Emergency Management

Randy Schafer

Phillips County Emergency Manager

Contact Numbers:

(T) 970-854-3778 or 970-854-2735

Email: philcoadmin@pctelcom.coop

The first line of defense in all emergencies, natural or man-made, is first responders.

The trained firefighters in the Holyoke, Haxtun, Amherst, Sandhills, and Wages Fire departments respond to fire incidents, tornadoes and flooding in addition to motor vehicle accidents.

Firefighters

Ambulance

Full-time law enforcement personnel from the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, Haxtun and Holyoke Police departments respond to criminal incidents, fires, tornadoes, flooding and vehicular accidents.The lifeline of these first responders is the Phillips County Communications

The trained Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) volunteers from the Haxtun and Holyoke Ambulance Services respond to medical emergencies.

Tornado

Center which is staffed by 4 full-time and 1 part-time dispatchers.

Precise, efficient, and comprehensive communication is the key to getting responders to the scene quickly.

The primary function of the Emergency Manager is to make sure those first responders have access to any outside resources needed. The Phillips County Emergency Manager also facilitates and directs emergency planning for county emergency first responders which includes: preparing, mitigating, and coordinating the responses and the recoveries to any type of disaster situation that might affect the citizens of Phillips County Colorado.

The Northeast Colorado Emergency Management group is made up of emergency managers, as well as other partner agencies, that comprise the 11 counties in the northeast region of Colorado; including Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma counties.

This group is responsible for the management of all emergency preparedness program areas within northeast Colorado. The primary role is to develop and implement comprehensive disaster planning, mitigation and response activities within the region under the provisions of Colorado statutes.

Additionally, the emergency managers develop and maintain all-hazard emergency plans for all types of natural and man-made hazards, and provide the analysis and recommendations necessary to make decisions that will effectively save lives and protect property in such emergencies.

Free training and presentations on all-hazards emergency preparedness are available to the general public on request. Please contact Randy Schafer for more information.

Local Info Sources

To best stay informed before, during and after a disaster you are encouraged to monitor a number of information sources, including systems such as local emergency services websites, warning sirens, sms/txt alert systems, local/national media outlets, and local government sources. You must sign up your cell phone to receive emergency notifications via text or voice. Your landline has been automatically added to the emergency notification system.

You can also receive news, preparedness, response, training info and partner information direct from the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.