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Staying Informed During a Disaster
After emergency alerts are received from the options listed on the previous page, you can
stay informed on things like road closures/openings, shelters, large-animal shelters, and
donations by:
* Texting BOCOinfo to 888777 to receive information via text.
* Visiting boulderodm.gov and refreshing the page for the latest messages.
* If you reside within Longmont city limits, follow Longmont Public Safety's Facebook
and Nextdoor accounts and check longmontcolorado.gov/publicsafety.
Emergency Alert Terminology
Each emergency alert will include a severity level and a suggested action.
Severity Levels:
* ADVISORY - Information about an emergency situation that is likely
to impact communities.
* WARNING - Prepare to take action, or take immediate action if you
need extra time to mobilize.
* ORDER - Take immediate action due to an imminent life threat.
Suggested Actions:
* EVACUATION - A directive to leave the area immediately.
* CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND - A directive to move to a location
nearby that is higher than your current position.
* SHELTER IN PLACE - A directive to remain indoors until the situation is resolved.
* MISSING ENDANGERED PERSON - Information about a missing or endangered
person that is shared to increase community awareness.
* ALL CLEAR - Follow-up information issued after officials have determined the
hazard no longer presents a threat to the community.
Trust your instincts. If you see, hear, smell, or sense danger, do not wait
for an emergency alert to take action to keep yourself safe.
Pre-determined Alerting Areas
All of Boulder County is broken into unique shapes or " polygons " in the 911 Communications
Center's emergency alerting software. There are two groups of shapes: the " all hazards " polygons
can be used for any emergency (although they are commonly used for evacuation or shelter-in-place
alerts). The " flood polygons " are designed with predictive hydrology data, intended
for alerts in flood-prone areas. These pre-agreed areas of the county allow first responders to
quickly identify a specific area that needs to be alerted, eliminating the need to hand-draw the
boundary, and allowing alerts to launch more quickly.
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