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<br />FEMA funding hinges on participation in disaster planning <br />IlJ MICHAEl BECXER <br />-- <br />--.......... <br /> <br />To.....ns, school boards, dil(:h <br />oomp.'Ulies - Jw;t ahoul afl)' and <br />t'\o'tl')' rype of gm'l"flUne:mal ent1ry <br />[n WpnCowltY-,1J"ebtiJlg~ed <br />ID stilJ1 prt-paring lor disasters. or <br />risk. losing the ct'''Ulrt' 10 ohtain <br />gr.mls (rom tht' Fnl('raJ fJl1eTgt1k)' <br />M.1D.~,,"IAgfficy IIDW, <br />And It shouldn't co\'el jU!illhe <br />tl.$UJ.I fire. Roods. or tornados. A <br />hislOI")' or hazards in lo,gan <br />Cou1lIY. prrp.ilIt'd .as pari of Ihe <br />colin\'( <br />Iht' 201 <br />damagl <br />[h~ 199 <br />EWI <br />battlt! <br />'0 be <br />pnlCt'l< <br /><Janey <br /> <br />.What we're doing is palming <br />our picture, Ielling th~m tFEMA] <br />how \'1(' liYf'," he lold a group of <br />officials 8ill.h~n.''li at the S(t'rlmg <br />rift' drparlmenllhl~ mornlng. <br />Phlllip-soorn wa~ hired by 11 <br />counties in Narthf'llSI Color.ad~ <br />including LDgan CounlY, 10 help <br />lhrm put logtther their dIsaster <br />plo1n. Part of that Im'(lI\""tS cre.lt. <br />Lng a hhtory of p.1M di:Wlers. be <br />[hey olllbreab ofWe-$t Xlle vims <br />to pe~l!;ttn[ rumbIM.."tt'd prob. <br />le-mi, :md putting a C051 on <br />them. <br />TI\ls wHl hell' FEMA detcr- <br /> <br />- and th.n doesn't indud~ loSSt'S <br />10 ,Llfalf.a and 1i~'eMock.. <br />Re-,.I!arth o1h,o show!. logan <br />Coum)' averages slightly less. <br />than one tomll;do II )'l'''u, based <br />on Ihe H [hul h<'l\'t" bttn l1."('ord" <br />cd b,"mn 1~:iQ and 1997. <br />And Ptetz"s lUmble1\l>oOOs are <br />more than a nuisance. <br />l'hllllpshorn l1otf'd thai in some <br />pam; of Ihf' !irale. they hi!\'t=' co(" <br />ll"Ct('d along ri!i1road tmd.s - <br />:md s~l.,'rb rrom p3!i$ing lrains <br />hatt igrlitrd Ihem Into I.uge <br />gras~fLres. <br />'lbe tumbleweeds also <br /> <br />Disaster mitigation meeting set <br /> <br />E.lklt Coont) \II'ill h.:ne it, IIN rmtiM.dt'T~ <br />~'Z~an~~a~t~'fs r~nst l~~~ ~;;:il~ <br />.If'llCn''n~ing.. <br />The pu~ or thr ~I<<'linl i'l. to lntl~ <br />l'"Ll~y i'hill.r~OOm, Jl<<i-ldCllI iil LJ..:: :\tl1lglltlOO <br />A~i~tllK~ (grp., on.] ~o irlfllrol l-c~ldrnl~yr Ihc <br />~l~:~or ~1l,~t=:::':~t~~rGkln:~I~:;~ <br />nc)' <br /> <br />> g. 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'--~.J ~ <br />~ ~."!lg~jl.~"6,gi<~~ .J <br />.~g':;~-"'~>"~'e <br />~r,\i ~~i~ ~~r~Jl ~~ ..,.. <br />..:a;?lf~ln ~[-,1 W <br />ri..~zS., ""Iio 0 - _ <br />;.'l""~.hJf.a8.t.,..!,,- S>> <br />515~K'HIr~H;[H ~ <br />~if;;!~il"H~P l~l[if .J <br />H~!~~2,~ii~h!f~ ~ <br />.-a. 2.!-K'"!l:O~ "'l .J <br />oa~.n. n"~=if~q' _. <br />" - "-H'l' ~ g "~ Ii" o-a ~ <br />~nt:=~H ~s~.~ .J <br />~h~!. rei h;' ~ ,,.,. <br />~hii'gi'..~ I ~JI~~_~ <br /> <br />Officials discuss disaster plans <br /> <br />by Jenni Renzelrllan <br /> <br />'I\venty-eight elected otllcials <br />from thrnughout Elbert County <br />gathered Inst week to discuss 1'0- <br />ten ti al disaster/hazards th at <br />could aflect the county <br />planning and respons <br />ties. <br />"This is something tl <br />dated by FEMA; the st <br />come up with a hazard <br />plan," explains County <br />tntive Glenn Ohms. "E' <br />within the state is als <br />to come up with their <br />ard mitigation plnn." <br />The hazard mitigati <br />one of the requirement <br />FEMA (Federal Ernerg <br />gation Agency) which, <br />\\.:oul <br />tain e <br />gran <br />neede <br />ment <br />one o! <br />invnl <br />the co <br /> <br />~1i1:e=~('!X:)" :\bl'lll8~mc'nl A:sellC) I <br />truUl..wled that wt~ 11l\l.ll~1 ~"~mcllllllin(tk'- <br />melll ilIl lIPflIDY~d JI!~I:<r.a.~l('r fT'IIligllllt>tl rJan <br /> <br />t!(:~~l~ ~~j~~U:..f:r- Il~MoUI<< III <br />C~~t~,"r~~~l ~~~~~,~~~~~ I <br />(Iri"~~-~tor WOf};.en. 'T"hr- mrchnjt wdl Ilki'll If)' <br />lhe: pl.alt rrocc",s. <br /> <br />Mitigation Planning <br />Project meeting <br /> <br />-< <br />o <br /> <br />I As nnlloullc.d la~( <br />. sry, Yuma County is <br />.' pnting ill an ll.coullt <br />ning effort covering' <br />CR_'tcrn Colorado in 0 <br />I maintain its eligibili <br />pre- nnd post-disnster <br />lion d or loss preVCI <br />funding available <br />FEMA .- the Federal <br />gency Management Age <br />F,neh county and the <br />porated municipaliti~ <br />co.ch OOunty, musL pl:1rl <br />in tht.: planning proCC:6 <br />licipation is defined as < <br />inC the planning me <br />pruviding informaLioJ <br />~icula~ to each ju.ri. <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />-. <br />en <br />S>> <br />en <br />.. <br />CD <br />., <br /> <br /> <br />Elbert CQynty participating in mitigation planning <br />&:lblo~,,",,''lflO' '.~r1.ra~tinl Th. pl.n Rlu.t .ddr... llu"ld 1\lITlmn. P.lb-n C.IUl'Y'. <br />in ll" ll-t\Clun,y plllInnilljl .lTm1 ndlJdnlj lu... frlllll "..Iur.,.) pnln.l-4l-tIWI\-IIr:t. N C""'-n OIlrM. <br />lDIl....n 1\1 nlll'thMlll<<n ~iD d.....'.,." - Oood., \ltrn.doll. Ow. Count)' Ern..'lfll'tl(Y 1ol.Mpl'. <br />on&.rt.omll.int.ain~lII"'ltlbi[i~)'tor dti>Ultbh, it. .l-G,ml, bHu.rdl ....ho ~"'l'I be "MIIlNS..t (~G3t- <br />pr.-liI1dpost-dlllUttlrlNticatl~ Illnll th.II1c., Enn unu.u.1 2021, To d.~.. th.lIl1...rdl <br />;"n:UI~ .pr;,::tiu: ~ - ~~d~~~ =:~~I~:d.*':";~ ::~.~~: i:':~t~ ~~~~}:r~":tl\~::~ <br />ETlltlrpnt'j' "'lllrllltl:..m'"l-tA(-oon~ pRlIte.....rpopIl.tJM~l1!bbIl.Iand ~I d~<Id ~ pul. dl._ft'I <br />(n::MAl. ljrll..h./Jp-ptn - IIIl1d PfIh'IIUal an41\l\U-l'Ipctt.....Uall..... <br />1-:.,~_~n.t)'.~~dl~'rlll~ ,,,',~... .j'~ft.'.r. .n~h n~ thft <br /> <br />;/ <br /> <br />Wil.g'g::a-"'!!!. ~ if <br />""~I.[i'~g~hl;;~~ II <br />a ~ 1" 2... ~ /;;: a. <br />f ~;[~U~i~~ ~ <br />.. 'llh.p g . }~" ~ ~ <br />fife. '0 t ~ 3 Q ~ ~ <br />.~:ijl H~ <br />" ?'~ u'!~'~l[~.~ <br /> <br />" <br />C <br />C'" <br /> <br />- <br />-. <br /> <br />n <br />3 <br />(1) <br />(1) <br />... <br />-. <br /> <br />County <br />part of <br />hazard <br />plan <br /> <br />CLANCY PHIWPS80RH <br /> <br />'rI.iU help creatf' a database DC past <br />dis.a'S-tc"f8 and M.~3Ied coots. ,,' <br />....-m an:: also bt:lng asked 10 <br />I on wh.at preparations,. if <br />Il)' h.Wl" in place to deal 'ftith <br />l'r"S and Cmt"fgt'nde5. ^ pub" <br />:1ing is pl.umro for August. <br />~ rt"~ldl"U:5- (0 Vll,)\o1de lnpm. <br />~lipsbom said h. hopes "' <br />IIr I I "county pL1Jl ready for <br />lIation to Ff.MA in Octobn. <br /> <br />~il, H~!!;~U-<ia-&: [ <br />. S-'2-~: o-g ~ ~-. 5~3 Sgj"' <br />;.r~ i!.::'~ e- .~ .'" '" <br />~ ~. ".!l~ . ;'11o~2,P <br />o~ .!!.-"O'g-.~hg"f" <br />~~I*.WII~;irl~lf~! <br />~*~kll ~~ ~!P ;W!l ~ ~~ n <br />2."'!!-~1l" l'-~!i.il-".."~ <br />.f~lr 11~~.o~111 <br />[;~'a~! "l[lf~l!f:i'ts, <br /> <br />By TOllY R.I}I <br />PiON:Cl'EdilOl' <br /> <br />~,. ~ <br />n~f. <br />"a:=.oK& <br />~~~H <br /> <br />= <br /> <br />Go..'ttt'1ment ~~ and <br />~I<<tricity ..upplien md laM <br />w<<1.: ia Yum.a to dilC-1m <br />h.Rt.tlNmitig.alion, <br />The m~ting w:u ealkd <br /> <br />~,,",~~." ":~;';oy \.';,: <br /> <br />pa.redn~ t.iirl:c-tor. He ex- <br />plllmro the county is pll:1t of <br />an l1-C-Ol1nty,~p puuing <br />wge'4bcr I l1UlJplion pbn- <br />ning project. in re,g.ard.4; to <br />1UIIuraJha:zAAb., <br />Moac of the meeting \I.'1i1o <br />handled by CI"",y Philip'- <br />born" president orThe Miti. <br />.$luion AuUt4nrCe COlpO~. <br />IJon In 8ou.kkf. Pbilipborn <br />i5 ","(mil. the di~&5.tcf mil.. <br />~alit'lfl p1.an fOf !he 11- <br />COWlI}' group - which ift.. <br />CILl~ ('h(:)'t:nnt', Elbert. <br />Kit CllfSOn,Un<:ofn. Logan. <br /> <br />~~i~~W~h~~. ~ti <br /> <br />Md Yunla COW1lit'~. Last <br />fridiy'! m~ring itl\'Ot...e4 <br />t1~ Yuma County Subcom" <br />milt<<. F.."u::h eounty b.u its <br />Own ~ulxomrnill<<_ <br />Phitip1.bom explain.<<! <br />w' ,he F<d<m Emngcncy <br />M&n.Igemmt Al,'nIC)' now <br /> <br />=h ~"Cr:f~~~~~ <br />to be: e1igiblol! for auu.tanec. <br />H87.ud miliplwn is re- <br />quued b)' the (cdmll gov. <br />emrnerll"s Tbl: Stafford Act" <br />a:nd '1tRnglhmro by The <br />Hazard Mitigation Act ('If <br />See Hazard on P9- 4 <br /> <br />~ <br />CC <br />tn <br />::r- <br />(1) <br />~- <br />c. <br />~ <br />(1) <br />>< <br />- ~.... <br /> <br />g'[Blf ~~r~~ ~~~.~.~~&.[~g.~'~ <br />;lo ,. ~~ . "=l.;?:.... n Q ~ Sill ,ll~~ <br />-"h",,,,,,. 'S!o2"~ <br />County plans for/1.f~H~ <br />disaster prevention ~nf~ <br />m ~l~~~'~~~~~~ ~cr:~~~~~ ~n~i:'':t: . ~ tt ~ <br /> <br />C'O'lo<<inll nnUfllC'.l.\\l:fTl Co'orn,jn lC(t~ (In pllll dl\1l'lrn JIll" <br />to tnamlOloln it!. tlitt:ibiilir~ t(lr "1"1:-- fUIWl: (1l1kf1Ii-nlI~:-.C"~ <br />lffid p'l'\I;jl~ mitiSllliun, (W 1hr F\e'J\t pl..nn.il1i! \lCr \11'111 <br />ll",.\ prenminn runJ~ .Iwli1- be f1l1 NkIlllfy ~"'Mal 1l)'~IC'm. 1M <br />ilNe- fmnHhc rcdr~ ~"rlC': "')llnty ,Iltre-ad)' h;n in. r~ to <br />M~C'11X'f\.l A~ncy. - k-S!tCfllt1e lmf'lk.1 of ill,,:'h di"u... <br /> <br />cd J;:~~~';~:n~ii::;=lh ~~~krilh.~nW1.~~{-:~ <br /> <br />4"~",nl)_, fl:I~.r-rtit;i~.llI"Jttr: _ldl~l>. nOOdfll.;n rcglJllll.ll~'J <br /> <br />rt.~':~~="j, ~ .;r~ ~-t:~1:i~~~' J,y JalJ1~ <br /> <br />i11t.tnJin, lbe (HiMlfliflg rt'I<<'t. ^flN'ltu~~epi.liocllmrll,tu:J.r <br />lni" ~widin!1 in.f""tlWi(m row- ..,II h..' dttcrmin<<l ",.htUln Ilk' <br />Ileulu [fl C.lCb JtI[l~ictltln. ai~lil1a '>,sleTn\ ,,~d to ht- <br />IIn1tI"'lrl~ the plhlK imd inlt:r_ ~rC!nBI~ACd. ~ n<c..u. 1,I,ill <br />C!olnl ~"(-J~'IJn-",.iltld (1~1I) b<<0!t)C the t:....lh of I~ ptilJt. <br /> <br />." <br />0- <br />o <br />1 <br />T <br />;I <br />S <br />~ <br /> <br />lJ!!;;, <br /> <br />ments and agencies. <br />According to Ohrns,last week's <br />meeting was basically about iden- <br />tifying p~ssible hazardldi'saster <br />situations utilizing the history of <br />the area nlnn y wit 1 etl s. }- <br /> <br />Z <br />Q <br />~ <br />3 <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />I <br />~ <br />>g <br />.. <br /> <br />'< <br />(1) <br />Q) <br />~ <br /> <br />Disaster mitigation <br /> <br />Public comments on plan will be heard Tuesday at City Hall <br /> <br />plan for revi.w prior to the <br />Public Meeting by contacting <br />Yuma County's Emerg.ncy <br />Manager Roger BroWn, at <br />848-5479, <br />Brown said, "The Public <br />Meeting is an important aad <br />required step in the mandated <br />plalU1ing processj so your <br />attendance is important to us. <br />Once we have revised the Plan <br />to reflect your comments and <br />concerns. it, will be presented <br />to the County. Commissioners <br />and City Council for formal <br />adoption, another' FEMA <br />requirement. The completed <br />Plan wilt maintain our <br />eligibility. for funding to <br />minimize future disaster <br />losses. Examples of projects <br />that might be funded include <br />disaster warning and drainage <br />systems. public education <br />programs; and flood protection <br />measures,," <br /> <br />As announced last February, <br />Yuma County is participating <br />in an II-county planning effort <br />covering northeastern <br />Colorado in order to maintain <br />its eligibility for pre-and post- <br />disaster mitigation~-or loss <br />prevelllion--funding available <br />from FEMA--the Federal <br /> <br />disasters--floods, tornadoes, <br />drouChts. ice storms. bli7.zards <br />and the. like, Even unusual <br />natural disasters, such as the <br />agricultural damage caused by <br />the past overpopulation of <br />rabbits and grasshoppers--and <br />pot.nlial future disasters. such <br />as the impact of West Nile <br />essed in <br />lanning <br />ess the' <br />rdous <br />vents. <br />cess is <br />now we <br />I public <br />your <br />County <br />heduled <br />, at the <br />council <br />221 S. <br />u. may <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />Pre disaster plan meeting set <br /> <br />}i:lb.r1 Ctlunly ~111No h<'lIt'hn.r: <br />tt"llnL Fr" !li:mAtoIr-H.au.-u'dMIt,i" <br />j,(fl\it'n f"lan m..tlny: no 'I"h\lndll). <br />JI'M ~. 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