Colorado Daily Status Report Link to the full report.
State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status Level2
SEOC continues to support of the following: Fremont County investigation and hazardous materials support, Migrant sheltering support in Denver, Marshall Fire recovery and DR4731. SEOC is operational Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fremont County Support
On the evening of October 3, 2023, deputies of the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 31 Werner Road, Penrose Colorado, in reference to a suspicious incident. Upon their arrival deputies learned that the building was owned by the Return to Nature Funeral Home based in Colorado Springs Colorado.
On October 4, 2023, FCSO investigators, the Fremont County Coroner’s Office, and the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies executed a search warrant on the property and determined that human remains were improperly stored inside the building.
As of October 5, 2023, The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Fremont County Coroners’ Office, The Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On October 5 Gov. Polis verbally approved an emergency disaster declaration to approve state resources in support of the investigation and hazardous materials clean up with the activation of the Colorado State Emergency Operations Center
and support of the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management.
Information Resources
Disaster Declaration DR4731 June Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes Incident
- August 25, 2023 President Biden approved Colorado's disaster declaration request and it is formally known as DR4731.
- Public
Assistance Grant application deadline is Friday, September 22. All
applicant briefings have been completed for the initial approved
counties. The deadline for the counties added onto the declaration is
October 20.
- Public Assistance Grant Program approved for the following counties:
- Arapahoe
- Cheyenne
- Douglas
- Elbert
- El Paso
- Kit Carson
- Lincoln
- Logan Washington
- Information available on the Colorado DHSEM Recovery website for DR4731.
- Press releases related to DR4731 approval:
Migrant Support
Information links for Denver area migrant support.
- Migrant Support in Denver Overview Webpage
- Denver Dashboard for Migrant Support
- Donations Information for Denver Migrant Support
Current Wildfires
The SEOC is not monitoring any wildfires. View the Colorado Current Wildfires Map.
Daily Status Report
- Download or view the daily status report: https://bit.ly/COStatus100923.
