-quality emergency operation plans. The focus is on serving rural school districts, charter schools and non-public schools. The projected amount per regional contract is $54,000. Applicants must be a governmental agency as funding will be distributed through an Interagency Agreement with CDE.

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Applications are due Feb. 10. To access the informational webinar ppt and to access application materials, visit the link below. Click Here for Additional Information

Resource Management

The State Logistics/ Resource Management program has announced the rebuild and launch of the new State of Colorado Connect Colorado Resource Database. Entities who are interested in entering Private Sector Resources can do so by registering at http://Connect.state.co.us. Government Resources will still go through the CRRF Process and will be stored in WebEOC.

Lessons Learned: 2013 Colorado Floods

Communities, local governments and state agencies have all learned a tremendous amount from the flood and fire incidents that impacted the Front Range in 2013. This panel discussion series will identify lessons learned, challenges and other valuable experiences taken from the response to, and recovery from, these large disasters. The three discussion panels will help communities and local governments understand how to prepare institutionally and financially for disasters and how to prioritize mitigation planning. The panel format will provide opportunities for open peer-to-peer discussions with local government leaders who have been involved with the management of disaster response and recovery first-hand. • January 29, 2015 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. • La Plata County Fairgrounds - Durango, Colorado • Invitees: Tribal, City, County and Special District Government Officials & Staff • Event contact: Trevor Denney Read or download the event flyer.

Register for 2015 Colorado Emergency Management Conference

Registration is now open for the 2015 Colorado Emergency Management Conference. Register online at www.cemacolorado.com. The conference will run February 24-26, 2015. The location has changed this year to the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center at 7800 East Tufts Avenue, Denver, Colorado.

DHSEM Grant Information and Updates

If you have any questions or would like assistance in completing your Quarterly Report or uploading permits, please send your inquiries to [email protected]. Each week an update is posted to the DHSEM website with the follow information: • Mitigation and Recovery Program Report for all grant program coordinated by DHSEM. • Grant Calendar with important deadlines and training events. • Public Assistance Status Update posted to DHSEM website. • Today, Dec. 31, 2014 is the last day the FEMA Crisis Counseling grant will be administered for Disaster 4145 Colorado 2013 Flood. • Today, Dec. 31, 2014 is the last day to apply for Weld Recovers funding as a result of the September 2013 flooding.

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Job and Volunteer Opportunities • • • • • •

Colorado DFPC: SEAT Manager – Technician IV Colorado DFPC: Senior Wildland Firefighter – Technician II Colorado DFPC: Helicopter Manager – Technician V Boulder County: Emergency Planner (closes Feb. 13) Rocky Mountain Incident Team Members (closes Feb. 13) Denver Water: Community Relations Specialist (closes Jan. 30)

Kudos and Congratulations

Congratulations to DHSEM’s Cindy VonFeldt who graduated from FEMA’s National Emergency Management Basic Academy. The Emergency Management Institute has created the National Emergency Basic Academy to produce a comprehensive curriculum that provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to support the unpredictable challenges in the field of emergency management.

Educational Resources Emotional and Spiritual Care Webinar

Register now for a February 10 Emotional & Spiritual Care webinar. Intentional emotional and spiritual care is an integral component of disaster response. Learn why from a nationally recognized expert on disaster-related emotional and spiritual care and get resources to enhance your response in a free webinar organized and hosted by Church World Service. The 90-minute webinar will be held beginning at 2 p.m. U.S. Eastern time Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. Special guest speaker the Rev. Mary Hughes Gaudreau has titled her presentation "Beyond Bricks, Sticks, Muck-out and Tarps: Emotional and Spiritual Care Following Disasters." Register with this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/410450253776377090. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar. A recording of the Church World Service Webinar from January 13 “The Future of Long-Term Recovery Groups” is now on CWS’s webinar page under the “Past Webinars” section. You can find that here: http://www.cwsglobal.org/what-wedo/emergencies/us-emergency-response/webinars.html They have also scheduled the next two webinars: • March 10, 2015, "Disaster Preparedness," 2-3 p.m. eastern time. Presented by CWS Emergency Response Specialist Sandra Kennedy-Owes. • April 14, 2015, "Long-Term Recovery Basics," 2-4 p.m. eastern time. Presented by CWS Emergency Response Specialist Susanne Gilmore.

Big Burn Documentary

On Tuesday, February 3 at 9 p.m. ET, PBS will be airing “The Big Burn” an hour-long documentary about the fires of 1910. The film is based in part on the book, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan.

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More information including a preview, an introduction, and a “Beyond the Doc” factoid video can be found on the PBS “American Experience” website at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/burn/.

Training Information 5 Seats Left: Joint Information Center Training

DHSEM will be hosting a two-day Joint Information Center training in the State EOC on February 18-19, 2015 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day. Attendance is required for both days. Course registration is available at COTRAIN with Course ID # 1042323. This is a must attend course for public information officers. Contact Micki Trost with any questions at [email protected]. This course will fill quickly, please register early.

Certified Burner / Introduction to Agency Burn Boss

The Certified Burner / Introduction to Agency Burn Boss is a 20-24 hour course is designed to enable attendees to receive basic introductory training in the planning, design and implementation of low complexity “pile” burn projects. Topics include a fundamental review of basic wildland fire behavior, project design, smoke management, legal liability, implementation techniques and the development of site specific burn plans with risk management and project complexity as a foundation. Private entities, upon successful completion of this course will be enabled to initiate a task book certification process through the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) as a Certified Burner Level B Trainee. Once certified, private individuals may receive limited liability protection from the State of Colorado in the event unforeseen and undesirable events occur on a burn project. Local, county, state and federal agency attendees, upon successful completion of this course will be encouraged to seek a task book certification through their respective agency as a Burn Boss Type III. Prerequisites: None for private attendees. Agency attendees must have an NWCG agency currency as FFT1 or ICT5 as well as successful completion of the Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (S-290) NWCG course. • • • • •

Dates: February 27th thru March 1st Times: Feb. 27 (5:30 – 10 pm); Feb. 28 & Mar. 1 (8 am – 5 pm) Location: Grand Fire Protection District No.1, 60500 U.S. Hwy. 40, Granby, CO Cost: None To Register: Email Sam Parsons, DFPC Regional Fire Management Officer at [email protected] or call 720-556-4247.

Fully Involved Training Event

West Metro Fire Rescue is proud to announce that Mark von Appen will be speaking at the West Metro Training Center February 11th and 12th. Mark, a Captain from Palo Alto, California, will present his leadership program titled Fully Involved which is designed to help the officer reach common goals with those that they lead. There will be two presentations each day. February 12th afternoon session is currently full. The other 3 sessions are about 50%. Officers and acting officers will have priority on a first-come, first serve basis.

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Those interested should access the www.westmetrofiretrainingcenter.org Questions can be directed to Captain Dean Wahl at [email protected]
DHSEM Training Courses

View all DHSEM training courses at www.DHSEM.state.co.us on the Preparedness page. The Training program staff has also added several new resources to their webpage including: training forms, guidance manuals, student training manuals, National Domestic Preparedness Consortium materials and training links. Course Region Date Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

West

01/27/15

Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning (G131)

North Central

01/27/15

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)

South Central

01/27/15

Joint Information System/ Joint Information Center (G291)

West

01/29/15

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS 300)

South Central

02/17/15

Joint Information System (JIS)/ Joint Information Center (JIC) Course by Argonne National Labs

North Central

02/18/15

Rapid Needs Assessment (G250.7)

South Central

02/19/15

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS 300)

Northeast

02/21/15

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS 300)

Northwest

03/05/15

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS 400)

San Luis Valley

03/06/15

Community Mass Care Management (G108)

West

03/06/15

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS400)

South Central

03/10/15

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS300)

South

03/11/15

CSEPP 101: Integrated Performance Evaluator Training Course

South

03/18/15

Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations (G775)

South Central

03/19/15

Enhanced Threat And Risk Assessment (MGT315)

South Central

03/25/15

Incident Command System/ Emergency Operation Center (ICS/EOC) Interface (G191)

South Central

04/09/15

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)

South

04/14/15

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

North Central

05/12/15

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

South Central

06/08/15

A Coordinated Response to Food Emergencies (PER-273)

South Central

06/17/15

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

North Central

06/20/15

Joint Information Center/ Joint Information System Course (G291)

North Central

08/18/15

Recovery from Disaster: The Local Government (G270,4)

South Central

08/25/15

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Region

Date

Joint Information System/ Joint Information Center (G291)

South Central

11/17/15

Important Reminders County Emergency Management Contact and Emergency Notification Links

Do you have a change in staff or a new emergency notification web link? Please email [email protected] with current contact information for inclusion on our COEmergency webpages. Thank you for your assistance in keeping these community resources up to date.

Current Fire Restriction Levels

As the fire restrictions change in your counties or forest, please send those updates to Micki Trost at [email protected] so that the Colorado Fire Restriction map and information page posted at www.COEmergency.com can be updated. This page receives thousands of visits each day during the summer and fall. Thank you for your assistance in keeping this resource up to date for those living and visiting Colorado.

Information to Share in the Next DHSEM Update

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