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🔥 Channel your inner Smokey Bear and keep our forests safe! Remember, a campfire isn’t truly out until it’s cold out. Always use the Drown-Stir-Drown-Feel method before you leave your campsite:

🌊 Drown it with water.
🥄 Stir the ashes and embers.
🌊 Drown it again.
✋ Feel the coals to ensure they are ice cold.

Brush up on your campfire safety skills before your next trip: https://smokeybear.com/campfire-safety

🎨 Courtesy ~ Smokey Bear

Learning to live with wildfire means helping the next generation to . Visit LiveWildfireReady.org to get started.

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As disasters become more frequent and the threat of wildfire more prevalent in Colorado, it is important to take steps before an emergency.

Taking action early helps to reduce risk and protect your life, health, and property.

Fire and severe weather season is here, and conditions can change quickly. Wildfire risk, thunderstorms, lightning, and hail are all part of our spring and summer pattern. Non-weather related emergencies can happen here, too. Emergency alerts are one of the fastest ways to get important information when something is happening in your area.

We encourage everyone to sign up for alerts at weld911alert.com. Even if you have signed up before, please take a moment to register again to make sure your information is current and you receive messages when they matter most.

You can also download the NEW CodeRED Public Alerts app. If you previously had the old CodeRED app installed, please delete it and download the new app.

Stay informed and connected. You can never be too signed up!

❄️🔥 WINTER SAFETY REMINDER 🔥❄️

Heavy snow can block your furnace vents — and that’s a serious fire hazard.

✅ Check vents regularly
✅ Clear away snow and ice
✅ Keep at least 1–2 feet of space around exhaust outlets

Blocked vents can cause dangerous heat buildup and even carbon monoxide risks. A quick check can help protect your home and your family.

Happy 9-1-1 Education Month!

When our Public Educators are out at community events, we get a lot of great questions about Peak Alerts. Here are a few we hear most often:

“Will I get spammed with alerts?”
No. Peak Alerts are strictly for public safety notifications, no ads, no promotions. You’ll only receive alerts that are relevant to your registered locations.

“I already get AMBER Alerts. Isn’t that the same thing?”
Not quite. AMBER Alert notifications are specifically used to help locate abducted children and are sent by the Colorado Bureau of Investigations.

Peak Alerts, on the other hand, notify you about emergencies that may impact your specific area (like wildfires, law enforcement activity, or evacuations) and provide important safety instructions from local public safety agencies.

“What are you selling?”
Nothing at all. Peak Alerts is completely free to sign up!

Want to learn more or see additional FAQs? Visit PeakAlerts.org and click on the “FAQs” tab.

At United Power, we strive to keep your lights on 24/7. However, outages can happen for various reasons. Are you prepared? Create your emergency outage kit today. Essentials include: 🔦 flashlights, 🔋 batteries, 📻 a weather radio, and extra water. Stay safe and ready! For more tips: unitedpower.com/ready

Did you know... you can receive alerts on weather radios for police activity? Wildfire evacuations? Etc. Submit this form to be considered for a live drawing on April 30th for a weather radios.
https://forms.office.com/r/tcNZujAGMV

Red Flag Warning in effect for today across the northeast CO plains. Practice wildfire safety measures across all of north central and northeast Colorado as fuels are dry! Please limit any activities that could create a spark!

Not every EBT app you see in the app store is safe. Some are created by risky third-parties and can put your benefits and personal information at risk. CDHS only recommends EBT cardholders download MyCOBenefits or ebtEDGE from the App Store or Google Play Store.