Tag: pikes peak regional office of emergency management
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Colorado Springs receives $2.3 million federal anti-terrorism grant
For the first time, Colorado Springs has qualified for a federal grant designed to secure high-risk cities against acts of terrorism. The city announced Monday that it had received $2.3 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Pikes Peak…
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Colorado Springs receives $2.3 million federal anti-terrorism grant
For the first time, Colorado Springs has qualified for a federal grant designed to secure high-risk cities against acts of terrorism. The city announced Monday that it had received $2.3 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Pikes Peak…
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Cheyenne Mountain D-12 conducts large-scale wildland fire exercise
With the threat of devastating wildfires looming over the Cheyenne Mountain community, hundreds of students, parents and first responders gathered outside The Broadmoor World Arena Friday morning to run through a new emergency response plan. About 250 Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 students waited patiently on one side of the arena as school staff coordinated…
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El Paso County residents urged to take precaution, aid response during forceful winds
As strong winds ripped across El Paso County Monday, increasing fire danger and pulling down trees and power lines in their wake, Pikes Peak regional emergency officials urged residents to take diligent precautions and report emergencies to help mitigate damage and keep communities safe. “Be vigilant, be prepared, share the responsibility with us. If you…
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Colorado Springs councilman criticizes city immigrant response plan as ‘vague’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management has a broad plan to guide Colorado Springs’ response if a “significant” number of immigrants crossing U.S. borders come into the city, but one councilman criticized the plan as “vague.” Andrew Notbohm, director of the regional emergency…
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Colorado Springs councilman criticizes city immigrant response plan as ‘vague’
The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management has a broad plan to guide Colorado Springs’ response if a “significant” number of immigrants crossing U.S. borders come into the city, but one councilman criticized the plan as “vague.” Andrew Notbohm, director of the regional emergency management office, told the council at its work session Monday…
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Emergency office preemptively plans response to migrant arrivals in Colorado Springs, mayor reiterates there is ‘no crisis’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management is preemptively planning its response in case an uncoordinated influx of immigrants arrive in Colorado Springs, though there is no emergency in the city, Mayor Yemi Mobolade reiterated Thursday. “We do not have a crisis of an…
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Emergency office preemptively plans response to migrant arrivals in Colorado Springs, mayor reiterates there is ‘no crisis’
The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management is preemptively planning its response in case an uncoordinated influx of immigrants arrive in Colorado Springs, though there is no emergency in the city, Mayor Yemi Mobolade reiterated Thursday. “We do not have a crisis of an influx of migrants coming to our community. That said, we…