Office of Emergency Management

Are You and Your Family Ready for Emergencies?

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Being prepared is perhaps the most important step you and your family can take to get through, and possibly even survive, emergencies and disasters.

Preparedness means not only having the appropriate gear and supplies necessary to cope with emergencies, but also having a plan for your family to follow in these situations. An important component of this plan should be how family members would communicate, keeping in mind that in some circumstances, regular phone service and cell phone service may be unavailable.As you put together your emergency kits, and develop your plans, it is important to remember that while livingBelow are several links to information on emergency preparedness for you, your family and your pets:

• Colorado Division of Emergency Managment
• American Red Cross Preparedness Information
• READY Colorado - Preparedness Information

Preparedness

Being prepared is perhaps the most important step you and your family can take to get through, and possibly even survive, emergencies and disasters.

Preparedness means not only having the appropriate gear and supplies necessary to cope with emergencies, but also having a plan for your family to follow in these situations. An important component of this plan should be how family members would communicate, keeping in mind that in some circumstances, regular phone service and cell phone service may be unavailable.

Are You a Business Owner in Gunnison County?

• READY Colorado Business Plan
• Colorado Division of Emergency Management

Think About This . . . .

As you put together your emergency kits, and develop your plans, whether for your family or business, it is important to consider the following facts about Gunnison County.

• One of the appealing aspects of living here is how rural and isolated this area is. While most of us embrace this type of lifestyle, it presents unique challenges in terms of preparing for and responding to large scale emergencies and disasters. Gunnison, Crested Butte and the smaller towns in the County are some of the most isoalted and hard to reach communities in the State. If the unthinkable happens, it takes outside help longer to get here on a good day. Inclement weather could further complicate the issue by potentially closing roads and the airport.
• Our winter-time temperatures are frequently some of the coldest in the nation. Sub-freezing, and even sub-zero tempartures are not uncommon, and can last for weeks at a time. As such, when putting together your emergency kits and plans, measures should be taken to address the extreme cold that can occur here.

Avalanche Information

For helpful avalanche information, please visit the Colorado Avalanche Information Center website.

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