Department Info

506 E. Main Street
Garden Level
Aspen, CO  81611

 Phone: (970) 920-5234
 Dispatch: (970) 920-5300
 Cell: (970) 309-2320
   Fax: (970) 920-5198
 
Hours:  8 - 5 (M-F)

Tom Grady
Pitkin County Emergency Manager

Valerie MacDonald
Emergency Management Administrator
Special Event Liaison

Related Info


Emergency Management

 

 

**NEW WEBSITE**

THE PITKIN COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL HAS A NEW WEBSITE THAT HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES EMERGENCY HAZARDS IN THE COUNTY

 

www.pitkinemergency.org
(Current fire ban info is available on this site)

 

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The Pitkin County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan (PDMP) update was given preliminary approval by FEMA on 1-12-2012 pending adoption by the local participating jurisdictions.

 

*Approvable Pending Adoption (APA) Notice

*Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan

 

The Board of County Commissioners will consider this matter at a first reading scheduled for March 14th and a second reading and public hearing scheduled for March 28th. 

 

Local Emergency Management officials are updating a plan designed to “reduce or minimize long-term risk to people and property from natural and man made hazards.” It is called the “Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan” (PDMP) and it’s updated by Pitkin County every five years. Among the potential hazards that the plan addresses are wildfire, winter storms, avalanche, land and rock slides as well as seasonal flash flooding. The update will assess natural and man made hazards that pose the greatest risks to Pitkin County and its incorporated towns.


Pitkin County is required to have a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan (PDMP) pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and to achieve eligibility for FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants, Flood Mitigation Assistance, Repetitive Loss Claims, and Severe Repetitive Loss Programs.  Workshops were held with extensive public outreach.

 




 

PDMP workshop #1

PDMP workshop #2

 

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN UPDATE

 

UPDATED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (CLICK HERE)

 

The Pitkin County Emergency Operations Plan is an all discipline, all hazards plan that establishes a single, comprehensive framework for the management of domestic incidents.  It provides the structure and mechanisms for the interoperable coordination of local, regional, state, and federal agencies.

The Pitkin County Emergency Operations Plan is important to the mission of reducing the vulnerability to all natural and manmade hazards; minimizing the damage, maximizing life safety, and assisting in the recovery from any type of incident that occurs.

The Board of County Commissioners will consider this matter at a first reading scheduled for March 14th and a second reading scheduled for March 28th.

 

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Pitkin County Emergency Management

Pitkin County has an emergency management system and coordinator in place to help plan, prepare, mitigate, and recover from natural and human-caused emergencies and disasters. The communities and individuals within the county must also take a proactive approach and prepare their residents, employees, households and families for emergencies. This web page provides information and links that will help you protect yourself, your family, property, and animals.

 

The Public Safety Council 

The Public Safety Council (PSC) was created to bring together all first response agencies (such as Law and Fire Departments) and other supporting agencies (such as American Red Cross and Community Health) every other month to discuss public safety issues in the Roaring Fork Valley. The PSC meets the first Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November. The meetings are held at rotating locations within the valley and run from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Call (970) 920-5234 for locations and agendas.