The North 40 Mountain Alliance is a non-profit organization comprised almost exclusively of volunteers in your own community.
Our goal is to make our local communities as resilient and strong as we possibly can by helping people prepare for emergencies, by keeping the community up to date and connected during emergencies, and by providing a strong and rich network of tools and resources to help each other rebound after disaster strikes.
North 40 Mountain Alliance volunteers and HUB personnel are not First Responders or Medical Professionals. N40MA and HUB personnel are not Firefighters, Law Enforcement, or Government Officials. Everything happening at the Hub, or provided by the Hub, is through volunteer efforts, cooperation between residents, community generosity, or grants. N40MA HUB personnel don’t have any special legal powers in an emergency, and can’t requisition your property.
HUBs are not Emergency Assistance Centers where official government support can be accessed.
There are no caches of emergency supplies at Community Emergency HUBs.
The Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority provides reverse 9-1-1 alerts for all of Larimer County. LETA Emergency Alerts are compatible with landlines, mobile phones, email addresses, and even fax. To sign up to receive emergency alerts, click here to visit LETA911.org. Select the SIGN UP NOW button. Or call 970-962-2170
Note: Call blocking services will prevent LETA alerts being received.
Your captain is the neighbor who connects you with the rest of the community, particularly those who are close to you, in case of emergency. Your neighborhood captain can:
– Help you be prepared for emergencies with resources such as a “Go-Kit”, evacuation maps, and an evacuation checklist
– Provide you authoritative information about the incident as it progresses
– Assist you with evacuation and/or find others who can assist you
– Provide travel directions to follow on the evacuation maps found at each postal cluster
– Help you rebuild in the recovery phases
– Provide emergency power and communications (cell, internet, landline) in the Hub
– Direct you to a local Red Cross shelter if necessary
– Connect you with people who are willing to share resources you may need after a disaster
A neighborhood captain is not 911. While many captains are CERT trained (Certified Emergency Response Team), the volunteers of the North 40 Mountain Alliance are not first responders. During a disaster your neighborhood captain can provide information about which emergency service is right, the right solution in an emergency is always to call 911. During an emergency, Neighborhood Captains help fire departments and emergency services by assisting in getting information out to you, which then frees up the fire departments and first responders to focus all their efforts on responding to the emergency.
Hubs are the communication control center for designated geographical areas. These hubs will be where North 40 personnel (or authorized delegates) will gather to collaborate and respond during active emergencies. The hub will have reliable off-grid power, satellite internet, and even Ham radio operators who can help communicate in situations where all other communication pathways are down.
There are 3 designated geographical areas: Red Feather Lakes, Glacier View, and Crystal Lakes.
“Activation” of a hub simply means there will be North 40 Representatives available on hand and on location to answer questions, help route people to services for assistance, and help connect community members who need help with community members who can provide that help. Some example situations which could trigger this activation would be fire (wildfire or residential), flood, sustained power outage, chemical spills, or blizzards.
Access to the information you provide when registering will be limited to the N40 Alliance core personnel and emergency responders, in the case of an actual emergency where you are in danger or need of assistance. Registry data are kept on a Larimer County’s secure system, which is secure.
What are some pointers learned from the High Park fire?
- Remove all meat from the fridge/freezer, or double bag meat in case of evacuation. Otherwise the blood gathers in the pan and can spoil, potentially irreparably damaging the refrigerator. Of course this would be done only if there is enough time to do so.
- Have cash on hand in case of evacuation.
- Bring everything you need for your pet like toys, comfort blankets, cat litter pan, scoop etc.
- Evacuation can be very stressful for pets. Plan ahead with a vet visit to see if there’s anything you can do to reduce stress for your pets.
- Coordinate with your neighbors in getting supplies in town since one person is needed to be at the house at all times to make sure your pets get out in case of a mandatory evacuation.
- Authorities will not let you through a blockade if you are in town when they do mandatory evacuation. Be sure to evacuate as early as possible to avoid blockade situations.