Grants for Community-Led Mitigation Projects 

Larimer County has a long history of disasters. In fact, Larimer County has had the most federally-declared disasters out of all counties in the State of Colorado since 1965. Hazard mitigation is key to reducing risk - protecting life, preventing property loss, and minimizing disruption to daily life. In addition, studies have found that hazard mitigation is extremely cost-effective, with every single dollar spent on mitigation saving multiple dollars more in avoided future losses.

Wildfires are the most frequent hazard in Larimer County. A recent study ranked Larimer County as the most hazardous county in Colorado for wildfires. An earlier report ranked Larimer County as second. Both studies indicate the potential of wildfire to burn structures and threaten lives is high and will only continue to grow as more people move into the mountains and the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI).

Below are recovery resources for those impacted by property damage or loss due to wildfires in Larimer County, as well as burn scar flooding.

Larimer County has completed the process for updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2020 - 2021 per the five-year update cycle required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 for a jurisdiction to qualify for Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant funds. 

Funding to Help Bring Your Community Together

Larimer Connects will be accepting applications on a rolling basis throughout the year to provide micro-grant funding to commun

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Strategic Plan 2024 - 2026

Purpose

This Larimer County Office of Emergency Management Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Strategic Plan was developed to outline activities, partnerships, and action items required to ensure a

When all other modes of communication fails, such as phone lines, cell service, or internet, we have found that usually HAM radio is still a viable form of communication. As a result, Larimer OEM works closely with organizations like Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) to build up communication capacity. 

Larimer OEM supports various types of youth preparedness training including classroom trainings, support to the MyPI Program and Scouts badge/patch training. 

Classroom Trainings

Larimer OEM is happy to conduct preparedness training to your classroom. Additionally, we are happy to support problem-based learning curriculums as well. Examples of presentations we have done in this area include: