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Baca County faces many hazards Including:
Thunderstorms & Lightning
Extreme Temperatures
Drought Wildfire
Windstorms Insects
Hail Storms Noxious Weeds
Tornados Urban Fires
Dust Storms Floods
Severe Winter Storms (Blizzards) Earthquakes
Disease Outbreaks / Pandemics Transportation Disasters
6-19-2007 -
Tornado that touched down
North West of
Pritchett, CO and came to
within one mile
of Pritchett.
No injuries
reported.
6-10-2006
Tornado that touched down
near Campo, CO the
tornado destroyed
unsecured mobile
homes, camper
trailers and some out
buildings in
Campo. No injuries
reported.
03-28-2007
Tornado that tore a
devastating path through
Holly, CO
in Prowers County. Baca County
Emergency Management, Search &
Rescue,
Fire, Law and EMS
agencies
responded to assist Prowers
County. 2 People
were fatally injured.
5-24-07 Severe
Thunderstorm that
produced strong damaging winds
and
hail. Hail and damaging winds can be
devastating to a community that is
dependant on Agriculture for a living.
12-20-2006
Blizzard that left piles of
snow in Eastern
Colorado. This was the
first of two blizzards that
would affect
Baca County in the Winter of
2006.
12-28 to 31-2007
Places in Baca County
received 45" of
wet heavy snow. The
snow left US
Highways 287 & 160 both
closed for
multiple days. The Army
National Guard
come to assist with
emergency
operations. Baca County
also received mutual
aid from other
places in and out of the
state. Baca
County was one of twelve Counties
in
Colorado that received an Emergency
Snow Declaration from FEMA.
9-17-07
Wildfire NW of Springfield.
Springfield,
Pritchett, Campo & Walsh
Fire Departments
responded as well
as Road/ Bridge
Dist 1 and Dist 3 to
control the
fire.
OPERATION APACHE
REPAIR
A US Army Apache
Helicopter that was
traveling in the
area lost one of its two
engines and was
forced to land at the
Springfield
Municipal Airport.
The picture
shows a soldier making
necessary
repairs.

Baca County also
has other hazards such as noxious weeds and insects.
The Baca County
Conservation District runs the Noxious Weed Program in cooperation with
the County Weed Board and Baca County Commissioners. BCCD has identified
and treated Yellow Toadflax, Dalmatian Toadflax, Scotch Thistle, Musk
Thistle, and Tamarisk throughout Baca County. For assistance with any
suspect invasive weed call BCCD at 719-523-4522 ext. 3.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Managing and Coordinating Emergency Incidents
For Baca County
741 Main Street ~Springfield, CO 81073 ~
(719)523-6796 |