Emergency Management

Disaster preparedness is a shared responsibility of all city departments, our residents, our business community and our service and faith-based organizations. Community preparedness and resilience depends on everyone doing their part to be aware of our potential hazards and being mentally prepared to quickly implement their shelter-in-place or evacuation plan. Being aware, building a kit and having a plan can help you, your family and our community be ready to respond to and recovery from any natural or human caused disaster.

Winter Preparedness

• Alerting Options
• Weather Updates
• Winter Weather Preparedness
• Power Outage Preparedness
• Front Range Air Quality Advisories
• Power Outage Map
• Traffic Conditions

Business Preparedness

• Introduction to Incident Command System (IS-100.b)
• Protecting Your Home or Small Business From Disaster (IS-394.a)
• Active Shooter-What You Can Do (IS-907)
• Workplace Security Awareness (IS-906) 
• Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety-Business Continuity Planning
• Continuity of Operations Awareness Course (IS-546.a)
• Introduction to Continuity of Operations (IS-547.a)
• Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenza (IS-520)
• Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships (IS-660)
• Retail Security Awareness-Understanding Hidden Hazards (IS-912)

Family Preparedness

• Introduction to Incident Command System (IS-100.b)
• Animals in Disaster Awareness and Preparedness (IS-10.a)
• Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone (IS-909)
• Protecting Your Home or Small Business From Disaster (IS-394.a)

Preparedness videos for kids (disaster dodgers)

• Introduction to Emergency Planning
• Family Plan and 72-Hour Kit
• Severe Weather Preparedness 

Preparedness for Schools and Houses of Worship

• Multi-Hazard Planning for Schools (IS-362.a)
• Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone (IS-909)
• Developing and Managing Volunteers (IS-244.a)
• Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and Houses of Worship (IS-360)

Draft Community Hazard Mitigation Plan-Update

The City of Westminster would like to invite public review and comment of our 2023 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update. The plan assesses risks posed by natural and man-made hazards, identifies ways to reduce those risks, and allows the city to be eligible for mitigation grant funding from FEMA. The planning team, including representatives from various city departments, updated the plan during 2023 with assistance from a consultant. The plan identifies hazard mitigation goals and mitigation projects for the counties, with the intent of reducing losses from hazard events before they occur again. The City of Westminster is now soliciting public comment on the plan before it is finalized and submitted for FEMA review and approval. The final plan will be re-adopted by the city before it becomes official. An online form to provide feedback on the plan can be accessed here: https://forms.office.com/r/HpCTQ8N8fF. The comment period will be August 1-August 15, 2023.  

 For more information, please county contact our emergency management coordinator at 303.658.4550, or at gmoser@westminsterco.gov  

2023 Hazard Mitigation Plan-Update

MARPLOT TUTORIAL

MARPLOT (Mapping Application for Response, Planning and Local Operational Tasks) is a free to download and simple to use GIS tool put out by the NOAA/EPA. MARPLOT is used by Emergencies Managers to better illustrate community capabilities and may be useful to other organizations in need of GIS tools. The following tutorial was created by Westminster Emergency Management to provide a basic introduction to this valuable resource.

• Tutorial
• Download

Links for More Information

• City of Westminster Emergency Management Facebook Page
• City of Westminster Fire Department Facebook Page
• City of Westminster Police Department Facebook Page
• Tri County Public Health
• Jeffco Public Health
• Jeffco Emergency Management
• Adams County Emergency Management