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Colorado Daily Status Report November 26, 2019

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

Statewide Community Lifelines Assessment

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State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status

Level 3: Supporting response and recovery for incidents across the state. Be prepared

for activation level changes based on winter storm impacts.

Avalanche risk: Considerable-norther, north central and southwest mountains.

Moderate-southeast and portion of the central mountains.

Colorado Avalanche Information Center Map

New fire starts: 0. Fires tracked: 1.

Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center Fire Map

Colorado Community Lifelines Summary

Safety and Security

● Government - Numerous state and local government closures or delayed starts.

Numerous school closings. - Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency

Management

● Law Enforcement - Normal Operations

● Fire - Operations normal across the state. - Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and

Control

● Emergency Medical Services - Normal Operations

● Search and Rescue - Normal Operations

Food, Water, Sheltering

● Evacuations - Normal Operations

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● Sheltering - Normal Operations

● Food - Normal Operations

● Water - Normal Operations

Health and Medical

● Medical Care - Normal Operations

● Movement - Normal Operations - Colorado Department of Public Health and

Environment.

● Fatality Management - Normal Operations

● Public Health - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is

supporting all local public health agencies responding to a Hepatitis A outbreak

predominantly impacting people experiencing homelessness, substance use issues,

and/or incarceration. CDPHE continues to track suspected Norovirus cases in several

locations. Department Operations Center is activated Tuesday to monitor weather and

support needs. - Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

● Supply Chain - Normal Operations - Colorado Department of Public Health and

Environment.

Energy (Power & Fuel)

● Power Grid - Normal Operations. - Colorado Public Utilities Commission

● Temporary Power - Normal Operations

● Fuel - Normal Operations

● Natural Gas - Normal Operations

● Propane - Normal Operations

Communications

● Infrastructure - Normal Operations - Colorado Office of Information Technology

● Messaging - Normal Operations

● 911 / Dispatch - Normal Operations

● Responder Communications - Normal Operations

● Public Information - Normal Operations - Division of Homeland Security and

Emergency Management

Transportation

● Roads - See https://cotrip.org/ for latest update. Highway closures include: I-70 [Denver

to Kansas, Beaver Brock (MM 248),Dowd Junction (MM171)]; I-76 Lochbuie to Sterling);

US 287 (Ted’s Place to Wyoming): portions of US6, US 34, US 36, US 160, US 385, CO

52, CO 58, CO 64, CO 71, CO 83, CO 86 closed due to adverse weather conditions.

Several other highways have one or more lanes closed due to vehicle accidents or pull

offs. Multiple passenger vehicle traction and commercial chain laws are in effect. -

Colorado Department of Transportation

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● Mass Transit - Normal Operations

● Railways - Normal Operations

● Aviation - Normal Operations

● Pipelines - Normal Operations

Hazardous Materials

● Facilities - Normal Operations

● Waste Water - Normal Operations

● Debris Management - Normal Operations

Additional Items

● Daily avalanche risk (seasonal): https://avalanche.state.co.us/

● Daily flooding forecast (from rain - seasonal): www.ColoradoFloodThreat.com

● Colorado air quality: https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/air_quality.aspx, air quality

summary: https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx

● Division of Fire Prevention and Control

○ Rocky Mountain preparedness level: 1

○ National preparedness level: 1

○ The DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) Wildland 27 and 28 are available from

Centennial, and can be ordered through the State of Colorado Emergency

Operations Line (303-279-8855). To help expedite an MMA request complete

either the online Google form request: Google Form - MMA Request.

● Agricultural Issues: Number of counties with active quarantines for Vesicular

Stomatitis. https://www.colorado.gov/aganimals/vesicular-stomatitis-virus-vsv

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