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Colorado & CO

Ways to make a difference

 

Teens in Pueblo Making a Difference

Since 2003, students at Pueblo West High School have participated in Teen SERT (Student Emergency Response Team) through their health class.  Over the past seven yea....
Story Posted: 5/24/2010 12:50:00 PM
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Attend a National Weather Service Skywarn Spotter Training
Why Be Trained as a Weather Spotter?
In 2009, 44 tornadoes were reported to officials across Colorado, with nearly 700 reports of ....
Story Posted: 4/18/2010 10:53:00 AM
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Denver RTD Riders Make a Difference

Last week I attended the Denver RTD CERT training program and it was outstanding!!  The free 3-day class is for bus and light rail riders and ....
Story Posted: 3/10/2010 8:00:00 AM
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Tips for Holiday Visitors to Colorado

Denver International Airport has already begun to see the increase of visitors into and out of Colorado. The holiday season is a busy one. Make sure that your visitors st....
Story Posted: 12/17/2009 11:02:00 AM
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Lobster Fest visited by Ready #49
The annual Lobster Fest at St. Gabriel's Church was the perfect time to talk to kids about disaster preparedness.  The kids shared their family plans with me and learned ....
Story Posted: 10/5/2008 3:17:00 PM
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Johnson & Wales University Criminal Justice Program joins B.Ready
On October 1st, the new Board for the 2008/2009 school year has been selected for the Johnson & Wales University Criminal Justice Assocation.  Once the Board was sele....
Story Posted: 10/3/2008 11:32:00 AM
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Be a Kitty Chipper

How would your cat find his way home if you got separated? The majority of cats picked up by animal shelters are never returned to their original home because of the diffic....
Story Posted: 9/26/2008 8:50:00 AM
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B. Ready Dude #58 reporting in.....

Hey there!

#58 B. Ready Dude reporting in.....

Wow, have I ever been busy! My first adventure was to the Clear Creek County Animal Shelter's Open House. My ....
Story Posted: 9/24/2008 5:12:00 PM
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B. Ready arrives in North Dakota

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Launch B. Ready in 2008

Are you up for the launch? B. Ready traveled the state last September encouraging citizens to get prepared.

Now is the time to sign up to participate for the 2008 B....
Story Posted: 8/8/2008 1:59:00 PM
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Compete and Have Fun at the CERT Summer Games

Have you had the opportunity to take B. Ready and CERT classes during the last year? If so, you can be part of the CERT Summer Games.

Come one, come all.

T....
Story Posted: 8/8/2008 1:53:00 PM
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Edgewater Hosts CERT Classes

Are you CERTain that you want to be part of a group of elite citizens willing to be part of the solution during a disaster?

The City of Edgewater is ho....
Story Posted: 4/4/2008 10:34:00 AM
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All I want for Christmas is My Ready Kit

For a person or family that has everything, this is the year to give them a gift that could save a life.

Red Cross has Ready 72 hour Disaster Prepar....
Story Posted: 12/6/2007 3:59:00 PM
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CERT Summer Games a Success

CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) doesn't have to be all work and no play! In fact, this past summer the North Central Regi....
Story Posted: 12/4/2007 8:34:00 AM
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Ready Colorado Business Outreach

Ready Colorado Business Outreach

"Ready Colorado" is a part of the Urban Area Security Initiative to c....
Story Posted: 12/1/2007 12:27:00 PM
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The Business Outreach Committee of Ready Colorado helps Business Prepare for All-Hazards Disasters

A business is the same as a city.  It can vary from a small city to a medium size one.  The only difference is a building or business has a vertical challenge ins....
Story Posted: 10/8/2007 10:07:00 AM
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What If? Colorado Campaign

On July 19, 2007, T Story Posted: 10/5/2007 5:06:00 PM
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CERT for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Sept....
Story Posted: 10/5/2007 1:11:00 PM
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While B. Ready Heads Home, the Blog Remains

The B Ready Blog was designed to keep citizens up to date with preparedness and disaster information year round. If you'd like to see certain topics featured, please let us....
Story Posted: 10/2/2007 2:39:00 PM
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Home Owners Association get READY

 

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Mr. Ready Goes to Washington

B. Ready flew all the way from Colorado to Washington D.C. where he met up with his old friend, Penny Burke.  Penny works for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (....
Story Posted: 9/30/2007 7:48:00 PM
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B. Ready Two Miles High
Leadville, Colorado

B. Ready took a visit to one of the oldest towns in Colorado today, Leadville. Leadville is a town known for its mining history, high altitude, and ....
Story Posted: 9/30/2007 7:44:00 PM
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B.Ready Visits Johnson & Wales Criminal Justice Association
On September 19th, B. Ready visited the Criminal Justice Association Meeting.  At this time, he recruited additional members for CERT training and discussed the importanc....
Story Posted: 9/20/2007 3:53:00 PM
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I Joined A Citizen Corps Council

Today I learned about Citizen Corps programs in Colorado.  There are Citizen Corps Councils in communities across the state.....
Story Posted: 9/20/2007 10:01:00 AM
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Ready 39 is still spreading the word in Englewood

Commander John Collins was proud to have B. Ready #39 passed to him by Chief Vandermee. 

Collins spent time with B. READY at work and then went together to gi....
Story Posted: 9/17/2007 10:21:00 AM
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B.Ready draws blood for Preparedness
Kara Broderick of Brookfield Properties took B. Ready to a blood drive set up for National Preparedness Month.  Through the help of Bonfils blood center, Kara gathered 44....
Story Posted: 9/14/2007 4:23:00 PM
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be ready
My family and I started this plan when I brought the brochure home. My family and i talked about how important this is and set up an emergency box. We went to the store to buy....
Story Posted: 9/13/2007 2:14:00 PM
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Chief Pattarozzi and B. READY spreads the word to Englewood Fire

Chief Pattarozzi from Englewood Fire was the proud holder of B. READY.  They spent the day together and spread the word of disaster preparedness.  Story Posted: 9/12/2007 7:31:00 PM
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Helping Out Your Local Fire Department

The North Central Region's Fire Corps program is expanding since its debut in March of 2006. There are currently ten registered ....
Story Posted: 9/12/2007 5:24:00 PM
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B. Ready Back to School

B. Ready was stuck in a dark, dreary locker for nearly a week. (Oops!) But he's been rescued! After spending time in the locker, B. Ready went to math class and did his hom....
Story Posted: 9/12/2007 1:14:00 PM
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B. Ready with CPR & First Aid Review
B. Ready stimulated us to review Our CPR, First Aid Materials, and Warning Signs & Symptoms of Heart Attack with Wife. We then discussed and completed our commun....
Story Posted: 9/10/2007 9:05:00 PM
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Continuing with the spaghetti
B. Ready #46 continued greeting citizens as they arrived at the dinner throughout the afternoon making contact with approximatly 1500 citizens and handing out 750+ Ready Kit B....
Story Posted: 9/8/2007 9:15:00 PM
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Spaghetti Dinner a success
B. Ready #46 started the day by helping set up the pans of meatballs and sauce, he then continued with talking with the information officer Joe Kwiatkowski about the info....
Story Posted: 9/8/2007 9:09:00 PM
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B-Ready Helps LDFR Mitigate Wildfire Risk in Summit County

As Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue ventured out into the community to continue our neighborhood wildfir....
Story Posted: 9/7/2007 10:09:00 AM
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B. Ready #64 Inspects New DTRS Communications Tower!
The Elbert County Communications Center recently had a visit from B. Ready #64 to assist in inspecting the new DTRS Communications Tower. B. Ready #64 donned his safety equipm....
Story Posted: 9/7/2007 8:49:00 AM
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B. Ready #46 visits the CCBPA
B. Ready #46 made a surprise visit to the Commerce City Business and Professionals Association Thursday morning and talked with 40+ area business owners about National Prepare....
Story Posted: 9/6/2007 10:32:00 AM
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B. Ready enjoying spaghetti

B. Ready #46 is visiting the South Adams County Fire Department and will be at their Annual fundraising dinner Saturday Septembe....
Story Posted: 9/5/2007 1:10:00 PM
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