Wildfire and flood season is approaching, and the Office of Emergency Management with Larimer County Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally is hosting a Wildfire Town Hall for the public on Wednesday.
The town hall includes information on preparedness, 2024 weather projections, wildfire, and flood potential, and operational readiness for the coming…
Published: Mon May 20, 2024 - 3:17pm
Department: Emergency Management
Community mitigation grants have been awarded to neighborhood organizations in Larimer County to help reduce the risks associated with disasters in those communities and increase resilience.
The Larimer County Office of Emergency Management awarded just under $100,000 in 2024 Community Mitigation Grants to 19 neighborhood organizations this year…
Published: Mon May 13, 2024 - 12:02pm
Department: Emergency Management
The Larimer County Office of Emergency Management is again offering a preparedness class for the community this spring.
The free class, Dare to Prepare, is an educational program focusing on preparedness, personal resilience, disaster management, community building, and leadership. The program helps communities to be better prepared to respond to…
Published: Thu Feb 22, 2024 - 12:19pm
Department: Emergency Management
Grant funding to reduce disaster risk is now available to neighborhoods and communities within Larimer County.
The Community Mitigation Grant Program offered through the Larimer County Office of Emergency Management provides grant awards of up to $10,000 to help remove the obstacles communities confront in making them better prepared to…
Published: Mon Jan 22, 2024 - 11:00am
Department: Emergency Management
Support Northern Colorado’s First Responders on the Front Range at Hero Fest 2023, a free family event hosted by the Larimer County Office of Emergency Management and Canvas Credit Union.
The event takes place at Front Range Village in Fort Collins in the parking lot next to Urban Air Adventure Park with over 20 different emergency services…
Published: Wed Sep 13, 2023 - 8:25am
Department: Emergency Management
A free, seven-week class on preparedness, resilience, civic engagement, community-building and leadership is being offered to community members to respond to and recover from disasters in our region.
Dare to Prepare, is a two-hour class on Thursday evenings at the Larimer County Emergency Operations Center in Johnstown beginning Sept. 14 and…
Published: Tue Sep 5, 2023 - 2:00pm
Department: Emergency Management
It poured rain for days and didn’t stop.
In September 2013, parts of Northern Colorado endured tremendous rainfall which led to destructive flooding and loss of life. We all remember it as the 2013 Flood. Bridges were destroyed, roads disappeared, lives were lost, and public and personal property damage was extensive.
Larimer County is…
Published: Mon Aug 28, 2023 - 1:30pm
Department: Emergency Management
Area leaders and officials from the State of Colorado will share experiences and stories of recent and historic wildfires, resiliency, and post-wildfire flooding at an upcoming public event in Fort Collins.
Guests at the event include Larimer County Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally; Boulder County Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann; Colorado State…
Published: Fri Jul 28, 2023 - 1:08pm
Department: Emergency Management
The Larimer County Office of Emergency Management has updated the Larimer County Emergency Preparedness Guide which is now available online.
The Emergency Preparedness Guide provides information on how to be ready for emergencies and education on hazards in Larimer County. The guide expands on the following aspects of emergency preparedness and…
Published: Fri May 5, 2023 - 9:34am
Department: Emergency Management
