EXERCISE Colorado Governor Declares Disaster Due to Multiple Wildfires

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Due to the destructive wildfires that are occurring in Douglas, Boulder and Jefferson Counties, the damages already sustained to homes and structures, and the continued threats to people and property, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper ordered a verbal disaster declaration at 12:45 p.m. today, 

July 8, 2016

Disaster declarations trigger access to state resources to help with response and recovery efforts. 

EXERCISE Map for residents impacted by Jefferson County Valley Parkway Fire

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For residents impacted by the Jefferson County Valley Parkway Fire, this map offers locations of overnight shelters and road closures.

As information becomes available updates will be made to the map. Check back frequently for updates.



This map was produced for public information only to assist residents impacted by the Valley Parkway Fire with decisions related to such things as evacuation notices. It does not include specific details about the incident.

EXERCISE Colorado Daily Status Report for July 8, 2016

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Colorado Daily Status Report July 8, 2016

Information in this report was gathered prior to 8:30 a.m.

Alerts/Warnings
National Terrorism Advisory System: No Current Alerts | Bulletin

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status
Level II

Current Disasters/Large Incidents 

Jefferson County Valley Parkway Fire

Incident Name	Valley Parkway Fire
Incident Start Date	July 8, 2016
Location/County	Jefferson County
Cause	Unknown
Acres	Unknown
Containment	0%
Evacuations	Ken Caryl Valley Community
Fatalities/Injuries	None reported
Structures Lost	None reported
Resources	DHSEM Field Manager No other state resources requested at this time
Funding	None requested at this time
Information Sources	State EOC Briefing, WebEOC, Jefferson County OEM and JeffCO Sheriff Social Media platforms

Boulder County Mine Road Fire

Incident Name	NCR Regional Wildland Fire Exercise
Incident Start Date	July 8, 2016
Location/County	Boulder County
Cause	Unknown
Acres	254 acres
Containment	0%
Evacuations	1600 Households Shelter: New Day Covenant Church Animals: Boulder County Fairgrounds for livestock, Longmont Humane and Boulder Valley Humane for pets
Fatalities/Injuries	None reported
Structures Lost	40 homes
Resources	DHSEM Field Managers (1) No other state resources requested
Funding	Emergency Fire Fund approved, Fire Emergency Management Assistance Grant Approved
Information Sources	State EOC Briefing, WebEOC, Boulder OEM Social Media platforms

To read Colorado Daily Status Report for July 8, 2016 

EXERCISE Evacuations ordered for Jefferson County due to Valley Parkway Fire

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Evacuations have been ordered for the Ken Caryl Valley Community.

Road Closures

C-470 and Ken Caryl
Valley Parkway and Tamarade,
Valley Parkway and Mountain Willow.

EXERCISE Jefferson County OEM Notifies Residents of Fire at Valley Parkway

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Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management is reporting a fire at Valley Parkway. Evacuations are being coordinated and residents are asked to bring large animals to Jefferson County Fairgrounds and pets to the Foothills Animal Shelter. Both Jefferson County and Clear Creek County are on accident alert.

More updates will be shared as information becomes available.

EXERCISE Update on Mine Road Fire in Boulder July 8, 2016

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The Colorado State Emergency Operations Center was activated this morning in support of the Mine Road Fire that started yesterday in Boulder County. The Mine Road Fire in Boulder has continued to burn overnight and an update will be available after 9 a.m. this morning, July 8, 2016

The map containing shelter locations and road closures was updated as of yesterday afternoon, July 7, 2016

Donations and Volunteers

Financial donations can be made online to help those impacted at unitedwayfoothills.org

There is no current need for volunteers. If volunteers are need, you can find information at: helpcoloradonow.org

EXERCISE State Emergency Operations Center Activated July 8, 2016

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The State Emergency Operations Center was activated July 8, 2016 at 8 a.m. in support of the fire burning in Boulder County. 

EXERCISE State Emergency Operations ENDEX

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The State Emergency Operations Center deactivated at 4 p.m. today and will continue to monitor virtually until 8 a.m. on July 8, 2016

EXERCISE DFPC Announces FEMA Approval of Fire Management Assistance Grant

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The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control announced the approval of the Fire Emergency Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) by FEMA for #MineRoadFire in Boulder County. FMAG will reimburse firefighter costs that will come back to local and state agencies.

EXERCISE Animal Shelters and Requests for Transporting Animals

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Boulder County Office of Emergency Management is asking evacuees with access to transportation to bring their own animals to the appropriate facility.

Small family pets should be brought to either the Humane Society of Boulder Valley or the Longmont Humane Society.

Farm animals can be brought to the Boulder County Fairgrounds which is located at 9595 Nelson Road in Longmont. Please note that only certified service animals will be permitted into the shelters located at East and South Boulder Recreation Centers.

Evacuees without transportation should contact the site manager of the evacuation point. The site manager will coordinate with animal control to facilitate a hand-off of all animals.

EXERCISE Disaster Assistance Centers Open Tomorrow for Boulder and Douglas County Fires

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The Colorado Department of Local Affairs coordinated the establishment of two Disaster Assistance Centers, for those impacted by the recent wildfires in Boulder and Douglas Counties, that will open starting tomorrow.

Disaster Assistance Centers

1) Boulder County

Manhattan Middle School

290 Manhattan Drive

Boulder, CO 80303

2) Douglas County

Douglas County High School

2842 Front Street

Castle Rock, CO 80104 

Both shelters will open tomorrow, July 8, 2016 from noon-7 p.m.. 

Beginning Sunday, July 9, 2016 they will remain open indefinitely from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. each day.

EXERCISE Updated Shelter/Road Closure Map for Mine Road Fire in Boulder July 7, 2016

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This map was recently updated to include shelter and road closure locations for the
Mine Road Fire in Boulder. This map is designed to be used for public information only to help residents make decisions about their safety and well-being.
It does not include specific details about the incident.

The Boulder Emergency Operations Center encourages any residents living near the fire, who are concerned for their safety, to self-evacuate and not wait for the official evacuation notification.

EXERCISE Boulder OEM Updates on Shelter Locations for Mine Road Fire

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*Please note the name change from NCR Exercise Fire to Mine Road Fire for the fire currently burning in Boulder*

Shelter update from Boulder Office of Emergency Management (OEM):

Two Boulder shelters are now open to the public. 

1) East Boulder Recreation Center is located at 5660 Sioux Drive 

2) South Boulder Recreation Center is located at 1360 Gillaspie Drive

The shelter cannot accommodate pets or animals, but Boulder Animal Control will be on hand at both shelters to assist the public with their animals. Livestock can be taken to the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont.

If you are in need of shelter, do not go to Nederland Community Shelter as that shelter is full.

If you are within the evacuation radius of one mile of 210 Brook Road, you can use Lee Hill Road or Linden Drive to evacuate to New Day Church at 28th Street and Jay Road. 

Residents at the Boulder Homeless Shelter are being bused to the East Boulder Recreation Center.

If you feel concerned for your safety, please self evacuate immediately and do not await on an 

official evacuation declaration.

EXERCISE Update on NCR Exercise Fire in Boulder

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Update from Boulder Office of Emergency Management (EOM) on NCR Exercise Fire.

The size of the fire has been confirmed as 25 acres and growing. The evacuation area includes 422 residential parcels, which includes 968 people, one restaurant and one church. If you are within the evacuation radius of one mile of 210 Brook Road, use Lee Hill Road or Linden Drive to evacuate to New Day Church at 28th Street and Jay Road.

Road closures remain in effect at North Broadway at Kalmia Avenue and South Broadway at U.S. 36.

EXERCISE Boulder OEM Evacuations for NCR Exercise Fire

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Here is an update from the Boulder Office of Emergency Management (OEM) on evacuation notices for the NCR Exercise Fire:

Evacuation Notices for Boulder Area

Residents within a one mile radius of 210 Brook Road are being evacuated. Residents near this area are told not to wait for official evacuation order.

Evacuation route: Use Lee Hill Road to New Day Church at 28th Street and Jay Road.

North Boulder Homeless Shelter has also been evacuated. 

Shelter: Evacuees are asked to go to New Day Church at Jay Road and 28th Street in North Boulder.

EXERCISE State EOC Monitors New Fire in Boulder Area July 7, 2016

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The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was notified at 9:45 a.m. today, July 7, 2016, that Boulder County has activated their EOC in response to a fire in the Lee Hill area. The State EOC is monitoring the incident in order to respond to any requests for additional resources.

EXERCISE Colorado Daily Status Report July 7, 2016

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Colorado Daily Status Report July 7, 2016

Information in this report was gathered prior to 9:30 a.m.

Alerts/Warnings
National Terrorism Advisory System: No Current Alerts | Bulletin

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status
Level II

Current Disasters/Large Incidents 

Incident Name	NCR Regional Wildland Fire Exercise
Incident Start Date	July 7, 2016
Location/County	Douglas County
Cause	Motor home explosion started grass fire
Acres	Undetermined
Containment	0%
Evacuations	1600 Households Shelters: Douglas County Fairgrounds 200 people overnight, more than 200 large and small animals Lone Tree Recreation Ctr on Standby
Fatalities/Injuries	None reported
Structures Lost	200-250 lost or damaged
Resources	MMA, DHSEM Field Managers (2), DFPC Field Management Officers (3) Franktown Fire, South Metro, Castle Rock.  Additional Agencies are also on scene.  Douglas County Sheriff’s office, State Patrol, Parker PD, Castle Rock PD and Douglas County Search and Rescue, Colorado DSHEM, DFPC, Lone Tree PD, Red Cross, Rampart Helicopter, DCSO Hazmat, ARES, No other state resources requested
Funding	Emergency Fire Fund approved
Information Sources	State EOC Briefing, WebEOC

To read Colorado Daily Status Report for July 7, 2016

EXERCISE Franktown Fire Continues to Need Volunteers and Donations

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A large wildfire near Franktown continues to burn with mandatory and voluntary evacuations ordered. A shelter for humans and animals was established yesterday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Weather conditions are predicted to deteriorate today and residents can get up-to-date information which will be posted here throughout the day.

Volunteers and Donations

The most effective way to assist those impacted by the Franktown fire is to make a financial donation on HelpColoradoNow.org

In addition, if you would like to volunteer, you must register at HelpColoradoNow.org and agencies seeking your skills will contact you.

EXERCISE State Emergency Operations Center Activated July 8, 2016

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The Colorado State Emergency Operations Center has activated this morning at 8 a.m. in support of the NCR Wildland Fire Exercise.

EXERCISE State Emergency Operations Center Monitoring Franktown Fire

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The State Emergency Operations Center will monitor the Franktown fire virtually beginning at 4:15 p.m. today until 8 a.m. tomorrow morning, July 7, 2016

EXERCISE Public Information Map for Franktown Fire

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This map was created for public information purposes.The map lists current updates on road closures, shelter locations as well as the location of the fire. It does not have specific perimeters of the fire or other incident details. It can be used to help residents make decisions as information about the wildfire becomes available.

Exercise Colorado Daily Status Report July 6, 2016

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Colorado Daily Status Report July 6, 2016

Information in this report was gathered prior to 8:30 a.m.

Alerts/Warnings
National Terrorism Advisory System: No Current Alerts | Bulletin

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status
Level II

Current Disasters/Large Incidents

Incident Name	NCR Regional Wildland Fire Exercise
Incident Start Date	July 6, 2016
Location/County	Douglas County
Cause	Motor home explosion started grass fire
Acres	Undetermined
Containment	0%
Evacuations	1700 Households Shelter: Douglas County Fairgrounds 200 people, accepting large and small animals
Fatalities/Injuries	None reported
Structures Lost	None reported
Resources	MMA, DHSEM Field Managers (2), DFPC Field Management Officers (2) Franktown Fire, South Metro, Castle Rock.  Additional Agencies are also on scene.  Douglas County Sheriff’s office, State Patrol, Parker PD, Castle Rock PD and Douglas County Search and Rescue No other state resources requested
Funding	Emergency Fire Fund approved
Information Sources	State EOC Briefing, WebEOC

To read the Colorado Daily Status Report for July 6, 2016

EXERCISE Emergency Fire Fund Approved for Franktown Fire

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The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control  (DFPC) approved the Emergency Fire Fund (EFF) to support the Franktown wildfire.

The EFF was established in 1967 by a group of Colorado counties that recognized that some wildfires may exceed the counties’ individual resources and ability to manage.

An assessment of the incident is conducted by the Fire Management Officer (FMO) and once completed and approved,any counties who have paid into the EFF receive funds to offset costs of the fire.

Requests for assistance from the fund must originate from the County Sheriff and DFPC approval is required. Once accepted, an EFF fire is managed under the direction of DFPC.

EXERCISE Volunteer or Donate to Help Franktown Fire

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Volunteers

Anyone interesting in volunteering to help those impacted by the wildfire burning near Franktown, must register at HelpColoradoNow.org Please complete the form and any agency with a need for your specific skills will contact you.

Donations

The most effective way to help is by making a financial contribution to one of the agencies assisting the victims of the wildfire. You can find that information on the HelpColoradoNow.org website.

EXERCISE State EOC Activated

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The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated at a Level II this morning at 10:55 a.m. in support of a wildfire within Douglas County, near Franktown.

Level II Activation

Primary DHSEM staff actively monitor the on-going incident. Command and General Staff will occupy positions in the State EOC. Selected state agency representatives are in the State EOC. Notification is made to all remaining state agencies and other support organizations to be on standby for activation.

State EOC Objectives

• Establish and maintain situational awareness for this incident
• Prepare to provide all resources requested by local jurisdictions
• Document all resource requests
• Support and assist local jurisdictions with messaging 

Information Sources

Follow the accounts below for current information and updates related to the incident:

• Hashtag #NCREXERCISE
• Twitter: @COEmergencyEX or https://twitter.com/COEmergencyEX
• Facebook: Colorado EX Centennial or https://www.facebook.com/cemex.centennial
• Twitter: @COVOSTExercise1 or https://twitter.com/COVOSTExercise1

EXERCISE May 19-21, 2016

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This blog will be used to support a North Central Region Exercise on May 19-21, 2016. 

All information on this site is for exercise purposes and is not a real world event.

Contact Micki.Trost@state.co.us with any questions.

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EXERCISE: SEOC Deactivated as of 2:48 pm May 4, 2016 ENDEX

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The State Emergency Operations Center deactivated as of 2:48 pm.

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EXERCISE: State EOC Demobilized May 4, 2016

The State EOC has demobilized on May 4, 2016 before 3 p.m.

EXERCISE Colorado Daily Status Report May 4, 2016

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Colorado Daily Status Report May 4, 2016

Information in this report was gathered prior to 11 a.m.

Alerts/Warnings
National Terrorism Advisory System: No Current Alerts | Bulletin

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status
Level II

Current Disasters/Large Incidents

Incident Name	Pueblo CSEPP Exercise
Incident Start Date	May 4, 2016
Location/County	Pueblo
Cause	Chem Depot explosion and mustard agent spill Hazmat and explosion due to tanker crash at Fairgrounds
Acres	n/a
Containment	Local Agencies responding
Evacuations	No evacuations, Residents in N1 zone sheltering in place
Fatalities/Injuries	29 injuries reported
Structures Lost	n/a
Resources	None requested at this time
Executive Order Issued	Not at this time
Funding	State preapproved Resource Mob funds
Information Sources	Puebloemergency.info WebEOC, Pueblo JIC