Current news about
local disasters:
There
are no current disasters. |
Mountain
Resource Center Disaster Response
•
Crisis assistance for first responders and victims
of disasters
• Partnerships with community, civic, governmental,
and other helping resources providing disaster relief
• Active participation with Mountain Communities
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (MCVOAD)
|
Volunteers
are needed
now as we develop response teams in
the event of local fires, blizzards, and other natural
or man-made disasters. Please contact:
Director of Family
& Crisis Services
303-838-7552
x25
or email info@mrcco.org
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Mountain
Resource Center is recognized as a community leader
in providing emergency and ongoing health and human
services. In crises – such as wild land fires
and floods which forced mass evacuations – affected
residents count on Mountain Resource Center to connect
them to sources of food and shelter, emergency financial
aid, health aide, and mental health services. |
Mountain
Resource Center serves as a coordinator of services and
material goods provided by local businesses, faith communities,
local, state and governmental disaster response services,
and other helping agencies.
| In
2002, Mountain Resource Center partnered with the
Salvation Army,
Red Cross,
businesses, and citizens from around the state to
assist first responders and victims of the Hayman
Fire. Over 1000 people donated time, material and
financial resources to firefighters and fire victims
through Mountain Resource Center, demonstrating a
broad awareness and utilization of Mountain Resource
Center’s pivotal position in disaster response.
During the community-altering events of September
2006 at Platte Canyon High School (Park County), the
value and utility of Mountain Resource Center to its
community was poignantly demonstrated in the agency’s
ability to act as a resource and a focal point for:
accurate information, desperately needed crisis counseling
referrals and financial assistance for impacted families,
youth and first responders. |
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Important
Web Sites
Mountain
Communities Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters
Jefferson
County Sheriff’s Department
Evergreen
Fire District
Indian
Hills Fire Department
Platte Canyon
Fire District
Elk Creek Fire
Department
Disaster
Support Volunteers, Inc.
Colorado
Division of Emergency Management
Colorado Avalanche
Information Center
Animal EVAC Volunteers
