The Forum – Emergency Management

Emergency Management: City, County, and Sheriff’s Posse

Fire? Flood? Active shooter? Airplane mishap? Hiking fall? We’ve had them all! But who deals with them…and the aftermath?

We hope you will join us on Wednesday, September 9th, from 8:00-9:00 AMas the Montrose Forum welcomes: City of Montrose Emergency Manager Paul Eller; Montrose County Emergency Manager Kristy Mathews; and Montrose County Sheriff’s Posse Director and Public Information Officer Mark Rackay.

Our speakers will describe:

• Their job, “team”, purpose and specific duties
• Specific examples of the types of “emergencies” they encounter
• The biggest challenges they face or have faced
• How we can sign up for emergency notifications

We will conclude by learning about JABOR Emergency Go Kit Project, Jeff Pryor, speaker. JABOR is in the process of assembling 200 Emergency Go Kits for low-income and vulnerable families living in high-risk areas of Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel counties.

All four groups have seen lots of action in the past year. Come hear what they have to say…and use this opportunity to offer up a thank you before you leave.

Upcoming Programs

• September 16 – Montrose County Sheriff Gene Lillard
• September 23 – Montrose Regional Health Patient Care Advocate Jonna Hogue
• September 30 – Montrose County Manager Joe Kerby

Each week, The Forum hosts a speaker who shares a topic of interest to the community. The Forum is free and open to anyone interested in Montrose. The Forum meets on Wednesdays (except during major holiday weeks) at Colorado Mesa University – Montrose, in Cascade Hall, south of the Montrose Library, at the corner of S 3rd Street and S Cascade Ave.

Can’t make the live presentation? Watch the recording on the City of Montrose YouTube channel or at 4 pm on community access channel 191 or 970