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• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Colorado State Emergency Operations Plan 1991
• Date: 5/1/1991
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

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Colorado Emergency Operations Plan
SEOP - Part 1 (Basic Plan)

DODES 24 Hour Emergency
Telephone # [phone]

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ploslon, In any part of the Untied States, which
In the determination of the Presfdent causes
damage of sufficient severity and magnttude to
warrant major disaster assistance under this
Act to supplement the efforts and avaDable
resources of states, local governments, and
disaster relief organizations In alleviating the
damage, losS, hardship, or suffering caused
thereby.

Federal Coordinating Officer (!fQl- the per-
son appointed by the FEMA Associate Director
to coordinate federal assistance In an "Emer-
gency" or a "Major Disaster."

State Coordinating Officer (SCO) - the pre-
designated role of the Director of Disaster
Emergency Services (DODES) in a disaster
declared by the Governor and, where ap-
propriate, the President

Governor's Authorized Reprasentative (GAR)
- the person named by the Governor to ex-
ecute, on behalf of the state, all necessary
documents for disaster assistance following the
declaration of an emergency or a major dis-
aster, Including certification of applications for
public assistance,

IV. SITUATION

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A Introduction
There are a range of hazards both natural
and man-made that confront the cttizens of
Colorado, The state has experienced dis-
asters or emergencies caused by severe
winter storms, floods and dam failures, haz-
ardous substances spills and tornadoes,
Because of the variability of Colorado's
climate, topography, settlement pattems
and areas of Industrial and commercial
development, not all regions are exposed to
the same threats, The State and local juris-
dictions have adopted an integrated emer-
gency management system (IEMS)
designed to develop and maintain a
credible emergency management capabiltty

statewide by Integrating activttles along
functional lines at all levels of government
and across all hazards, The system Invol-
ves:

1, identifying the hazards and magnttude
of risk (vulnerability);

2, assessing existing
capability to cope
hazards; and

3, establishing realistic state and local
multi-year plans that layout necessary
actions for closing the gap between ex-
Isting and required levels of capability
over a period of time.

and required
wtth identified

B. Hazards Analysis - The major hazards re-
quiring planning attention are identified in
publications available to state and local
agencies tttled "Colorado's Vulnerability to
Very High Risk Natural Hazards," 1983;
"Colorado Hazardous Materials Spills and
Response Plan," revised, December, 1988;
and Nuclear Attack Preparedness Base
(NAPB) 90,

C, Capability Assessment - The difference be-
tween readily available capability and the
capablltty required to deal wtth emergen-
cies represents a capability shortfalL This is
the shortfall that should receive primary
planning consideration In agency efforts to
execute assigned respOnslbllttles and tasks.
When resources or expertise are elements
of a shortfall, agencies should strive to
eliminate them through the annual
budgetary process or by extra training,

V ASSUMPTIONS

A, Agency responsibllttles under disaster and
emergency condttlons may expand or con-
tract from those routinely performed.

B. CMI government will continue to function
under all disaster and emergency condi-
tions envisioned wtthln this plan.

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