Riley Frazee
Connie Bradburn
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Riley D. Frazee became the Director of Emergency Management for Baca County in September 2006. Since beginning the job he has responded to several disasters including the 2006 Blizzards, Holly Tornado, Alamosa Salmonella incident, the Ordway Fire, Windsor Tornado, and many incidents locally. He has also served as an Operations Officer at the State EOC during the Democratic National Convention held in Denver.
Riley’s background is in Fire and EMS emergency services. Riley attended the OPSU Fire Protection Technologies internship program and worked with the Guymon Fire Department in Guymon Oklahoma. Riley took a job in Texas and after completing 2 years of service as a Firefighter/EMT in Perryton TX, he then moved back home to Baca County where he became the Assistant Emergency Medical Services Director for the Southeast Colorado Hospital District in Springfield. After serving as Assistant EMS Director for two and a half years he took a job with the county as the Director of Emergency Management.
Riley is Firefighter II and Hazardous Materials Operations Certified. He is a Radiological Awareness Instructor, a CPR/First Aid and a primary EMS instructor. Riley is a member on the Southeast Colorado All-Hazards Regional (SECAHR) Board. He also serves on State All-Hazards Advisory Council (SAHAC) as well as on the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Standards Committee. Riley is also appointed to the Regional Emergency Trauma Advisory Council (RETAC) and the 2-1-1 Advisory Board by the County Commissioners.
Riley is also an Operations Section Chief on the Eastern Colorado Incident Management Team (ECIMT) that is made up of members from the 22 counties in the Northeast, South and Southeast Regions of Colorado.
Connie Bradburn is a graduate of Campo High School; Connie attended Blair Junior college and graduated with an Associated Degree in Computer Science. She became a Colorado Post Certified Officer in 1993 in Pueblo Colorado. Connie was a Reserve Officer for the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Department, where she worked in Patrol, Community Policing Unit, and with The Pueblo County STAR Team.
Connie has training in Jail Shakedowns, emergency vehicle operations, penal citation process, child abuse investigation, and terrorism. Connie also received a certificate of Honorable Mention for her security work during the Presidential Visit to Pueblo Colorado on September 20, 1995. Connie was also a victim’s advocate for ACOVA (A Community Organization for Victims Assistance), through the Pueblo County Sheriffs Department. Connie is also an instructor for basic handgun operation.
In May 2008 Connie became a volunteer for the Baca County Division of Emergency Management. Connie is the Coordinator for the Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Connie also serves as a Reserve Officer for the Springfield Police Department. Connie has successfully complete the National Incident Management (NIMS) requirements, completed a TEMS(Tactical Emergency Medical Services) training , and has completed Negotiating Through Domestic Violence and Methamphetamine, Psychological Aspects of Negotiations, Kidnapping and Ransoms, prison Riot Debriefing and Being a Hostage.
