Emergency Management
Emergencies can happen anytime, often without warning. A little preparation now can make a big difference later. Learn about possible risks, build an emergency kit, and plan with your family so you’re ready if the unexpected happens.
Lone Tree’s Emergency Management team helps our community prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters—both natural and man‑made. We focus on planning ahead, educating residents, and coordinating emergency response so that when an emergency happens, we’re ready together.
Learn about the hazards that might impact your community. Hazards that could potentially impact the City of Lone Tree include, but are not limited to, severe winter storms, wildfires, floods, and tornadoes. More information can be found on the National Weather Service and State of Colorado Hazard Information websites.
Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Consider the following tips when making a plan:
- Evacuation – identify several places you could go in an emergency, and become familiar with alternate routes and other means of transportation
- Create an emergency communications plan with your family, so you’ll know how to reconnect if separated
- Plan for how you will care for your pets in an emergency
- Shelter in place – sometimes emergency officials will ask you to stay where you are. In this case, prepare for: going inside immediately, preferably in a room without windows; tune the radio to 850 AM; stay off phones, as overloaded circuits can keep actual emergency calls from getting through
An emergency supply kit is an essential preparedness item that can help you and your loved ones during an emergency. It is important to create an emergency supply kit that would be useful in the specific types of emergencies you are most likely to face. Consider the following list of supplies to include in your emergency supply kit:
- Food and water – Make sure to include non-perishable food and water that last for at least 3 days. During a disaster, the food and water supply may be cut off, so having a three-day supply is essential.
- First aid kit
- Flashlight
- Extra batteries
- Whistle
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio
- Masks
- Soap, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes
- Tools, such as a wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
Visit ready.gov/kit to learn more about building an emergency kit.
Emergency notifications will alert people of incidents in their area with a prerecorded phone message, email or text. Sign up to receive emergency notifications.
DougCoAlert Emergency Notifications
DougCoAlert, formerly CodeRED, is an emergency notification system designed to keep you safe and informed during critical situations, including natural disasters, evacuations, shelter-in-place orders, and more.
If you were previously signed up for CodeRED, you are NOT automatically enrolled in this system. Please sign up to receive emergency notifications.
The system will notify you of public safety matters that do not generate an IPAWS alert (see below). Additionally, the metro area broadcasts emergency information on the radio at station 850 on the AM dial.
IPAWS
In addition to CodeRed, the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) also provides important information during an emergency. IPAWS is a federal system used by Douglas County in the event of a very large or very dangerous emergency or disaster event. The knowledge shared via an IPAWS alert allows citizens to take proper action which can save lives.
City Texts
Sign up for text updates from the City of Lone Tree – from critical alerts to City events and happenings.
Wildfire
Wildfires can spread quickly and threaten homes, lives, and natural areas. Being informed and prepared is the best way to protect yourself, your family, and your property. Learn about wildfire risks in our area, steps you can take to reduce hazards, and what to do if a wildfire approaches.
When enacted, fire restrictions will be posted on the City website and social media channels as they are announced.
Resources
Emergency Preparedness Tips
- 72-Hour Kits
- Make a Plan
- Plan for Pets
- Plan for Livestock
- Be Prepared: Flooding
- Be Prepared: Tornado
- Be Prepared: Wildfire
- Be Prepared: Snow Storm / Blizzard
Preparedness Classes
Emergency Operations Resources
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Plan
- Douglas County Office of Emergency Services
- Colorado Office of Emergency Management
- American Red Cross
- FEMA
- FEMA for Kids
- Ready.gov
- ready.gov/plan (Department of Homeland Security)
- FEMA Disaster Checklist
- State of Colorado: Be Prepared
- Douglas County: Have a Plan and Build a Kit
Emergency Preparedness Tips
- 72-Hour Kits
- Make a Plan
- Plan for Pets
- Plan for Livestock
- Be Prepared: Flooding
- Be Prepared: Tornado
- Be Prepared: Wildfire
- Be Prepared: Snow Storm / Blizzard
Preparedness Classes
Emergency Operations Resources
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Plan
- Douglas County Office of Emergency Services
- Colorado Office of Emergency Management
- American Red Cross
- FEMA
- FEMA for Kids
- Ready.gov
- ready.gov/plan (Department of Homeland Security)
- FEMA Disaster Checklist
- State of Colorado: Be Prepared
- Douglas County: Have a Plan and Build a Kit
Local Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMP) are prepared and adopted by counties and municipalities with the primary purpose of identifying, assessing and reducing the long-term risk to life and property from hazard events. HMPs are most effective when they are based on a comprehensive, long-term plan developed before a disaster occurs.
This plan is an opportunity to detail a variety of potential hazards that could affect Douglas County residents, and allows the County and participating municipalities to be eligible for future mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The primary hazards of concern in the county include dam failure, drought, earthquake, flood, geologic hazards, hazardous materials, pandemic, severe weather, severe winter weather and wildfire.
The City of Lone Tree is a participating member jurisdiction in Douglas County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. In partnership with the City and other entities, the County is currently leading the development of an updated plan, to be completed in 2026. More information about the planning process and how to get involved can be found at the following link: Douglas County 2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update.
FEMA requires HMPs to be updated every five years. To review the current plan, completed and adopted in 2021, visit the 2021 Hazard Mitigation Plan.