Town of Hayden *Emergency Declaration of Disaster* Background, status and need
Background on current situation facing the Town of Hayden • At this time the Town of Hayden is facing a potential situation that threatens to overwhelm the Town’s resources both in resources and economically • The Town and Staff have taken / followed the State’s executive orders (as declared under the State of Colorado’s Disaster Declaration), recommendations and directives from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and Routt County Emergency Management • This has included limiting public access to Town Facilities, re-enforcing a “stay at home sick” policy, remote access and working remotely, the closure of restaurants, bars and gatherings, working with the school on their closures, increase in training and awareness of social distancing, working with the Airport as service and flights are reduced, cancelling of Park and Rec’s programs, adoption of a Public Information Protocol so there is a consistent message at the Town, County and State level are several examples of Town actions over the past week.
Why has Hayden taken these steps? ▪ Simply – There is the possibility that the pandemic that is impacting the world will (is) impacting the Town of Hayden ▪ What is Coronavirus? – COVID -19 / Coronavirus / SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory Coronavirus 2 – COVID-19 symptoms include cough, fever and shortness of breath. COVID-19 can be severe, and some cases have caused death. – The new coronavirus can be spread from person to person. – There is no coronavirus vaccine yet. Prevention involves frequent hand-washing, coughing into the bend of your elbow and staying home when you are sick.
COVID-19 TIMELINE ▪ First reported case was 12/31/2019 in Wuhan, China (CDC reports that the initial outbreak in China was probably around 12/01/2019 but not reported) ▪ Jan 7 th , 2020 – Identified as a new Coronavirus ▪ Jan 11 th , - First known death caused by Coronavirus ▪ Jan 20 th – WHO Report first confirmed cases outside China (Thailand, Japan and South Korea) ▪ Jan 21 st – First confirmed case in the United States (Male 30’s – Washington state ▪ Jan 30 th – WHO declare outbreak a Global Public Health Emergency (More than 9000 cases reported world wide /18 countries)
COVID-19 TIMELINE Con’t ▪ Feb 2 nd – First Coronavirus death outside China ▪ Feb 8 th – First U.S. citizen Death ▪ Feb 24 th – Italy comes on radar as worst hit country in Europe (6 deaths) ▪ Feb 26 th California reports first case in US due to Social contact – no known direct source ▪ March 6 th Pres signs 8.3 billion emergency spending package / confirmed global cases hit 100,000 – approx. 8 weeks from first report out of China
COVID-19 TIMELINE Con’t ▪ March 8 th – Italy quarantines northern Italy – Approximately 16 million people – 5800 confirmed cases /230 deaths – Whole country quarantine 2 days later ▪ March 8 th – US cases top 500 ▪ March 11 th – WHO Declares Coronavirus outbreak as a Pandemic (Pandemic definition – a worldwide spread of a new disease for which most people do not have immunity) – US extends travel band to European Countries ▪ March 13 – Italy death Toll tops 1000 deaths (up from 230 deaths on March 8 th ) ▪ March 13 th – President Trump declares a National State of Emergency
COVID-19 TIMELINE Con’t ▪ Mar 15 th – Italy death toll tops 1800, with 368 deaths in 24 hours / US cases surpass 3000 cases / 29 states report confirmed cases (6 weeks after first US case reported) ▪ Mar 16 th – US economy slow down / Wall Street / Businesses all show heavy impact ▪ Mar 16 th – Italy announces confirmed cases of 28,000 and death hit 2158 ▪ Mar 17 th – US Confirmed cases hit 5800 and death toll at 100 ▪ March 19 th – Italy at 41,035 confirmed cases/3405 deaths – US at 11,274 confirmed / 157 deaths - Worldwide 236,420 confirmed cases / 9790 deaths (as of 1400 hours today)
COVID-19 TIMELINE Colorado ▪ March 5 th – First confirmed cases in Colorado (2 cases) ▪ March 18 th – (Source CDPHE) – Colorado Case Summary (3/18/20 at 4:30 p.m.) ▪ 216 cases ▪ 26 hospitalized ▪ 20 counties ▪ 2,328 people tested ▪ 2 deaths
The FLU vs COVID 19
Why is it important for Hayden to be Engaged and INVOLVED https://www.9news.com/video/news/health/coronavirus/this-is -what-flattening-the-curve-means/73-9bf83bcf-9bf3-400f-b64 b-8f69c5ef1d98
Latest numbers 03/19/2020 at 3:30 PM ▪ World wide Total Confirmed Cases – 242,092 ▪ Worldwide total Deaths – 9,842 ▪ Worldwide total recovered – 84,962 ▪ United States Total Confirmed – 13,060 ▪ United States Total Deaths – 200 + ▪ United States Recovered – 108 ▪ Colorado Confirmed Cases – 216 ▪ Colorado Total Deaths – 4 ▪ Colorado Total Recovered N/A ▪ First reported Confirmed case (Worldwide) was 79 days ago ( Though it was probably present 30 days prior)
What do we do? ▪ Stay Calm – In many areas people are scared or in denial – The unknown and perception of a life threatening anything brings on the panic we have seen recently ▪ Plan / Engage in Mitigation and Response – Encourage Social Distancing – Washing hands – elbow bumps – No large gatherings – Stay home as much as practical ▪ Start planning for recovery – This will pass. The world will be different but the threat will pass. ▪ Start with a Declaration of Disaster
Why do we (The Town of Hayden) need a Disaster Declaration ▪ States publicly and formally that citizens are in need of assistance beyond the scope of normal operations and resources ▪ Activates mutual aide agreements, Emergency Operation Plans, participating agencies, and assistance or assets as needed ▪ Confers authority for the control, restriction, allocations or regulation of consumable goods (i.e. food, water, fuel, clothing, goods, services, and resources) and services ▪ To gain access to TABOR emergency reserves / Qualify for Certain types of State and Federal disaster assistance ▪ Supports enactment of temporary emergency restrictions and / or controls
Final Thoughts ▪ This is not going to be a short term situation ▪ While Hayden does not have a confirmed case (yet) common sense indicates we will before long – We will need assistance as our resources are limited ▪ If not flattened the medical system will be overwhelmed shortly ▪ There are currently SEVERE economic impacts in our Town ▪ These are likely to get worse before getting better ▪ We want to be pre-positioned to take advantage of State and Federal Assistance when it is available ▪ As dynamic as this outbreak is we need to be able to do things very quickly to protect as many people as possible
Recommendations ▪ We will get through this ▪ We are strong and will be stronger when we are done ▪ And finally if we resolve we will overcome this space in time.
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