Disaster/Emergency Preparedness Training
Members of the Larimer OEM team are more than happy to come provide a short, 1-2 hour training on Emergency Preparedness to your place of business, HOA, community group, etc.
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
What does resilience even mean? Where do I start? I want to connect with my community, but don't know
Cascarta is an innovative web-based mapping tool that allows emergency managers, land use planners, and others to visualize the resiliency of the built environment, including critical lifeline utilities and social infrastructure, and the cascading effects of a disaster.
The Disruption Discussion Podcast
This podcast was done in collaboration with local community radio station KRFC FM Fort Collins, and stars hosts Shayle Sabo from Larimer Connects and Aaron Titus from Larimer VOAD/Crisis Clean Up.
Become More Resilient & Prepared!
Larimer OEM and Larimer Connects offer and support a wide range of educational opportunities. While OEM trainings are more oriented towards such things as preparedness and disaster management, Larimer Connects educational courses and trainings are more specific opportunities oriented toward resilience and community-building.
Please select from the menu above for any classes that are of interest to you.
Why is Emergency Management interested in building community?
If you are familiar with the field of Emergency Management, you understand that our role is to help serve the community before, during, and after times of significant disruption. We assist in the form of mass care (i.e. sheltering, mass feeding operations, etc), providing public information, and helping first responders and incident command get the resources they need to effectively do their job.
An Opportunity for Neighbors to Support Neighbors
One of the greatest determinants of a community's level of resilience, or ability to adapt to/recover from adverse events such as natural disasters, is social capital.
What is Social Capital?
The following definition is derived from our Larimer County Unmet Needs and Community Fragility Study.
Our Story
Larimer County has had the most federally-declared disasters in the state of Colorado. We have a multitude of hazards including fire, flood, severe weather, tornadoes, blizzards, hazmat, and more. Historically, emergency management has functioned in a top-down approach, meaning government and response were highly connected. In a state of disaster or emergency, higher level agencies often would come in, do the response, often taking charge over local operations, and then leave.
Mission
Build resilient communities and engagements within communities and between communities, agencies, and governments through outreach, networking, education, and coursework throughout Larimer County, Colorado. These new connections will lead to a stronger culture of community resilience, connectedness, and cohesiveness.
