Volunteers reporting in: Chris, Shirley, Christoph, Cat, Juju, Cindy,
@redcrossmom @s_keeton @peaceful_intent @rqskye @cinbee @bodaceacat
VOST Volunteers reporting in: Lloyd (@KC5FM), Joanna (@joannalane)
| What Happened? | On
Saturday June 23, 2012 a fire started in Pikes Peak National Forest in
El Paso County Colorado. The source of the fire is under investigation.
In four days, by Wednesday June 27th the fire had grown to more than
8,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of structures and was only 5%
contained. 32,000 people in the path of the fire have been evacuated. If you wish to volunteer, donate or help in any other way - visit www.helpcoloradonow.org |
| National & Regional Links | http://211colorado.org/gethelp_map.shtml http://www.coloradodot.info/ @coloradoDOT http://www.bouldercounty.org/ @bouldercounty http://www.coemergency.com/ @COEmergency http://www.pparc.org/ @PPRedCross http://shr.elpasoco.com/ @EPCSheriff www.inciweb.org @Inciweb http://www.springsgov.com City of Colorado Springs @springsgov Colorado Springs Public Information Officer @CSPDPIO Pikes Peak UnitedWay @ppunitedway El Paso-Teller County Reverse 911 @e911pio Humane Society @HSPPR |
Emergency Numbers |
Dial 911 in an emergency and only in an emergency. Sign up for Reverse 911 notifications Reverse 911 Notifications - Colorado Springs, El Paso-Teller County Find other helpful services if you are impacted call #211 but remember that #211 is BUSY helping our community.The direct dial number is 719-955-0742 (the direct number for 2-1-1) for #WaldoCanyonFire information & resources. |
| Communications | @EPCSheriff Have you signed up for Reverse 911? Evac notices & will notify you when it's safe 2 return - http://www.elpascoteller911.org Public Information numbers as listed on City of Colorado Springs Website (www.springs.gov): Waldo Canyon Fire Public Information Center Phones: (719) 520-7058; (720) 402-7935; (720) 202-4510; (720) 237-9947: (720) 237-3417 El Paso County Colorado - Area Live Audio Online Police Scanner Feeds- http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=261 Mobile Apps Red Cross First Aid Find Red Cross Shelter 5-0 Radio App Apple 5-0 Radio App Android Radio and TV online News Radio KKTV online El Paso County Amateur and Official Radio Feeds |
| Nearest Airports | Pueblo Memorial Airport - is base of operations for tanker planes (source)
The larger planes such as the C-130s will come to Pueblo because of its
longer runway, while smaller aircraft might use other airports nearer
to the fire. Per Airport Director Mark Lovin |
| Power | http://www.csu.org/residential/energy/Pages/outagemap.aspx |
| News & Social Media Twitter links | @Denverchannel @AF_Academy (Official US Air Force Academy Feed) @KOAA_5 @kktv11news @KRDONC13 @csgazette @KyleDyer9News (9 News Anchor) |
| Hashtags | #waldocanyonfire #waldofire #cofire |
| City of Pueblo, Colorado FB page: Denver Families Willing to Take Fire Evacuees https://www.facebook.com/DenverFamiliesWillingToTakeFireEvacuees Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region https://www.facebook.com/humanesocietypikespeakregion Horse Evacuations East https://www.facebook.com/HorseEvacuationsEast |
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| Maps & Apps and Situational awareness reports |
Inciweb Official Map ESRI Map Google Crisis Map Evacuation Map [PDF] by City of Colorado Springs Tweak the Tweet Map Google Doc listing many maps for Waldo Canyon Fire June 26 8:30pm Fire Briefing Update http://youtu.be/rDrXxgCWOws |
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| Survive | |
| Hospitals | Map of hospitals in and around Colorado Springs |
| Sustain | |
| Shelters | Find Shelter Red Cross shelters Salvation Army Shelter note: http://salvationarmycs.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/salvation-army-serving-elbert-county-fairgrounds-evacuee-center/ If you have a vacant house/property in the Fort Collins area, you can list your offer with Northern Colorado Rentals. This site also provides rental listings for those affected by the fire who looking for rental property. via www.helpcoloradonow.org FB page: Denver Families Willing to Take Fire Evacuees https://www.facebook.com/DenverFamiliesWillingToTakeFireEvacuees |
| Reunite | https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php |
| Red Cross American Red Cross 1-800 RED CROSS 444 Sherman St. Denver, CO 80203 Salvation Army 303-866-9216 1370 Pennsylvania Ave. Denver, CO 80132 |
Colorado Red Cross Twitter & Facebook Accounts: @RedCrossDenver @NoCORedCross (Northern Colorado Chapter), @PPRedCross Pikes Peak Chapter Facebook Page Be sure to notify your family and friends that you are OK and register yourself on the Red Cross Safe & Well List. You can also search for loved ones who have registered on thet site. https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php http://www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_usw.nsf/vw-text-dynamic-arrays/88256D3D006526AD88256BD0007B5615?openDocument http://disaster.salvationarmyusa.org/capacity/?divisionID=IM Twitter: @SalArmyEDS http://www.disaster.salvationarmyusa.org/ |
| Animals in Disaster Veterinary Links |
Westside Animal Hospital PC1603 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs 80904 719- 632-6111Companion Animal Clinic 2873 Dublin Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 719-203-7302 High Plains Veterinary Hospital 4007 Tutt Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80922 888-430-7033 Banfield Pet Hospital 2160 Southgate Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 719-475-8025 |
| Animals in Disaster Shelter Links |
@HSPPR @hspprceo @HSUS Freedom Financial Expo Center 3650 N. Nevada Ave Colorado Springs PikesPeak Humane Society 610 Abbott Ln Colorado Springs For questions about space availability or pet evacuation sheltering, please call HSPPR at 719-473-1741 https://www.facebook.com/HorseEvacuationsEast offering information about horse evecuations Large animal shelter at Penrose Equestrian Center - (719) 520-7773 and at Teller County Fairgrounds in Cripple Creek. Rocky Mountain Health Care Services is offering a shelter option and can take small pets with evacuees. 310 S. 14thStreet. 719-641-2747 |
| Urgent Needs Information | #211
is BUSY helping our community! Dial 719-955-0742 (the direct number for
2-1-1) for #WaldoCanyonFire information & resources. |
| General Information | City of Colorado Springs website with a variety of information regarding closures, evacuations, transit system updates, etc. http://www.springsgov.com/index.aspx http://www.firefighternation.com/article/news-2/over-30000-flee-colorado-wildfire-jumps-line http://www.coloradosprings.com/articles/evacuees-15495-fire-peak.html Mail Delivery information as of June 27, 7:28 AM Boulder Office of Emergency Management http://boulderoem.com/emergency-status CO VOAD list of ways to help http://www.helpcoloradonow.org/ |
| Transportation, Infrastructure and Road Conditions: | Road Closure listings: http://www.cotrip.org/home.htm |
| Picture Links | Waldo Fire Photo Gallery - Gazette Twitter Photos from @danc http://twitpic.com/a0yqt9 Twitter photos from @USAFA Front pages of 4 Colorado papers: http://twitpic.com/a13bxm twitpic.com/a13byz twitpic.com/a13byk http://twitpic.com/a13by5 Denver Post photo Stream Very interesting API from @Robbie and @Scottseinbold http://waldocanyonfires.com/ |
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