Current Information from the Southeast Region
Emergency Operations Centers Open -
1. Otero County Emergency Operations Center - EOC Activated Virtually
Otero County Public Health Department Operations Center - DOC Activated
2. Crowley County Emergency Operations Center - EOC Activated Virtually
Crowley County Public Health Department Operations Center - DOC Activated
3. Bent County Emergency Operations Center - EOC Activated Virtually
4. Prowers County Emergency Operations Center - Virtual EOC - Monitoring
Prowers County Public Health Department Operations Center - DOC Activated
5. Baca County Emergency Operations Center - EOC Virtually Activated
6 .State Emergency Operations Center - Unified Coordination Center
Current Disaster Declarations impacting the Southeast Colorado All-Hazards Region.
Baca County COVID-19 (3/19/20)
Town of Springfield (3/23/20)
Town of Walsh (3/26/20) Verbal will follow up with a written
Town of Campo (3/30/20)
Walsh Hospital District/Ambulance Service/ Maplewood Homes/ Walsh Medical Clinic (3/26/20)
Southeast Colorado Hospital District (3/27/20)
Bent County COVID-19 (3/18/20)
City of Las Animas (3/17/20)
Las Animas - Bent County Fire Protection District (3/25/20)
Hasty-McClave Fire Protection District (3/30/20)
Crowley County COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Town of Ordway (3/20/20)
Town of Sugar City (4/1/20)
Kiowa County COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Town of Eads COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Otero County COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Town of Fowler (3/19/20)
City of La Junta (3/20/20)
City of Rocky Ford (3/23/20)
City of Swink (3/23/20)
La Junta Rural Fire Protection District (3/24/20)
Rocky Ford Rural Fire Protection District (3/24/20)
Manzanola Rural Fire Protection District (3/26/20)
Town of Manzanola (3/30/20)
Prowers County COVID-19 (3/17/20)
City of Lamar (3/18/20)
Town of Wiley (3/20/20)
Town of Granada (3/20/20)
Holly Fire & Ambulance District (3/25/20)
Prowers Medical Center / Prowers County Hospital District (3/27/20)
Town of Holly (04/01/20)
State of Colorado COVID-19 (3/11/20)
United States of America COVID-19 (3/13/20)
Current Shelters Open - None
COVID-19 Cases in Southeast Colorado:
Baca: 15 Cases
Bent: 5 Cases
Crowley: 72 Cases (1 deceased)
Kiowa: 0
Otero: 56 Cases (6 deceased)
Prowers: 48 Cases
TOTAL: 196 Cases 7 Deceased
SOUTHEAST COLORADO ALL-HAZARDS REGION LIFELINES
SAFETY and SECURITY
Government Services - Governor of Colorado has modified the stay at home order to a "Protect our Neighbors" order. Government buildings in the southeast region are on modified schedules, visitor hours, and business plans. County and Municipal services are still operational. Schools are physically closed and have completed online instruction for the 2019/2020 school year. All Counties in the Southeast have declared a disaster due to COVID-19 and the impacts.
Law Enforcement - Operational with some PPE considerations and procedural changes for staff.
Fire Protection - Operational, No impacts, USFS PSICC is in Stage 1 Restrictions which restricts ignition, building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, including charcoal grills and barbecues, coal and wood burning stoves, and sheepherder's stoves, smoking except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer, or building. Otero County Stage 1 Fire Restrictions implemented 6/10/2020. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
Emergency Medical Services - Operational with PPE concerns and personnel concerns. Dispatch protocol and modified call taking in place for COVID-19 in the Southeast Region.
Search and Rescue - Operational
FOOD, WATER, SHELTER
Evacuations - None, sick people are asked to stay home and self isolate.
Shelters, Housing - No issues
Food - Restrictions on Dine-in restaurants in place. Restaurants remain open but for Carryout or delivery only. Some grocery store shelves are slim but trucks are expected to arrive to refill shelves on their regular schedules. Some chain stores are reporting that they are not able to fill their order and they are sent what they can. Food Banks are still able to provide food but they are short. Commodities give away is experiencing an influx of people.
Water - Operational
Agricultural Considerations - Operational, RHDV2 or Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 was identified in a cottontail in rural Prowers County. RHDV2 is highly contagious and lethal among rabbits. It does not affect humans or domestic species other than rabbits and is not related to COVID-19. RHDV-2 is considered a foreign animal disease and is of high concern at the state and federal levels.
HEALTH and MEDICAL
Medical Care - Operational with social distancing and some doctor offices are only doing telephone/skype appointments.
Patient Movement - Operational with concerns of future acceptance of patients at larger metro area hospitals. Surveying and preparing Alternate Care Sites- Two alternate care sites are established in the southeast region and are ready to be stood up at a moments notice.
Fatality Management - Operational, One patient in Crowley County being reported as a COVID-19 death.
Public Health - Active Operations due to response to COVID-19.
Medical Supply Chain - Medical Supply and PPE items in short supply statewide, nationwide and internationally. Lack of PPE for Hospital and EMS staff.
ENERGY POWER & FUEL
Power Grid - Operational, No impacts
Temporary Power - Standby
Fuel - Operational, No impacts
Natural Gas - Operational, No impacts
Propane - Operational, No impacts
COMMUNICATIONS
Infrastructure - Cellular services are intermittent and can become overloaded easily. Internet has slowed due to increased use. This seems to have stabilized with the decrease of online courses with schools being released for summer break.
Alert & Warning - Operational, No impacts,
911 and Dispatch - Operational, No impacts, modified call taking at 9-1-1 centers are in place.
Responder Communication - Operational, No impacts; Southeast REACT Team 6250, ARES, AUXCOM are ready to deploy and assist local and state public health and emergency management officials if needed
Public Information - Public information, rumor monitoring and control has become an issue.
TRANSPORTATION
Interstate, Highways and Roads - Highway 50 is closed long term due to bridge and road construction between Fowler and Manzanola - Detours are in place and this was a planned closure to make repairs. This will increase response time and delivery time for critical supplies from the West into the Region.
Mass Transit - Prowers and Bent Area Transit services closed. Widely used by the elderly for medicine and food.
Railway - Operational
Aviation - Airports Open with Travel Advisories in place
Pipeline - Operational
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Facilities - Operational, No impacts
Waste Water Systems - Operational, No impacts
Incident Debris, Pollutants, and Contaminants - Nothing to report at this time
Additional Emergency Information - See CDPHE and CDC guidance on social distancing. Restriction of public gatherings and travel restrictions in place.
1. Otero County Emergency Operations Center - EOC Activated Virtually
Otero County Public Health Department Operations Center - DOC Activated
2. Crowley County Emergency Operations Center - EOC Activated Virtually
Crowley County Public Health Department Operations Center - DOC Activated
3. Bent County Emergency Operations Center - EOC Activated Virtually
4. Prowers County Emergency Operations Center - Virtual EOC - Monitoring
Prowers County Public Health Department Operations Center - DOC Activated
5. Baca County Emergency Operations Center - EOC Virtually Activated
6 .State Emergency Operations Center - Unified Coordination Center
Current Disaster Declarations impacting the Southeast Colorado All-Hazards Region.
Baca County COVID-19 (3/19/20)
Town of Springfield (3/23/20)
Town of Walsh (3/26/20) Verbal will follow up with a written
Town of Campo (3/30/20)
Walsh Hospital District/Ambulance Service/ Maplewood Homes/ Walsh Medical Clinic (3/26/20)
Southeast Colorado Hospital District (3/27/20)
Bent County COVID-19 (3/18/20)
City of Las Animas (3/17/20)
Las Animas - Bent County Fire Protection District (3/25/20)
Hasty-McClave Fire Protection District (3/30/20)
Crowley County COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Town of Ordway (3/20/20)
Town of Sugar City (4/1/20)
Kiowa County COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Town of Eads COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Otero County COVID-19 (3/18/20)
Town of Fowler (3/19/20)
City of La Junta (3/20/20)
City of Rocky Ford (3/23/20)
City of Swink (3/23/20)
La Junta Rural Fire Protection District (3/24/20)
Rocky Ford Rural Fire Protection District (3/24/20)
Manzanola Rural Fire Protection District (3/26/20)
Town of Manzanola (3/30/20)
Prowers County COVID-19 (3/17/20)
City of Lamar (3/18/20)
Town of Wiley (3/20/20)
Town of Granada (3/20/20)
Holly Fire & Ambulance District (3/25/20)
Prowers Medical Center / Prowers County Hospital District (3/27/20)
Town of Holly (04/01/20)
State of Colorado COVID-19 (3/11/20)
United States of America COVID-19 (3/13/20)
Current Shelters Open - None
COVID-19 Cases in Southeast Colorado:
Baca: 15 Cases
Bent: 5 Cases
Crowley: 72 Cases (1 deceased)
Kiowa: 0
Otero: 56 Cases (6 deceased)
Prowers: 48 Cases
TOTAL: 196 Cases 7 Deceased
SOUTHEAST COLORADO ALL-HAZARDS REGION LIFELINES
SAFETY and SECURITY
Government Services - Governor of Colorado has modified the stay at home order to a "Protect our Neighbors" order. Government buildings in the southeast region are on modified schedules, visitor hours, and business plans. County and Municipal services are still operational. Schools are physically closed and have completed online instruction for the 2019/2020 school year. All Counties in the Southeast have declared a disaster due to COVID-19 and the impacts.
Law Enforcement - Operational with some PPE considerations and procedural changes for staff.
Fire Protection - Operational, No impacts, USFS PSICC is in Stage 1 Restrictions which restricts ignition, building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, including charcoal grills and barbecues, coal and wood burning stoves, and sheepherder's stoves, smoking except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer, or building. Otero County Stage 1 Fire Restrictions implemented 6/10/2020. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
Emergency Medical Services - Operational with PPE concerns and personnel concerns. Dispatch protocol and modified call taking in place for COVID-19 in the Southeast Region.
Search and Rescue - Operational
FOOD, WATER, SHELTER
Evacuations - None, sick people are asked to stay home and self isolate.
Shelters, Housing - No issues
Food - Restrictions on Dine-in restaurants in place. Restaurants remain open but for Carryout or delivery only. Some grocery store shelves are slim but trucks are expected to arrive to refill shelves on their regular schedules. Some chain stores are reporting that they are not able to fill their order and they are sent what they can. Food Banks are still able to provide food but they are short. Commodities give away is experiencing an influx of people.
Water - Operational
Agricultural Considerations - Operational, RHDV2 or Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 was identified in a cottontail in rural Prowers County. RHDV2 is highly contagious and lethal among rabbits. It does not affect humans or domestic species other than rabbits and is not related to COVID-19. RHDV-2 is considered a foreign animal disease and is of high concern at the state and federal levels.
HEALTH and MEDICAL
Medical Care - Operational with social distancing and some doctor offices are only doing telephone/skype appointments.
Patient Movement - Operational with concerns of future acceptance of patients at larger metro area hospitals. Surveying and preparing Alternate Care Sites- Two alternate care sites are established in the southeast region and are ready to be stood up at a moments notice.
Fatality Management - Operational, One patient in Crowley County being reported as a COVID-19 death.
Public Health - Active Operations due to response to COVID-19.
Medical Supply Chain - Medical Supply and PPE items in short supply statewide, nationwide and internationally. Lack of PPE for Hospital and EMS staff.
ENERGY POWER & FUEL
Power Grid - Operational, No impacts
Temporary Power - Standby
Fuel - Operational, No impacts
Natural Gas - Operational, No impacts
Propane - Operational, No impacts
COMMUNICATIONS
Infrastructure - Cellular services are intermittent and can become overloaded easily. Internet has slowed due to increased use. This seems to have stabilized with the decrease of online courses with schools being released for summer break.
Alert & Warning - Operational, No impacts,
911 and Dispatch - Operational, No impacts, modified call taking at 9-1-1 centers are in place.
Responder Communication - Operational, No impacts; Southeast REACT Team 6250, ARES, AUXCOM are ready to deploy and assist local and state public health and emergency management officials if needed
Public Information - Public information, rumor monitoring and control has become an issue.
TRANSPORTATION
Interstate, Highways and Roads - Highway 50 is closed long term due to bridge and road construction between Fowler and Manzanola - Detours are in place and this was a planned closure to make repairs. This will increase response time and delivery time for critical supplies from the West into the Region.
Mass Transit - Prowers and Bent Area Transit services closed. Widely used by the elderly for medicine and food.
Railway - Operational
Aviation - Airports Open with Travel Advisories in place
Pipeline - Operational
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Facilities - Operational, No impacts
Waste Water Systems - Operational, No impacts
Incident Debris, Pollutants, and Contaminants - Nothing to report at this time
Additional Emergency Information - See CDPHE and CDC guidance on social distancing. Restriction of public gatherings and travel restrictions in place.
