Emergency Preparedness

As the population of Fort Collins increases and our perimeter expands ever outward, the potential for loss of life and damage to property from natural and man-made disasters increases. It has been said that we live in "dangerous times." That may well be true, but the most likely cause of danger to our community is not necessarily from what might be the common perception. Our greatest threat generally comes in the form of naturally occurring events.

The fact that man is responsible for many, many fires each year is well established. This is part and parcel of living in a community, and the threat increases right along with the population. Thankfully, the vast majority of fires caused by man are non-criminal. But criminal or not, they are equally destructive and costly.

We are concerned here with those things for which we can prepare as individuals, families, and as a community. While we cannot stop these natural events from happening, we can certainly work together and try to do everything possible to prepare for them, and hopefully mitigate the resulting damage and loss of life.