PUBLIC NOTICE:
Beginning January 1, 2023, all secure transportation businesses must be licensed by the county in which they
operate. All Secure Transportation Service businesses must be licensed, and all secure transportation
vehicles must be permitted. More Information - Secure Transportation Services Licensing
Contact Information
Location:
Teller County Centennial Building - 112 N. "A" Street, Cripple Creek, CO 80813
Phone: 719.686.7990
Fax:
719.686.7915
Mailing Address: PO Box 959 Cripple
Creek, CO 80813
Jay Teague - Director
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.
Peak Alerts is the Emergency Notifications System for the El Paso and Teller County region.
Sign up for Peak Alerts so you can receive emergency and non-emergency notifications delivered to your phones, text, email,
Everbridge app, and social media. Please view Peak Alerts instructional video if you need more information on how to complete your sign up.
Below are some other helpful links to valuable emergency and disaster preparedness information and resources:
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Wildfire Preparedness
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When Disaster Strikes Home
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Ready Your Business - Emergency Planning
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Ready, Set, Go! Wildland Fire Preparedness Program
◦ American Red Cross
Teller County OEM receives educational demonstration on the dangers surrounding electrical lines.
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.