DHSEM Update ~ March 23, 2015 Information and Updates DFPC Selects Rifle/ Garfield County as Location for Center of Excellence

On March 18 the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control announced Rifle/ Garfield County as the location for the Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting. The Center of Excellence was created in Senate Bill 14-164, which also authorized the State Fire Division to purchase or contract for aerial firefighting assets. During the legislative session, proponents of the Center explained that there is currently no mechanism for determining the efficacy of aerial firefighting, and the need exists for an innovative, science- and data-focused research entity. For this reason, the Center was held up as an integral part of ensuring the successful implementation of Colorado's own aerial firefighting fleet. Read the full news release.

DHSEM Grant Information and Updates

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.

Job and Volunteer Opportunities • • • • • • • •

CBI: Data Supervisor (closes March 27) Division of Criminal Justice: Program Assistant I (closes March 27) Division of Criminal Justice: Grant Financial Manager (closes March 27) Denver Water: Emergency Management Specialist II (closes April 1) DFPC: Tech I Wildland Firefighter - Rifle (March 26) DFPC: Tech III Lead Helicopter Crewmember (closes March 26) DFPC: Tech IV – Assistant Helicopter Manager (closes March 26) Gunnison County Regional Mitigation and Education Coordinator (closes April 1)

Kudos and Congratulations

Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program in Colorado

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Congratulations to the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System team and Pueblo County staff involved with the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. The program successfully destroyed the first round of mustard agent at the site. Additional information is available at www.peoacwa.army.mil.

Colorado Disaster Case Management Program Staff On March 14 the FEMA temporary housing mission in Colorado came to a close. Due to the efforts of the state’s Disaster Case Management caseworkers and FEMA housing staff the families living in the manufactured housing units have successfully transitioned to permanent housing. Great job to all involved.

Educational Resources NFPA Webinar: Wildland Fire Ignition Pathways

The NFPA is providing a free webinar on April 21, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. The webinar will identify pathways for fire spread at the wildland urban interface and identify gaps in information to inform prevention and protection strategies. Register for the webinar online.

Emergency Management App Lists for Emergency Management

Several counties and groups have been sharing the emergency management app lists that they find useful. Here are links to some of those lists: • Elbert and Gilpin County List • DHSEM Strategic Communications List • APCO International List

Drought Update

Read the March 2015 Drought Update produced by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Additional information is also posted at www.cwcb.state.co.us.

Public Information Officer Online Training Support

There are several resources for public information officer and social media online courses that have been newly posted to the web: • NIMO Teams: Social Media Tools for Information Officers • Webinar on UStream from NIMO training • NIFC PIO website

2015 AHIMTA Training Symposium: Save the Date

The 2015 All-Hazards Incident Management Teams Association Training and Education Symposium will take place in Denver this year from December 5-10. Currently they have a Call for Presenters. Learn more about the conference by visiting their website at www.ahimta.org.

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Training and Exercise Information 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

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

Tornado Awareness

North Central

04/10/15

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS 300)

Southwest

04/13/15

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

Northeast

04/14/15

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)

South

04/14/15

Incident Command System for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents (ICS 200)

North Central

04/14/15

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS 400)

Southwest

04/16/15

Intermediate Incident Command System 300 (ICS 300)

South Central

04/20/15

Advanced Incident Command System 400 (ICS 400)

South Central

04/22/15

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

North Central

05/12/15

Evacuation and Re-Entry Planning (G358)

South Central

05/14/15

Operations Section Chief (L958)

Southwest

05/19/15

Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems (MGT 345)

South Central

06/02/15

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

South Central

06/08/15

A Coordinated Response to Food Emergencies (PER-273)

South Central

06/17/15

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Course

Region

Date

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

Threat and Risk Assessment (MGT 310)

South Central

09/15/15

Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities (MGT 343)

South Central

09/24/15

Joint Information System/ Joint Information Center (G291)

South Central

11/17/15

FEMA Training Opportunities • •

Tornado Awareness Training: April 10 in Denver, Colorado. PER273 A Coordinated Response to Food Emergencies: Practice and Execution in Leadville, Colorado on June 1718, 2015. Register now at www.co.train.org with course ID# 1054575.

Electronic Incident Command System Hosted in Washington County

In conjunction with CDPHE Mike McCaleb is hosting a training on a new e-ICS system that CDPHE is rolling out. This training is not an ICS training but training on an electronic incident command system that allows for the management of an incident or event via a web-based system. Your ICS training will provide you with the knowledge in managing the event, and this system provides a tool for you to utilize that knowledge and training! Target Audience: • Hospitals • Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire, Law Enforcement • Public Health Agencies • Coroners/Mass Fatality • Emergency Managers • Any person serving in a position in the EOC during an incident The training will be at the Washington County Event Center on April 7th. Details are in the attachment so please read it. Registration is on COTRAIN and the course number is ID# 1052606.

Important Reminders County Emergency Management Contact and Emergency Notification Links

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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

Thank you for sending your changing fire restriction information. I am planning a map update the week of March 30. Please send me any new information that you have. to Micki Trost at [email protected] so that the Colorado Fire Restriction map and information page posted at www.COEmergency.com can be updated.

Information to Share in the Next DHSEM Update

Do you have information that would benefit other agencies in Colorado? Simply send an email to [email protected] with your information and it will be included in the next Update.

DHSEM Update Available Online

Each DHSEM Update is posted to COEmergency.com and is available to view as a PDF or to download.

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