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Pitkin County and Aspen outline wildfire outlook, evacuation tools and mutual‑aid structure; officials urge residents to prepare now
Summary
At a joint meeting June 3 the county and city reviewed wildfire outlooks, mutual‑aid response structures (MAMA, CMAS), new mapping tools and public alerting. Emergency managers urged residents to prepare go‑kits, register with county alerting tools and use Community Connect to flag access/functional‑needs households.
Pitkin County emergency management, fire and sheriff’s officials and a National Weather Service forecaster briefed city councilors and county commissioners June 3 on the wildfire outlook, evacuation planning and response structure for the Upper Roaring Fork Valley.
Weather and water outlook: a National Weather Service forecaster said spring snowpack melted earlier than normal and SNOTEL sites for the Roaring Fork were low; the short‑term outlook at the time of the meeting showed a regional period of above‑normal precipitation for June, but seasonal monsoon forecasts had shifted and the longer‑term outlook was closer to “near‑normal” for Western Colorado. Officials cautioned that lightning‑ignited fires remain a key risk if dry, hot weather returns.
Evacuation mapping and alerts: county emergency manager Chris Brightbeck said the county recently implemented a new mapping and decision tool supplied by Genesys that pre‑draws operational…
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