This weekend will be our last opportunity to spring forward with daylight savings time in Colorado. This is the perfect time to change your smoke detector batteries and to test carbon monoxide, gas and moisture detectors in your home.
One of the most common questions we receive during or after an emergency alert is, "Why didn't I get the alert?" Most alerts are sent to a small and clearly defined target area, like a specific neighborhood or block. Only those who have a land line phone or have signed up for cellular or email notifications related to addresses in the alert area will be notified in day to day events. Create an account for the addresses you care about most at .
Have you ever considered who would answer if you called 911? In Larimer County, you can be assured you will be assisted by highly trained professionals with a variety of training to handle whatever they may encounter.
This week, LETA is hosting new emergency communicators from Larimer County Sheriff Office, Fort Collins 911, Loveland Emergency Communications Center and CSU Police Communications for Emergency Telecommunicator Training. This internationally recognized 40 hour class is designed to train new employees in technology, interpersonal communication, legal issues and job stress factors.
Next week, we will host this group for Emergency Medical Dispatch Training. They will become internationally certified after learning how to quickly recognize and categorize medical emergencies to give important life saving instructions over the phone while emergency responders are being dispatched.
These courses are just the tip of the iceberg in what our Larimer County telecommunicators will learn in their first year at their agencies to be ready to assist you in every possible emergency. These students, and their respective agencies, should be proud of the immense amount of training that goes into becoming an emergency communications dispatcher. We are lucky to have such a well trained group of individuals at the ready throughout Larimer County ready to assist at a moment's notice and pleased to be a part of the training process.
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates nearly one out of every 15 homes in the United States has elevated radon levels. January is National Radon Action Month and the perfect time to test your home to ensure you are safe from this invisible home hazard. https://www.epa.gov/radon
Please join us in celebrating Jim Scalzo of Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, the second-ever recipient of the Prepared T.O.P. (Telecommunicator Operating Prepared Live) Save Award. Jim used new live stream technology to allow a trapped hiker to show responders real time conditions where they were trapped on Grey Rock Mountain.
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NOCO Link allows 911 dispatchers and first responders eyes-on-scene through video and photo data from the caller. Launching today in Larimer County, this technology links lifesaving resources together for the good of our community. Learn more at /nocolink. #NOCOLink #PreparedLive
We have added landline, cell phone, and email alerts for ALL Flash Flood Warnings impacting Larimer County’s Burn Scar. To sign up for location specific alerts go to , log into your account and add flood event alerts to your subscriptions. Those without an account who want to receive text messages for Flash Flood Warnings in all of Larimer County’s Burn Scar can text the word FLOOD2022 to phone number 888777.
Emergency preparedness increases the safety and efficiency of responding to an emergency event. Please take a moment to consider how the following information might apply to your home in the event of a flooding emergency.
Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority has added landline, cell phone calls, and email alerts for ALL Flash Flood Warnings impacting Larimer County’s Burn Scar. To update your address specific alerts and contact information visit and update your subscription to include the alert event "floods".
To sign up for text message alerts for all Flash Flood Warnings in Larimer County’s Burn Scar, text the word FLOOD2022 to 888777.
We are diligently working to increase safety preparedness in the more than 208,913 acres of the Cameron Peak Burn Scar area. Flooding in a burn scar area is more intense for 2-5 years after a fire, but do you know why? Please see the following infographic from US Army Core of Engineers for more information.
To ensure you are getting up to date information in any of the burn scar areas you can update your opt in info at .
To receive text message alerts for Flash Flood Warnings in Larimer County’s Burn Scar area, text the word FLOOD2022 to the phone number 888777.
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On This Date In Larimer County History:
One of the early floods on record in Larimer County occurred on May 20, 1904. According to a report by the US Department of the Interior, "The flood of May 20-21, 1904, was the greatest on the Cache la Poudre River for which definite evidence is available". The report includes bystander testimonials describing a wall of water 10-14 foot high which burst out of Poudre Canyon and spread covering an area a mile wide. Reported damage was widespread with roughly 150 homes swept away, along with all of the bridges in Fort Collins except one. (Websource: https://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/0997/report.pdf)
As we enter the summer months, we encourage all Larimer County residents to please be aware of weather forecasts and evacuation routes for your area should flooding occur. For planning assistance, go to WWW.Ready.Gov
