DHSEM Update ~ October 30, 2015 Information and Updates NOI Deadline for DR-4229 HMGP

All Notice of Interest forms for the DR-4229 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program are due in the DHSEM office no later than Friday, November 6. Grant information available on the DHSEM website.

Save the Date for the Colorado Emergency Management Conference in 2016

The dates for the 2016 Colorado Emergency Management Conference hosted by DHSEM and CEMA have been set for March 8-10, 2016 in Colorado Springs at the Hotel Elegante. Information on registration, conference fees and agendas will be shared in future Updates.

DHSEM Grant Information and Updates

Each week an update is posted to the DHSEM website with the follow information: • Mitigation and Recovery Program Report for all grant program coordinated by DHSEM. • Grant Calendar with important deadlines and training events. • Public Assistance Status Update posted to DHSEM website. • Potential Contractor List

Animas River Celebration

All are invited to the Animas River Celebration on November 1, 2015 from 12 – 2 p.m. The event will provide information and an opportunity to ask questions of the local organizations working to support the river.

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Upcoming DHSEM Committee Meetings • • • •

Homeland Security Interface Meeting: November 4, 2015 from 1-4 p.m. Contact Ezzie Michaels with questions. Homeland Security and All-Hazards Advisory Committee (HSAC): November 9, 2015 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Contact Micki Trost with questions. Community Preparedness Advisory Council (CPAC): November 5 from 9-11 a.m. Contact Fran Santagata with questions. DR-4229 Public Assistance Teleconference: November 12 at 1:30 p.m. Contact DR-4229 PA Assistance with questions.

Job and Volunteer Opportunities • • • • •

CSP: Senior Crime Analyst [closes November 9] CSP: Grant Manager [closes November 3] Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office: Communications Officer [closes November 6] DOR: Communications Director [closes October 31] DOR: CORA Manager [closes October 31]

Good News and Kudos

Jeremy Utter new DHSEM Logistics Section Chief DHSEM is pleased to announce the addition of Jeremy Utter as Logistics Section Chief within the Office of Emergency Management. Utter began his assignment on October 26, 2015. He brings nearly 20 years of local, state and federal experience in a wide variety of aspects of emergency response and management to the team, and has earned numerous honors and awards during that time. He can be reached at [email protected] or 720-413-7914.

Gordon Owens new DHSEM Contingency Planner DHSEM welcomes Gordon Owens as the new Contingency Planner for the division. Owens can be reached at [email protected] or 720-852-6629.

Vanessa Castillo new DHSEM Mitigation Specialist Please DHSEM in welcoming Vanessa Castillo, Mitigation Specialist. Castillo received her BA in Geography and Environment from Boston University in 2010 and completed her Master of Science in Urban Planning from Florida State University in 2014. Additionally, while working on her Masters Vanessa participated in the Peace Corps serving as a Micro-Enterprise Adviser in Togo West Africa for two years. Professionally, Vanessa worked as a Mitigation Planner with the Florida Division of Emergency Management and most recently worked as an Insurance Specialist with the Social Security Administration.

DHSEM Volunteer of the Year 2015 Nominee Request

It is time again to start the selection process for regional DHSEM Volunteer of the Year Awards. Volunteers are the backbone of Community Preparedness programs. They are invaluable to us during disaster response & recovery efforts as well. The process will be the same as last year. • We are looking for one awardee from each of the nine all-hazard regions. • The selection is best made through your regional citizen corps council/committee and/or regional Board of Directors. Each region is organized differently so it is up to the region to decide which committee would be the best fit to make the awardee selection.

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A short narrative is required, explaining why the nominees should receive the award. The regional selection committee should review the narratives and vote to select one volunteer to receive the award. You MUST work through your Citizen Corps Council/and or Regional Homeland Security Board to nominate worthy individuals. These entities will make the final selection. I will only take nominees from the Homeland Security Coordinators for each region. The awards will be presented at the Emergency Management conference March 6-8 in Colorado Springs.

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Colorado Small Businesses

Small, nonfarm businesses in Delta, Gunnison, Mesa and Montrose counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by the severe freezes in Delta County that occurred April 2 - 19, 2015, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center - West. Small, nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred. By law, SBA makes EIDLs available when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture designates an agricultural disaster. Secretary Tom Vilsack declared this disaster on October 28, 2015. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. The deadline to apply for these loans is June 28, 2016.

Update CERT and Citizencorps Information in the FEMA Registry

FEMA has improved the online Citizen Corps/CERT Registration System and needs you to update your information by Friday, December 4. This will help FEMA provide you with better support and ensure the data accurately reflects the state of Citizen Corps Councils and CERT programs throughout the nation. You can log in to the system from here: http://www.citizencorps.fema.gov/cc/secure/index.do.

Gov. Hickenlooper submits National Disaster Resilience Competition Phase 2 Application

Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Resiliency and Recovery Office (CRRO) today submitted Colorado’s Phase 2 application for the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC). The NDRC is a billion dollar federal competition for communities that have been struck by natural disasters in recent years that was announced in July 2014 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The NDRC makes available $1 billion in funds, with a maximum award of $500 million to any one applicant. Colorado is one of 40 eligible applicants that were successfully moved on to Phase 2 in the competition, partnering with communities in Boulder, Larimer and El Paso Counties who met the NDRC’s strict impact, distress and unmet need thresholds. HUD plans on awarding NDRC funds by January 2016. The process for this application has been guided by the content and principles of the Colorado Resiliency Framework that has provided a collaborative forum for communities to develop an integrated, broad range of strategies to build and enhance local resilience. Visit the Colorado Resiliency and Recovery Office website for more details.

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Educational Resources • • • •

EPA Region 8 Newsletter for October 2015 Red Rocks Community College Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Management Spring Registration Open. New Microchip-Enabled Credit Cards May Still be Vulnerable to Exploitation by Fraudsters Project Learning Tree Fire Ecology and Fire Box Training on November 12.

Training and Exercise Information Course

Region

Date

Joint Information System/ Joint Information Center (G291)

South Central

11/13/15

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS 400)

South

12/14/15

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness

South Central

12/16/15

Basic Public Information Officer Course (G290)

North Central

12/17/15

Colorado Wildfire & Incident Management Academy

Statewide

01/09/16

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS 300)

Northwest

01/20/16

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

South

02/16/16

Joint Information Center/Joint Information System (G291)

South

02/18/16

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS 400)

Northwest

02/24/16

DHSEM Training Courses

View all DHSEM training courses at www.DHSEM.state.co.us on the Preparedness page. The Training program staff has also added several new resources to their webpage including: training forms, guidance manuals, student training manuals, National Domestic Preparedness Consortium materials and training links.

FEMA and Other Learning Opportunities • •

FEMA V-0025 Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series: Active Shooter College with Hostages FEMA V-0025 Virtual Tabletop Exercise Series: Active Shooter Shopping Mall

Important Reminders Current Fire Restriction Levels

Do you have changes in your current fire restriction levels? Please send me any new information that you have to Micki Trost at [email protected] and it will be added to the Colorado Fire Restriction map and information page posted at COEmergency.com can be updated.

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County Emergency Management Contact and Emergency Notification Links

Do you have a change in staff or a new emergency notification web link? Please email [email protected] with current contact information for inclusion on our COEmergency webpages. Thank you for your assistance in keeping these community resources up to date.

Information to Share in the Next DHSEM Update

Do you have information that would benefit other agencies in Colorado? Simply send an email to [email protected] with your information and it will be included in the next Update.

DHSEM Update Available Online

Each DHSEM Update is posted to COEmergency.com and is available to view as a PDF or to download.

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