The Basic Plan Toolkit is an informational resource for Long Term Care Facilities developing emergency operations plans (EOP). A Basic Plan details the most overarching information required for emergency response. This embraces an 'all-hazards' planning approach, meaning that all hazards, regardless of intent, origin or type, evoke the same general response from the facility.

This guide is designed to help you gather necessary information, make assessments, answer questions and make the best business decisions for you and your company. Each section has a "Notes" section added, where you can write items that were not covered or may be unique to your business. If a section has a star (±), that means there are additional worksheets in the back of the guide that will make it easier to gather and organize the information needed....

In the last 20 years, wildland fires in Colorado have increased in frequency and severity. This has resulted in lengthy and costly community and natural resource recoveries. As our communities continue to grow into the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), more residents are subject to post-fire impacts such as flooding, debris flows, and other natural hazards exacerbated by fire. While recovery from a wildland fire begins and ends locally, there are many...