Committed to representing the interests of local government in Colorado’s Emergency Planning, Douglas County Commissioner Steven A. Boand has been appointed by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., to serve on the Colorado Emergency Planning Commission. 

Chair of the Board of County Commissioners for 2010, Commissioner Boand is one of two County Commissioners in the state appointed to this Commission.

“I am committed to help improve emergency management capabilities for Douglas County as well as all Counties in the state and look forward to my time of service on this Commission,” said Commissioner Boand.

The Colorado Emergency Planning Commission (CEPC) is under the auspices of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Emergency Management.   

The Division of Emergency Management (DEM) is responsible for the state’s comprehensive emergency management program which supports local and state agencies.  Activities and services cover the four phases of emergency management: Preparedness, Prevention, Response, and Recovery for disasters like flooding, tornadoes, wildfire, hazardous materials incidents, and acts of terrorism.

During an actual emergency or disaster, the DEM coordinates the state response and recovery program in support of local governments. The DEM maintains the state’s Emergency Operations Center where representatives from other state departments and agencies come together to coordinate the state response to an emergency situation.

The CEPC designates Local Emergency Planning Districts (LEPD) and requests nominations from those districts for appointing Local Emergency Planning Commissions (LEPC). Each LEPC has the charter of implementing the SARA/Title III requirements for their LEPD. These requirements include developing and publishing a hazardous material emergency response plan for their area, the creation of Right-To-Know procedure for their LEPD and monitoring of specific yearly hazardous materials reporting requirements.