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Emergency Management

Emergency Manager     Lt. John Hutchins     rbcem@co.rio-blanco.co.us

PO Box 1460 Meeker CO 81641
970-878-9623
970-878-3127 Fax

Colorado Office of Emergency Management

Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit Board Charter

Rio Blanco County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

RIO BLANCO COUNTY WILDFIRE ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN (AOP) 2012

Rio Blanco County Pre-Disaster Natural Hazards Strategic Mitigation Program and Plan

E-mail Submittal for Tier II

Emergency Management Mission Statement

The purpose of emergency planning is to increase the effectiveness and readiness of community emergency and disaster response. by being effective and prepared, emergency planning will aid the community to mitigate the impacts of emergencies and disasters. emergency planning and management shall meet the resquirements of the various state and federal laws as they apply to emergency planning, management and hazardous materials.

The county emergency management team is involved in all aspects of emergency management.

The four Components of Emergency Management are:

Mitigation
Any action taken to eliminate or reduce the degree of long?term risk to human life and property from natural and man?made hazards. Mitigation assumes that society is exposed to risks whether or not an emergency occurs.

General Measures:

Building Codes		Land Use Management		Disaster Insurance
Risk Mapping		Monitoring/Inspection		Safety Codes
Public Education		Statutes/Ordinances		Risk Analysis
Litigation		Hazard Identification		Tax incentives

Preparedness
Any activity taken in advance of an emergency that facilitates the implementation of a coordinated response in the event an emergency occurs.

General Measures:

Continuity of Government		Emergency Operations Plans		Warning Systems
Emergency Communications		Mutual Aide Agreements		Tests/Exercises
Identify Shortfalls		Emergency Alert System		Resource Mgt.
Identify Capabilities		Public Information Materials		Training
Hazard Analysis

Response
Any action taken immediately before, during or directly after an emergency occurs to save lives., minimize damage to property, and enhance the effectiveness of recovery.

General Measures:

Activate Emergency Plan		Data Collection for Damage		Activate Ops Center
Activate Warning System		Activate Mutual Aid		Alert Ops Staff
On Scene Control		Search and Rescue		Reception and Care
Resource Mobilization		Emergency instructions

Recovery
A short?term activity to return vital life?support systems to minimum operating standards and long?term activity designed to return life to normal or improved levels.

General Measures:

Crisis Counseling		Public Information		Temporary Housing
Debris Clearance		Damage Assessment		Audits
Disaster Centers		Disaster Loans/Grants		Reconstruction
Assess Plans		Unemployment Assistance		Demolition

Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office in constantly striving to meet the increasing need to respond to emergency situations in Rio Blanco County. The response area covers 3,263 square miles. There are many natural resource production facilities in the county, such as oil, gas, coal, and nahcolite. These, coupled with naturally occurring hazards, require constant vigilance by the Emergency Response agencies in the county.  

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