Field staff | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

The OEPR Field Managers within the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response coordinate with and provide emergency management technical assistance to local, state, and Tribal government agencies, with emphasis on emergency management organizations before, during, and following a major emergency, natural, or human-caused disaster. The team’s focus is on strengthening local and service area capacity and capability through development and validation of:

Local and regional plans.
Policies.
Training and exercises.

During a response, the OEPR Field Manager coordinates efforts between other state agencies, local authorities, and federal partners. The Field Manager will also work with Public Information offices to coordinate awareness messaging to help CDPHE’s response or recovery activities.

Upon request, OEPR Field Managers support local public health agencies (LPHA), healthcare coalitions (HCC), local emergency preparedness and response (EPR) coordinators, and State and local emergency managers with:

Ensuring timely and accurate communication.
Effectively and accurately preparing for, responding to, and supporting incidents, as well as training and exercise activities.
Assist local public health and medical support staff (ESF 8) in responding to disasters.
Working closely with other state and federal agencies.
Acting as a liaison between OEPR and each service area.
Participating in development or updating Regional Integrated Preparedness Plans.
Working to create strong collaboration with all partners within the service area.

Service area contacts:

The OEPR Field Managers divide Colorado into 10 Service Areas, which overlap with the State’s nine All-Hazard Emergency Management regions. Each Service Area has an OEPR Field Manager to work with the counties that comprise the Service Area. OEPR Field Managers can also shift to support each other as needs or additional support arise.