EXERCISE State EOC Activated to Support Summit County Earthquake

State EOC Overview

The Colorado State EOC was activated at 8:30 a.m. on October 16, 2019 due to a 6.5 magnitude earthquake on the evening of Monday, October 14th impacting a large portion of Summit County. The Colorado State EOC is activated at a Level 1. Full activation of the SEOC and/or a federal Joint Field Office has been established, with representatives from lead and supporting state departments, federal agencies and other supporting organizations.

Governor Polis verbally declared a State of Emergency on October 16, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. This allows the State of Colorado to provided funding and resources to the impacted area.

The State EOC is also monitoring state wide impacts due to the earthquake.

Community Support Needed

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