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<br />CHEYENNE COUNTY RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> <br />IMPROVE CHEYENNE COUNTY CAPABILITY TO REDUCE DISASTER LOSSES <br /> <br />GOAL <br /> <br />Weather Service. <br /> <br />Issue Statement: A primary goal of the Northeast Colorado Emergency Managers Associati DMA Hazard <br />Mitigation Plan is for each county to become "Storm Ready" certified within the next three years. certification is an <br />indication that the community has prepared for adverse weather conditions, trained officials and citizens to recognize and report <br />adverse weather conditions, and has established and regularly tested a system for receiving and disseminating severe weather <br />information and warnings to the public. Tornadoes are frequent in Cheyenne County and there are gaps in the warning capability <br />throughout the county. Radio "Repeaters," siren upgrades, and NOAA Weather Radios are needed. Among the known deficiencies <br />are <br /> <br />on multi -jurisdictional <br />"Storm <br /> <br />Ready' <br /> <br />by National <br /> <br />"Storm Ready" <br /> <br />County should work to become certified as <br /> <br />Action Item #1 <br /> <br />Wild Horse) <br /> <br />(e.g <br /> <br />to provide coverage in known "dead spots' <br /> <br />The need for NOAA Weather Radio "Repeaters' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />is not timely <br /> <br />is provided by the Sheriff driving out to Arapahoe, which <br /> <br />Currently, notification <br /> <br />is needed for Arapahoe <br /> <br />sIren <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Office, Municipal buildings, and Farm Service Agency (FSA) <br /> <br />Implementation Manager and strategy: Cheyenne County Commissioner, District 3 The County Emergency Manager will contact <br />the National Weather Service, the Communities and the Fire Districts to determine what Cheyenne County needs to accomplish, and <br />then help those entities seek funding through grants to make the necessary improvements. Monitor funding opportunities, and <br />potential "partners" in order to obtain the required equipment. <br /> <br />Post <br /> <br />NOAA Weather radios are needed in schools, hospital <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Priority: High <br /> <br />take <br /> <br />single <br /> <br />000 <br /> <br />Cost- Effectiveness Explanation The potential for saving just one life, and providing time for individuals and businesses to <br />effective actions to protect property, far outweighs the potential cost of the warning system and equipment. This goal and <br />recommended action was selected by the MCPC due to its return on investment and relative ease in achieving. It may be the <br />most effective action the county and the entire Planning Area can undertake to reduce future disaster losses <br /> <br />61 <br /> <br />$11, <br /> <br />Cost Estimate <br />