County Emergency Declarations
Adams
Alamosa
Arapahoe
Boulder
Broomfield
Chaffee
Cheyenne
Clear Creek
Crowley
Denver
Eagle
Elbert
El Paso
Douglas
Fremont
Gunnison
Grand
Hinsdale
Jackson
Jefferson
La Plata
Larimer
Las Animas
Logan
Mesa
Mineral
Montezuma
Montrose
Morgan
Otero
Ouray
Park
Pitkin
Prowers
Routt
Saguache
San Miguel
Summit
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On March 11th, Executive Order D-003 declared a statewide emergency as a result of COVID-19 reaching Colorado, and thereafter, many jurisdictions also declared local disaster. With emergency declarations in place, county governments gained additional authority to respond to the rapidly evolving pandemic environment, and gained better access to federal assistance through FEMA and the CARES Act.
With most emergency declarations enacted in March, the decision-making pivoted to the extension of these declarations, and this process looks different across counties. CCI sampled a few counties to understand where they are headed in this realm, and learned about Adams County’s automatic renewal resolution, La Plata County’s one-time extension resolution, Jefferson County’s repeat extension resolutions, and Prowers County’s regular extension ratification process. All of these counties intend to keep their declarations in place through the end of the year, but are maintaining the flexibility to extend it further, or withdraw it depending on local evaluation of the pandemic status.
Click here to view the related resources to see how these counties are managing the extension of their emergency declarations.
Other Emergency Declarations
City of Aspen
City of Fort Collins
City of Loveland
Town of Vail
Eagle River Fire Protection District
Eagle County Health Service District
Related Documents
March 12th Press Release: The City of Aspen Declares Emergency to Request Resources to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread and Impacts in Community
March 12th Press Release – Eagle River Fire Protection District Files Disaster Declaration