Mission Statement
The Teller County Office of Emergency Management is committed to
building and sustaining professional, collaborative relationships with local,
regional, state, and federal agencies; community organizations and private
sector partners to reduce vulnerability to all-hazard emergency or disasters, be
they natural, man-made or acts of terrorism; and to coordinate with all
jurisdictions to prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazard
incidents to ensure the protection of life, property, and the health and safety
of our citizens.
Are You Ready
The Teller County Office of Emergency Management encourages citizens to take steps toward preparing themselves and their families for emergencies. The Teller County Emergency Preparedness Guide
“When Disaster Strikes Home” is a comprehensive guide for citizens, with information on preparing for natural, man-made and acts of terrorism emergencies and disasters events.
Below are some other helpful links to valuable emergency and
disaster preparedness information and resources:
Wildfire Preparedness
When
Disaster Strikes Home
Ready, Set, Go! Wildland
Fire Preparedness Program
72-hour Emergency
Kits
READY Colorado
American Red Cross
Homeland Security
Our Nation was dramatically changed following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. These attacks required our country to refocus on the threat environments that our Nation faced to include not only the traditional spectrum of manmade and natural hazards – fires, floods, storms, hazardous material releases, pandemics, drought and disruptions to energy and information technology infrastructure – but also the deadly and devastating terrorist arsenal of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive weapons.
Following Presidential Directives and Federal Homeland Security doctrine, in August 2003 by Executive Order, the Governor of Colorado established nine (9) Homeland Security Regions within the State. Teller County is part of the South Central All Hazards Homeland Security Region that includes El Paso, Park, Chaffee and Lake Counties. These creation of the regions was completed to foster the development of professional relationships, and establishment of partnerships among local, county, district and state emergency response agencies; non-profit and community organizations, and private business to enhance resources and capabilities to prepare, prevent, respond and recover for all hazard disaster or emergency incidents.
For more information, please go to
South Central All
Hazards Homeland Security Region.