Logan Fire Recovery Upate

State Recovery Efforts

• State Assistance for Logan Fire
• Colorado DHSEM leading State recovery efforts
• Colorado Department of Local Affairs is the lead agency for the DAC
• Colorado Health and Human Services supporting DAC and connection to local health
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Colorado Department of Agriculture
• Coordinate disposal of animals
• Colorado Cattleman’s Association
• Colorado Farm Bureau

• Disaster Action Center (DAC): Thursday, March 16, 2017, Haxtun Community Center, 3-7 p.m. The center would be open to all victims of the fire (Logan and Phillips) with local government representation from Logan and Phillips County.

• Colorado Department of Local Affairs is the lead agency for the DAC
• DHSEM State Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL)
• Farmer’s Home Administration
• Colorado State University Extension
• Natural Resource Conservation Service
• Farm Service Agency
• Centennial Mental Health
• Northeast Colorado Health Department
• USDA
• Colorado Department of Agriculture
• Insurance – State of Colorado
• Colorado Health and Human Services

• Damage Assessments
• March 8, 2017 Initial Damage Assessments with RFM and county OEM representatives
• March 14, 2017 to determine potential for Emergency Disaster Programs Administered by the Farm Service Agency with field check for the FSA draft plan:
• DHSEM Recovery Specialists (2)
• Department of Agriculture
• Farm Services Agency
• CDOT damages being evaluated and assessed to determine if Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds available or other programs.

• Funding
• Executive Order – D2017-006 Declaring a Disaster Emergency Due to the Logan Fire in Logan and Phillips Counties
• State Disaster Declaration – verbal authorization from Governor
• Disaster Emergency Funds (DEF)
• Resource Mobilization Fund – authorized by DHSEM Director 

• Local Declarations
• Logan County: Disaster of Emergency
• Phillips County: Disaster of Emergency