Thornton reviews emergency response after recent fast fire; dispatch moves alerting from CodeRed to Rave

Mar 3, 2026

Public safety leaders outlined lessons from a fast‑moving fire, including door‑to‑door evacuation tradeoffs and after‑action reviews; emergency manager Ryan Doyle said Thornton dispatch can now send reverse‑911 and Wireless Emergency Alerts via Rave and planned a public rollout and tests by the end of March.

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City public safety leadership reviewed emergency response capabilities and recent lessons learned, and announced a managed transition away from the breached CodeRed system to the Rave alerting platform.

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