14-05-2025
Emergency management officials preview evacuation plan
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Officials from the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management (PPROEM) briefed the El Paso County Board of Commissioners and the Colorado Springs City Council on the beginning of a multiagency project to design a regional Advanced Evacuation Plan.
PPROEM said the evacuation plan will focus on three key areas to enhance public safety for those living in the Pikes Peak Region:
Data-driven: The plan will leverage technology, including Ladris — an AI tool that supports public safety agencies with emergency planning — along with data to inform evacuation scenarios and enhance decision making.
Locally informed: Strategies and tactics will be developed by the local agencies and organizations responsible for their implementation.
Lessons learned: The plan will incorporate best practices and lessons from recent wind-driven wildfires, including improvements in the alert process.
'We place a high priority on continual improvement of emergency management and response in the Pikes Peak Region,' said Andrew Notbohm, PPROEM's Executive Director. 'Our region is well equipped and prepared to respond to wildfires, and this new effort will strengthen our evacuation capabilities.'
PPROEM said the planning effort will include fire departments, law enforcement, traffic management, and other agencies throughout the region. The project is expected to be finished in November 2025.
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