2013 Colorado Floods

2013 Colorado Floods
Lyle Moore
Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
9/11/13
6 months of rain in a few hours
JOE AMON/THE DENVER POST VIA GETTY IMAGES
8 Total deaths
Public messaging very important
(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
20 Counties impacted
Emergency services staging
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
200 Miles of road, 50 Bridges, 1,533 square miles
Accessibility
AP Photo/Chris Schneider
Major Disaster Declaration 9 counties
Accessibility due to debris
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File
13 DRC’s, 5,983 Attendees
Getting back to new normal
JOHN WARK/REUTERS/CORBIS
18,147 Evacuations
AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Mark Leffingwell, Pool
2,256 Air Evacuations AP Photo/Denver Post,Joe Amon, POOL
1,047 Animals
Vulnerable populations
AP Photo/Ed Andrieski
26 Shelters with 528 people
Sheltering and pets
AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick
COHelp and 211 handled 2,054 assistance calls
Family reunification‐5th graders trapped in camp
AP Photo/Daily Camera, Mark Leffingwell
4,301 Electricity and 4,210 Gas
Utilities out
AP Photo/The Daily Camera, Paul Aiken
Homes damaged 16,101
Homes destroyed 1,882
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
CDPHE Direct Assistance
JOHN WARK/REUTERS/CORBIS
Multiple CDPHE Divisions and Sections
Assessments and Guidance
AP Photo/Chris Schneider
Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Storm water drain
By Alexander Trowbridge / CBS News
Water Quality Control Division
657 Facilities impacted
AP Photo/Chris Schneider
Water Quality Control Division
Collaborative work Bret Icenogle
Solid Waste
Debris Management
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
Hazardous Waste Section
Oil in the water
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
Hazardous Waste Section
Floating tanks
Photograph by John Wark, AP
Health Facilities Emergency Medical Services
10 Long Term Care Facilities, 356 Residents
BikeParts.com via Twitter
Air Pollution Control Division
Debris Management and Asbestos
AP Photo/Ed Andrieski
Division Environmental Health and Sustainability
Confined Animal Operations
AP Photo/Colorado Heli‐Ops, Dennis Pierce
Laboratory Services Division
Water testing due to streams relocated
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
Disease Control Environmental Epidemiology Division
Tetanus and exposure risk
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
Center Health Environmental Information Statistics
Birth/Death Certificates, Cemetery flooding
Thechive.com via twitter
2013 Colorado Floods
Lyle Moore Jr.
Director‐Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Lyle.moore@state.co.us, phone 303‐692‐2669