The recent hurricane events have demonstrated the importance of being prepared for disaster. Even though we don’t get hurricanes in our state, there are a number of other disasters to prepare for — including both natural disasters (floods, fires, tornadoes,…
September is National Preparedness Month, bringing awareness to the need for preparation for natural and man-made disasters. Governor Hickenlooper has issued a proclamation in recognition of National Preparedness Month (click on image to enlarge): Additionally, the governor, Lt. Governor, and…
One of the very interesting historical publications in our library is the Colorado Nuclear Civil Protection Plan, which was created in 1979 “to establish a state-level emergency organization…in the event of an international crisis that could result in a threat…
Last week someone who was taking videos from the top of Dillon Reservoir was reported to authorities and, fortunately, found to be innocent. Did you know there exists the Colorado Information Analysis Center, funded mainly by federal Homeland Security funds…
Yesterday, the governor announced this year’s funding awards for homeland security programs across Colorado. A breakdown of the monetary distribution is available in the governor’s “Press Release on Homeland Security Grants.” The Homeland Security pages from the Colorado Division of…
In addition to the tragic events at Virginia Tech, this week also marked the anniversaries of two other tragedies with the 12th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19th and the 8th anniversary of the Columbine school shootings…
Next Monday marks the five year anniversary of Sept.11, and CoSPL has a few resources dealing directly with the tragedy, as well as information on what Colorado’s government is doing to protect our state. CoSPL’s materials concerning Sept. 11 include…
