Hewlett Fire Update

Daily Wildfire Update from Colorado State Forest Service

The Hewlett Fire is now 100 percent contained. A Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) team has begun gathering information and conducting field observations to determine what steps to take on the burn area.

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DEM Weekly Update May 22

Colorado Division of Emergency Management Weekly Update ~ May 22, 2012

Items included this week include:
  • Transition Update
  • Kudos 
  • Smoke Alarm Recycling or Disposal
  • PIOs Needed for Operation Vortex
  • Job Opening
  • State leagues and the Nationwide Safety Broadband Network
  • Summit County's Ready, Set, Go! A Wildland Fire Action Planning Event
  • Indian nations Emergency Management Conference
  • The Colorado Briefing:  A National School Safety Leadership Symposium at Columbine
  •  Resource Network for Anyone Providing Safety Education
  • Denver CERT: Disaster Preparedness Response Training
  • One Year Anniversary of Joplin Tornado
  • Training Information
Contact Micki Trost, DEM PIO, with any questions or to share information in next week's update at micki.trost@state.co.us.  
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The Colorado Briefing: A National School Safety Leadership Symposium

On behalf of The "I Love U Guys" Foundation, The Jefferson County School District and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, I am inviting you and your colleagues to The Colorado Briefing: A National School Safety Leadership Symposium.

When:      June 25-27, 2012
 
Where:    Columbine High School, 6201 S. Pierce St., Littleton, CO 80123
 
What:      Targeted for law enforcement, school administrators, faculty, safety teams and other first responders,  the symposium is designed to deliver a number of takeaways that districts, departments and agencies can implement immediately.

Speakers include school safety stakeholders and professionals ranging from school administrators and teachers to first responders, criminal justice and psychology professionals, all of whom were involved in the response and/or recovery of one or more of the Colorado school shootings. 
In a total of 12 presentations and four panel discussions, attendees will learn how best practices for school safety are changing, the challenges that face school administrators after a violent event, some trauma reduction techniques and more. Some of the topics to be covered have been publicly discussed rarely or not at all, making this an extremely unique opportunity for the audience.
People can learn more, and register at www.coloradobriefing.org or download The Colorado Briefing flyer.
If the attendance fee is prohibitive, interested people may call They "I Love U Guys" Foundation office and request a rate reduction. The primary goal of the hosting organizations is to share this information with as many people as possible.
Thank you!
Ellen Stoddard-Keyes
The "I Love U Guys" Foundation
Office: 303-838-1188
Mobile: 303-902-2392

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Managing Spontaneous Volunteers: Lessons learned from Decent Disasters Workshop Presentations

On May 15, 2012 the Managing Spontaneous Volunteers:  Lessons Learned from Recent Disasters Workshop was held in Colorado.  The three presentations are available here for viewing or for download:

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Brushy Mountain Fire Update





http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2gjc/

Brushy Mountain Fire Update

Contacts:   Lee Ann Loupe, Fire Information Officer, 970.874.6717; cell: 970.596.0246

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Grand Junction, CO (May 15, 2012) – Firefighters continue to work toward containment of the Brushy Mountain Fire.  The fire has grown to approximately 170 acres in size and is about 80% contained.  Full containment is estimated for Friday, May 18, pending weather and burning conditions.  A “Type 3 Incident Management Team” lead by Incident Commander  Jeff Phillips is managing the fire and the resources working it.  Fire officials say communications to and from the fire are difficult, as it is located in a fairly remote area and there is no cell phone coverage.

The fire is burning between Delta and Whitewater (Colorado) at the bottom of the North Fork of the Escalante Creek and north of Forest Road #421.  No homes or structures are nearby, or threatened.   A total of 56 persons are assigned to the fire and this includes two engines, a fire crew and various overhead (team) members.  A helicopter has been assisting as well. 

The Brushy Mountain Fire began on Friday, May 11 on private land in the area and was caused by a lightning strike.  The fire burned onto National Forest System Lands on the Uncompahgre Plateau..  Weather forecasts call for a dry, cold front with gusty wind over the next few days. Fire officials will continue to monitor the conditions and work toward containment and control of the fire.
 
Members of the public are cautioned that ground and vegetation conditions are dry and local winds and the lack of moisture make for conditions that are ripe for wildfire.  Please be careful.
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