To: All Clear Creek County Employees
From: Clear Creek County Office of Emergency Management
RE: Emergency Notifications and Preparedness
Date: 07/02/2012
Please share the following information with the people who report to you. In turn, ask that they share the information with members of their departments.
There are some steps you can take for notifications should a wildfire necessitating evacuation, other emergencies impacting our community or other important messages.
From your landline phone, call the Clear Creek County Dispatch Center at 303-679-2393 (not 911 please!) and ask them if they can verify that your landline phone is associated with the correct address. This way, if an emergency notification by the County’s Code Red System (aka “Reverse 911”) is necessary to notify you of an evacuation and/or emergency, you will have verified that your number and address are “on the grid”, so to speak.
You can also sign up your cell phone for Code Red notifications on the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office website. Here is the link: http://www.clearcreeksheriff.us/
- Click on the “Code Red” box on the lower right hand portion of the website home page and follow the sign up instructions
- You will receive text messages and/or emails, however you set up your preferences
- You will need to know your cellular carrier. Some mergers (AT&T, Sprint, Nextel etc) have created some confusion in this regard so if you want to verify, follow the instructions on the page registering to “Send a Test Alert”.
Contact the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office at 303-679-2348 if you have any questions or need assistance in signing up for Code Red notifications.
More things you can do to prepare . . .
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DO NOT RELY ON NOTIFICATION. DO NOT WAIT – EVACUATE!
HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE EVENT THAT YOU RECEIVE AN EVACUATION ORDER:
MAKE A PLAN THAT INCLUDES EVACUATION ROUTES AND MEETING PLACES. PRACTICE THE PLAN AND THE EVACUATION ROUTES.
YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED. KNOWING THE STEPS YOU NEED TO TAKE DURING A DISASTER CAN GREATLY REDUCE THE DANGER AND DISTRESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MAY FACE.
THE FOLLOWING THINGS WILL HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY PLAN FOR, PERSEVERE DURING AND RECOVER AFTER AN EVACUATION…..
THE 5 P’s – What to pack if you have time:
*PAPERS — INSURANCE – HOMEOWNER, HEALTH, MEDICARE, AND MEDICADE. MEDICAL RECORDS, TITLES, CREDIT CARDS, CASH, COPIES OF ID’S, PASSPORTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, WILLS, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, CARE PROVIDER CONTACT INFORMATION AND A family communication plan
*PRESCRIPTIONS – YOURSELF, FAMILY, SENIORS / AND PERSONS WITH ACCESS / FUNCTIONAL NEEDS AND ANIMALS; TO INCLUDE EQUIPMENT FOR DAILY TREATMENTS INCLUDING OXYGEN AND HEARING AIDS
*PETS – KENNEL / CAT CARRIER, LEASH, WATER, FOOD, TOY, VACCINATION RECORDS, LITTER BOX AND LITTER
*PERSONAL ITEMS — CLOTHES, STURDY SHOES. FOR INFANTS – Formula and Diapers, CELL PHONE CHARGERS, LAPTOP, GLASSES, CONTACTS AND SOLUTION, TOILETRIES, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, FEMININE PRODUCTS, WET WIPES, WASH CLOTHES, TOWELS, FLASHLIGHT WITH BATTERIES, SLEEPING BAG, FIRST AID KIT, PAPER PLATES, CUPS, PLASTIC UTENCILS. Comfort Items: Cards, Games, and Books, etc
*PHOTOS — AND SMALL IRREPLACABLE ITEMS
EACH KIT SHOULD BE ADAPTED TO YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS AND THAT OF YOUR FAMILY
OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER:
*KEEP YOUR CAR FUELED
*MAPS MARKED WITH YOUR EVACUATION ROUTES
*BATTERY OR CRANKED OPERATED RADIO
IF YOU HAVE TIME BEFORE LEAVING THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO:
Outside: TURN OFF PROPANE/GAS, REMOVE ALL FLAMMABLE PATIO FURNITURE, LEAVE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON
Inside: SHUT WINDOWS AND DOORS, REMOVE FLAMMABLE SHADES AND CURTAINS, LEAVE LIGHTS ON SO FIREFIGHTERS CAN SEE YOUR HOME IN SMOKEY CONDITIONS
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For even more information on preparedness go to the Clear Creek County webpage, click on Departments, Emergency Management, Quick Links. Here is the link: http://www.co.clear-creek.co.us/index.aspx?nid=97.