DHSEM Update ~ July 17, 2014 Information and Updates

Colorado United Day Informational Webinar

The Colorado Recovery Office and Serve Colorado have partnered on a state-wide day of service. This day commemorates the 2013 Colorado floods and recognizes Colorado’s united commitment to the recovery and resiliency of its communities. Volunteer projects will be available near you on Saturday, September 13th, 2014. The information webinar is scheduled for Monday, July 21 from 10-11 a.m. Register for the webinar at https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ntdpjzg3wivr. Starting on August 1, up-to-date information about Colorado United Day can be found at ColoradoUnited.com.

Flood Recovery Information Updates CDBG-DR Stakeholder Meetings The Colorado Recovery Office (CRO), the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Department of Public Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) are hosting meetings to review the CDBG-DR process as required by HUD, get feedback on the Substantial Amendment to Colorado's Action Plan, have open discussion, Q & A, and wrap up with next steps. We will also outline how the requirements of this second allocation differ from the initial $62.8 million dollar grant. As you can see, this is an important meeting and we need your input. Your attendance is greatly appreciated. Please RSVP online via the links provided below: •

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Monday, July 21 - El Paso County, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Pikes Peak Workforce Center, Event Room B, Citizens Service Center, 1675 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80907Tuesday, July 22 - Boulder County, 6 - 8 p.m., Boulder County Courthouse, Hearing Room, 3rd Floor, 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder (On the Pearl Street Mall between 13th and 14th Streets), Boulder, CO 80302 Wednesday, July 23 - Weld County, 6 - 8 p.m., Weld County Administrative Building, 1150 "O" Street, Greeley, CO 80631 Thursday, July 24 - Larimer County, 6 - 8 p.m., Larimer County Courthouse, Hearing Room, 200 W. Oak St., Fort Collins, CO 80521 Friday, July 25 - Webinar, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., A webinar will be held for those who can’t attend one of the local meetings or would like to review the information again. This webinar will require

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both calling a conference number and accessing a web link. A confirmation email and a reminder will be sent prior to the webinar. We also suggest that jurisdictions or organizations be represented by a small group of officials who can best make decisions and give input on these matters. We suggest this include the chief elected official (or other board member), manager/administrator, planning or public works director, recovery manager or similar key representatives. We ask you to limit your jurisdiction’s delegation to a maximum of five due to space limitations. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: Acquisition Workshop DHSEM is leading a workshop to provide information on the acquisition process for both the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBGDR) programs. The workshops will take place July 22 at 9 a.m. at the FEMA Joint Field Office, Innovation Pavillion, 2nd Floor (signs will be posted), 9200 E Mineral Ave., Centennial, CO 80112. Participation in the day long workshops is highly recommended. The recommended audience for these workshops is those whom will be developing acquisition applications, working with community members and anyone else within your organization who is currently involved with the acquisition process at the programmatic level. Please feel free to forward this information along to anyone you feel would benefit from attending.

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Colorado Department of Local Affairs: CDBG-DR Compliance & Monitoring Specialist closes July 22. Denver CERT needs volunteers for a Coors Field emergency exercise on August 14 from 12 – 2:30 p.m. Contact Carolyn Bluhm by email at [email protected] for more information. Colorado Department of Transportation: Director, Office of Emergency Management closes July 23.

Colorado Emergency Preparedness Partnership (CEPP): Emergency Communications Please join CEPP for their summer metro area meeting on August 7 at Regis University. Recent severe wildfires and last September's floods have made emergency communications more important than ever for public and private sector organizations alike. This event will provide an opportunity to learn more about emergency communications options, best practices and protocols. Our guest speakers include Stephen Meer, co-founder and former chief technology officer of Intrado, as well as experts discussing commercial unmanned aerial systems (drones), amateur and private mobile radio communications and cell phone systems. In a panel setting, our experts will address such

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issues as the fragility and overcrowding of communications networks and practical solutions available to businesses and other organizations. Networking begins at 8:15 a.m. The meeting itself runs from 9-11 a.m. at Regis University, St. Peter Claver Hall,3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO 80221. A registration link is here: http://tinyurl.com/August7CEPPmeeting and a downloadable parking pass will be available soon.

Kudos and Congratulations Wildfire Mitigation Awards Call for Nominations The National Association of State Foresters, International Association of Fire Chiefs, and National Fire Protection Association are pleased to announce that the Wildfire Mitigation Awards will launch in 2015. The call for nominations will go live in September 2014. The national awards will recognize outstanding service in wildfire mitigation efforts and activities to increase public recognition and awareness of the need for continuing mitigation efforts.http://www.stateforesters.org/news-events/blog/save-date-nasfpartners-launch-wildfire-mitigation-award. Please keep this in mind for those projects or groups that have done an outstanding job in wildfire mitigation efforts.

Educational Resource Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Resources • •

Region 8 Preparedness Quarterly Newsletter Information on the EPA Preparedness Unit

Public Information Officer Resources If you are responsible for public information for your agency or incident you should check out these two resources: • • • •

Guide to Fire Adapted Communities 2014 Rocky Mountain Area Seasonal Outlook (Updated July 10) USFS Coffee Break Training: Identification of Juveniles Involved in Firesetting FEMA Blog: Two Years after Waldo Canyon Fire Colorado Springs Wildfire Mitigation Program in Full Force

Tri-County Health Department Resources The Tri-County Health Department’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) has developed a 7 minute video, which provides an overview of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and

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Response at Tri-County Health Department. Please click here to take a look: http://youtu.be/5NGFqhwB-QU Tri-County Health Department has launched a new website, which can be accessed at www.tchd.org. New features include: “Notify Me” module, facilities module, and links to TCHD’s social media pages on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Training Information FEMA Courses • IS156: Building Design for Homeland Security for Continuity of Operations • V0018 VTTX School Hostage Focus August 18-20, 2014 • E0317 Comprehensive Data Management August 11-14, 2014 Upcoming Public Information Officer Courses for 2014 The following courses will be added to the DHSEM website later this week, however, here are the dates and topics so that you can pencil them in on your calendars. All course registration information will be listed at www.DHSEM.State.CO.US on the Training Course page. The dates are: • •

October 14-15 – G290 Basic PIO – Alamosa, CO December 2-3 - G290 - Boulder

If you are interested in a custom delivery social media for emergency management (SMEM) or Virtual Operation Support Team (VOST) training email [email protected] or contact your regional field manager to make arrangements. Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) Series Anyone looking for information on upcoming MEPP series please visit the FEMA website at: http://www.training.fema.gov/MEPP/. This webpage includes information on 2014 and 2015 schedules for the MEPP series as well as pre-requisites. DOLA: Governance and Intergovernmental Cooperation for Local Government Officials from Smaller Jurisdictions Join elected and appointed municipal, county and special district officials at the annual “Governance and Intergovernmental Cooperation for Local Government Officials from Smaller Jurisdictions” Workshop in Fruita on Wednesday, August 20. Registration is only $35. Register now. Presented by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) in partnership with the Colorado Municipal League (CML), Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI), the Special District Association of Colorado (SDA), and the City of Fruita, elected and appointed municipal, county, and special district officials from across the state are invited to participate in this day-long workshop, which will provide valuable information and tools to those leading smaller jurisdictions.

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Sessions include: • • • • •

Strategic budgeting for small local governments Economic development strategies that work Intergovernmental and regional cooperation Making tough personnel decisions without an HR staff Lunchtime presentations from DOLA, CML, CCI, and SDA will focus on services for smaller jurisdictions.

Click here for more information and to register. Please be sure to share this opportunity with your colleagues. Emergency Management and Planning Degree and Certificate Programs Through Red Rocks Community College, students can earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree or a Certificate in Emergency Management Planning. All courses are offered ONLINE. To complete our Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Management and Planning requires the completion of 60 credit hours of courses, including 15 hours of General Education courses, 15 hours of Electives and 30 credit hours (ten courses) of core EMP courses. The Red Rocks fall semester starts on August 18, 2014. This fall we will be offering EMP 101, EMP 106, EMP 109, EMP 240, EMP 244, EMP 247, and EMP 250. More detailed information about our program is available at: http://www.rrcc.edu/catalogs/sheets/EmergencyManagementAndPlanning.pdf

DHSEM Training Courses View all DHSEM training courses at www.DHSEM.state.co.us on the Preparedness page. New courses posted this week include: • •

Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents for Key Decision Makers Joint Information System/ Joint Information Center (G291)

Course

Region

Date

Incident Command System 300 (ICS300)

South

07/21/14

Incident Command System 400 (ICS 400)

North Central

07/24/14

Rapid Law Enforcement Tactical Response to Violence and Terrorism in the School Setting ID-004-RESP

Northeast

07/28/14

Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents for Key Decision Makers

Statewide

08/07/14

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Course

Region

Date

Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools Train-the-Trainer (L362)

North Central

08/13/14

Threat and Risk Assessment: MGT 310

Northeast

08/14/14

COOP Program Management (IS 548) / Devolution Planning (IS 551)

South Central

08/15/14

Incident Command System 300 (ICS300)

Northwest

08/25/14

Enhanced Threat And Risk Assessment: MGT 315

Northeast

09/03/14

Local Volunteer and Donation Management (G 288)

South

09/11/14

Threat and Risk Assessment Course: MGT-310

South Central

09/17/14

Legal Issues in Emergency Management

South

09/30/14

Cyber Security Exercise Planning (AWR-136 & MGT-385)

South Central

10/07/14

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

San Luis Valley

10/14/14

Joint Information System/ Joint Information Center (G291)

South Central

10/23/14

Incident Command System 400 (ICS 400)

Northwest

11/05/14

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

North Central

12/02/1

Important Reminders 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.

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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. 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.

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