Colorado ARES
After-Action Reports

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2007 Reports
Date District Title Description
07-16-2007
25
 07-16 Dry Creek Fire D-25 Activity for 7-16 Dry Creek Fire
07-12-2007
24
07-12 Weather Spotting D-24 Activity for 7-12 Weather Spotting
07-11-2007
24
07-11 Weather Spotting D-24 Activity for 7-11 Weather Spotting

2006 Reports
Date District Title Description
12-28-2006
22
12/28 Blizzard D-22 Activity for 12/28 Blizzard
12-21-2006
22
12/21 Blizzard D-22 Activity for 12/21 Blizzard
11-30-2006
22
Armory Handshake D-22 Support of Armory Handshake
11-30-2006
22
Armory Handshake #2 D-22 Support of Armory Handshake #2
12-27-2006
10
Weld County Snow Support Weld County EOC for snow emergency
11-16-2006
25
Montrose County DOH Support Communications between Montrose and Gr. Jct.
08-19-2006
25
Westwern Region Ex. Support Western Emergency Planning Region
09-08-2006
06
Outward Bound Support Western Outward Bound
09-27-2006
11
Longmont et. al. Support Boulder County Health Department
08-19-2006
04
Communications between EOCs Support multiple county EOCs
08-01-2006
11
Broomfield Support Brom. Nat. Night Out
07-27-2006
04
S & R Support San Juan Co. Search and Rescue
07-22-2006
22
D-22 & CERT D-22 working with Arap. County CERT
07-17-2006
04
S & R Support San Juan Co. Search and Rescue
07-01-2006
14
PPIHC Pikes Peak Hill Climb
06-29-2006
11
C.U. ATV Work with CU on ATV issues
06-23-2006
11
Support City of Lyons Lyons Good Old Boy days
04-18-2006
11
Flood Exercise D11 at Boulder EOC (rec'd 7/07/06)
05-10-2006
DRT
SEOC/DRT Comm's DRT/SEOC Communications Test
05-10-2006
00
CSEPP Comm's check. Verify comm's between SEOC and Pueblo Depot.
04-29-2006
14
Walk America District 14 Suppprt of March of Dimes
04-08-2006
25
D-25 SET. District 25 Simulated Emergency Test.
2005 Reports
Date District Title Description
06-12-2005
99
 NDMS Exercise Military's view of the NDMS Exercise
06-15-2005
14
 2005 PPHC 2005 Pikes Peak Hill Climb
05-06-2005
25
 Skywarn - Creek Watch D-25 supports Delta County OEM
05-07-2005
15
 Blossom Festival Parade D-15 supports Canyon City
10-21-2005
05
 Alamosa Health Officials San Luis Vaccination Exercise
11-09-2005
14
 Peterson AFB Exercise D-14 Supports IG Office
2004 Reports
Date District Title Description
04-22-2004
00
 Team Sprit Exercise (.doc) Support State EOC
04-24-2004
04
 Pueblo to Pueblo half marathon Support City of Cortez
04-24-2004
14
 March of Dimes - CoSpgs March of Dimes support - Colo. Spgs.
04-24-2004
15
 Canyon City MOD Support MOD for Canyon City
05-01-2004
15
 Blossom Festival Parade Support Canyon City PD and RedX
05-02-2004
16
 Table-top Exercise Support Pueblo EOC Tabletop
05-12-2004
14
 Global Mirror Global Mirror mass cas. exercise
05-19-2004
00
 Pueblo CSEPP (.doc) Pueblo and State EOC
05-22-2004
DRT
 Buena Vista Bike Fest Support BVBF, PD, SO and BV-SAR
06-01-2004
24
 Motor cycle event Support DougCo S&R
06-26-2004
15
 Field Day ARESCO D-15 Field Day!
06-26-2004
00
 Field Day ARESCO D-0 Field Day!
09-10-2004
22
 MS Challenge Walk (.doc) Denver - NMSS
09-11-2004
24
 Ironman type event Support Douglas County S&R Group
09-22-2004
11
 Simulated plane crash Support Longmont EOC
09-24-2004
06
 Relay Race Support Outward Bound West
10-02-2004
23
 SET Test EOC communications
10-16-2004
19
 CDPH&E Exercise S.E. Region Mass Clinic Exercise
10-23-2004
00
 D-0 SET D-0 support for D-4 and D-25 SET
10-23-2004
22
 D-22 SET D-22 Annual S.E.T.
11-10-2004
14
 NDMS Exercise NDMS Operation Mountain Move
2003 Reports
Date District Title Description
04-Nov-2003 24 Annual Simulated Emergency Test D-24 provides damage assessment reports and ground and aerial video for a simulated tornado.
29-Oct-2003 23 Cherokee Ranch Fire AAR D-23 provided communications for the Jefferson Co. OEM during this fire.
25-Oct-2003 22 SET After-Action Report: Greenwood PD Facility Test SET was a test of the Greenwood PD facility.
05-Oct-2003 23 SET After-Action Report SET was to validate the use of several of the repeaters.
2002 Reports
Date District Title Description
02-Nov-2002 24 D-24 SET Report District 24 includes packet into this multi-agency, multi-district SET.
26-Oct-2002 27 SET: Tabletop Exercise Tabletop exercise for SET give hams lessons learned as they regroup after a period of low activity.
05-Sep-2002 14 Balloon Classic Report Hams contribute time in five events to help watch for medical problems and lost children at this busy event.
02-Sep-2002 14 American Discovery Trail Marathon Report A relatively new event for D-14, hams provide communications for this marathon between Palmer Lake and Colorado Springs.
29-Aug-2002 22 Severe Weather After-Action Report Hams in D-22 respond to Arapahoe Co. S.O. in another callup by the S.O. for a fast-moving severe weather storm.
27-Aug-2002 22 Severe Weather After-Action Report Hams in D-22 respond to Arapahoe Co. S.O. in what was the first callup by the S.O. for a fast-moving severe weather storm.
02-Jul-2002 23 Fountain Gulch Fire Report Hams from D-23 set up comm in difficult terrain to support this fire between Gilpin and Clear Creek counties.
23-Jun-2002 22 D-22 Hayman Fire Report Hams from D-22 provide comm support for the largest fire in recent Colorado history.
23-Jun-2002 23 D-23 Hayman Fire Report Hams from D-23 provide comm support for the largest fire in recent Colorado history.
20-Jun-2002 23 Ludwik Fire Report Hams in District 23 respond to the (fortunately) small fire near White Ranch.
13-Jun-2002 24 D-24 Hayman Fire Report Hams from D-23 provide comm support for the largest fire in recent Colorado history.
09-Jun-2002 25 Coal Seam Fire Report D-25 provides first-time response support for the Red Cross in this fire.
28-May-2002 23 Schoonover Gulch Fire Report D-23 responds to the Schoonover Gulch Fire in Douglas County.
21-May-2002 24 Schoonover Gulch Fire Report District 24 responds to the Schoonover Gulch Fire in Douglas County.
10-May-2002 23 Black Mountain Fire Report D-23 provide rapid response communications in support of a fire in Jefferson County.
05-May-2002 23 Moffat Tunnel Simulated Mass Casualty Incident Report Various ARES and RACES groups work together to provide auxiliary comm from exercise scene at Moffat Tunnel.
04-May-2002 14 Colorado Springs Emergency Preparedness Fair Pikes Peak ARES demonstrates emergency communications to the public at this city fair.
03-May-2002 14 PPARES Support for Missing Child in Teller County District 14 provided comm support and some search support to the Teller County Sheriff's Office in a search for a 5 year old autistic boy.
30-Apr-2002 23 Snaking Gulch Fire Report Hams in D-23, along with support from D-6, provide Incident Command communications, along with some packet and ATV support.
15-Mar-2002 14 Transmitter Hunt to find Interfering Transmitter A transmitter interfered with public safety frequencies; District 14 used DF to attempt to find the transmitter.
06-Apr-2002 22 Destination Imagination 2002 Support District 22 teams with District 14 to provide support to an educational activity in Colorado Springs.
22-Mar-2002 24 Comm Support For Law Enforcement After Phone Outage Report D-24 is once again asked to make the link between dispatchers, this time after a fiber optic cable is cut.
15-Mar-2002 14 Public Safety Interference After Action Report D-14 is asked to help track down a transmitter interfering with public safety communications.
02-Mar-2002 0 Pueblo Community CSEPP Report Comm support is provided between the state EOC and Pueblo for a Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program.
2001 Reports
Date District Title Description
29-Oct-2001 0, 9, 23 Simulated Emergency Test Report Districts 0, 9 and 23 combined efforts to provide communications for a simulated medical emergency.
21-Oct-2001 24 Simulated Emergency Test Report District 24 received some fundamental damage assessment training.
09-Oct-2001 22 2001 Regional Band Competition Report Everyone was on the same sheet of music as the Arapahoe team helped out at the regional band competition.
08-Oct-2001 14 Simulated Emergency Test Report More of a familiarizaton exercise than an operating exercise. Hams rotated through many of the district's served agencies to learn about the ham radio operating positions installed.
09-Sep-2001 24 World Trade Center Response Report Though half a country away, the New York disaster affected people around the country. Dist 22 staffed provided comm to support stranded travelers.
03-Sep-2001 14 Colorado Springs Balloon Classic Report Springs hams once again assist at the annual 3-day hot air balloon event.
26-Aug-2001 11 Boulder 5430 Triathlon Report Boulder hams provide comm for an iron-man type of event.
28-Apr-2001 24 Annual Emergency Medical Services Mini-Conference District 24 had an opportunity to introduce ARES to the EMS community as they provided communications for one of their conferences.
07-Apr-2001 22 Destination Imagination Arapahoe County ARES provides communications to an event at a local high school. Good lessons learned!
01-Apr-2001 11 Colorado Wildfire Mitigation "Strike Team" Exercise A multijurisdictional fire and multi-ARES district exercise gave Boulder County ARES a chance to learn many things about their capabilities and interactions with other agencies.
2000 Reports
Date District Title Description
23-Sep-2000 22 Simulated Exercise This was an exercise in passing traffic between NTS and MARS.
05-Sep-2000 14 Balloon Classic Hams assist by providing additional eyes and ears for the El Paso County Search and Rescue during this major three-day hot air balloon event.
19-Aug-2000 22 Leukemia Regatta The Leukemia Society officials were pleasantly surprised at how effective amateur radio could be for their communications needs.
13-Aug-2000 23 Apex Fire District 23 responds to wildland fire.
11-Aug-2000 23 Mt. Galbreth Fire District 23 responds to wildland fire.
14-Jul-2000 23 Lair of the Bear Fire District 23 responds to wildland fire.
04-Jul-2000 14 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Each year the Pikes Peak Hill Climb officials turn to amateur radio to provide several dozen spotters to watch for problems that may develop along the 12.42 mile course, the Race to the Clouds.
17-Jun-2000 24 Hi Meadow Fire A major wildfire spread through Jefferson and Park counties, destroying many homes. Hams from several districts assisted with communications in the rugged mountainous terrain.
15-Jun-2000 6 Hi Meadow Fire A major wildfire spread through Jefferson and Park counties, destroying many homes. Hams from several districts assisted with communications in the rugged mountainous terrain.
27-May-2000 14 2000 Cavalier Trail Ride An annual equestrian trail ride proves to be a low-key event, excellent for ARES training.
10-Jan-2000 HF Y2K HF Net Maybe not as much activity as some would have liked to see, but quite a few hams and served agencies participated in the HF net, and a valuable demonstration of ham radio to these agencies.
06-Jan-2000 10 Weld/Larimer County Y2K Rollover Lots of hams to provide auxiliary communications if needed. They didn't expect interference on the ham repeaters and public safety frequencies, though.
02-Jan-2000 11 Boulder County Y2K Rollover Several dozen Boulder hams provide auxiliary communications for city and county officials in case something went wrong.
1999 Reports
Date District Title Description
15-Dec-1999 14 911 and Partial Telephone and Cellular Outage Pikes Peak ARES gets a headstart on potential Y2K problems when water from a leaking A/C unit disrupts phone and 911 systems.
06-Nov-1999 22 1999 Englewood Holiday Parade District 22 was again invited to provide communications for the parade, receiving many compliments from the chief of police, and opening an opportunity to get a position in the police's new command van.
09-Sep-1999 14 1999 Colorado Springs Balloon Classic Pikes Peak ARES provides communications support for safety and welfare for the El Paso County Search and Rescue during the several days of the Balloon Classic.
27-Aug-1999 22 Simulated Emergency Test Combining a tornado with hazardous material makes for a good SET.
27-Jul-1999 14 Starlight Spectacular '99 An interesting public service event if for nothing else, this one was at night. Bike riders loop through Garden of the Gods and downtown Colorado Springs for this fundraising event.
04-Jul-1999 14 1999 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Continuing a trend of several decades, amateurs from Pikes Peak region assist with safety communications during this world-famous auto race.
06-Jun-1999 14 Garden of the Gods 10-Mile Run PPARES supports comm for 1,200 runners through the Garden of the Gods park. Rock formations and noisy generators provided some complications.
21-May-1999 14 United States Air Force Reserve Component (USAFRC) and the National Forest Service (NFS), Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Training Exercise Pikes Peak ARES provides comm support for a firefighting exercise involving the US Air Force Reserve and the National Forest Service.
08-May-1999 14 Walk for Vocations 5K Run/Walk Operators provided safety, logistical and coordination communications for a short run along Monument Valley Park.
01-May-1999 14 Flood Watch and Damage Assessment A busy day for Pikes Peak ARES members responding to a washed-out road and numerous power outages.
30-Apr-1999 10 Larimer County Flooding District 10 reacts to the Red Cross' request for shelter operations.
29-Apr-1999 14 Teller County 911 Outage Pikes Peak ARES members responded to a power failure and a 911 failure in Teller County.
24-Apr-1999 14 Colorado Springs March of Dimes District 14 team members assist the March of Dimes providing safety communications for the fund raising walk.
07-Mar-1999 22 1999 Odyssey of the Mind Regional Competition Districts 22 and 24 provide communications to educational activity Odyssey of the Mind, and hopes to provide comm for state competition next year.
17-Mar-1999 23 Liniger Mountain Fire Districts 23 & 24 team up to provide wildland fire communications support during a fire at Liniger Mountain.
1998 Reports
Date District Title Description
07-Nov-1998 22 1998 Englewood Holiday Parade District 22 was invited to provide communications for the parade, giving D-22 members an excellent opportunity to train in a non-stressed environment.
18-Oct-1998 22 District 22 SET Report Simulated weather emergency involving multiple agencies tested D-22's ATV and packet capabilities, as well as voice.
10-Oct-1998 14 District 14 SET Report Pikes Peak ARES simulated a bus crash at the Teller/El Paso County line, concentrating on a comm emergency in mountainous terrain.
08-Oct-1998 24 District 24 Phone Outage A cut in a phone line brings Dist 24 into action to provide a 911 comm link between Elbert and Douglas Counties.
26-Sep-1998 24 District 24 SET Report District 24 simulated a train derailment, setting up communications between the Sheriff's Office, the Red Cross, and several other stations.
22-Sep-1998 14 Colorado Springs Terrorist Exercise '98 Pikes Peak ARES provided communications tracking triage patients in a simulated chlorine gas leak at the World Arena.
20-Jun-1998 11 BCARES Mass Casualty Exercise BCARES members participated in a multi-agency mass casualty exercise, using ATV, packet and voice for comm. The exercise simulated a collision between several vehicles and about 15 bicyclists.
26-Apr-1998 3 Ruby Canyon Mountain Bike Classic Race District 3 provides supplemental communications for this bike race with over 500 riders.
01-Mar-1998 6 Disturbance at Alma District 6 first ever response supporting the Salvation Army after a disturbance in Alma.
11-Jan-1998 22 Salvation Army Support at Condo Fire In the absence of business band radios, the Salvation Army called upon amateur for communications help.
1997 Reports
Date District Title Description
08-Nov-1997 3 Rim Rock Run District 3 members support an ICS directed, high-visibility 37K foot race.
01-Nov-1997 22 City of Englewood Holiday Parade A first time for everything, and District 22 helps out the city during a parade for the first time. ATV was the real attraction.
25-Oct-1997 N/A HF Report for Winter Storm and Blizzard A major winter storm and blizzard blew through much of Colorado, leaving motorists stranded and emergency crews working overtime. ARES groups around the state pulled together to do their part, providing much needed communications for emergency operations centers and Red Cross shelters.
25-Oct-1997 10 Winter Storm and Blizzard A major winter storm and blizzard blew through much of Colorado, leaving motorists stranded and emergency crews working overtime. ARES groups around the state pulled together to do their part, providing much needed communications for emergency operations centers and Red Cross shelters.
25-Oct-1997 14 Winter Storm and Blizzard A major winter storm and blizzard blew through much of Colorado, leaving motorists stranded and emergency crews working overtime. ARES groups around the state pulled together to do their part, providing much needed communications for emergency operations centers and Red Cross shelters.
25-Oct-1997 22 Winter Storm and Blizzard A major winter storm and blizzard blew through much of Colorado, leaving motorists stranded and emergency crews working overtime. ARES groups around the state pulled together to do their part, providing much needed communications for emergency operations centers and Red Cross shelters.
25-Oct-1997 24 Winter Storm and Blizzard A major winter storm and blizzard blew through much of Colorado, leaving motorists stranded and emergency crews working overtime. ARES groups around the state pulled together to do their part, providing much needed communications for emergency operations centers and Red Cross shelters.
25-Oct-1997 27 SET and Winter Storm and Blizzard A major winter storm and blizzard blew through much of Colorado, leaving motorists stranded and emergency crews working overtime. ARES groups around the state pulled together to do their part, providing much needed communications for emergency operations centers and Red Cross shelters.
28-Sep-1997 14 Search and Rescue for Lost Child A happy ending comes sooner than expected when the lost child is found before the ARES members could be put to work, but after the callup and response.
26-Sep-1997 14 City-Wide Terrorist Exercise A simulated terrorist hijacks a school bus which later crashed (simulated, of course) into a train.
28-Jul-1997 10 Ft Collins Flash Flood District 10 members face many hazards during comm support of Ft Collins flood.
28-Jul-1997 22 Severe Thunderstorms A brief but important event as D-22 supports the sheriff's office.
04-Jul-1997 3 Apartment Fire District 3 aids during apartment fire.
26-Jun-1997 3 Country Jam 97 District 3 mans the dispatch center during public service event.
03-Jun-1997 3 Standby Alert for Flood Threats District 3 responds to flood threats.
10-May-1997 22 Link Testing on the Plains Radio coverage testing on the plains in preparation for a long-distance experimental vehicle race provide good information.
03-May-1997 12 Multijurisdictional Exercise A simulated traffic accident involving hazardous material sets the stage for a major exercise in Morgan County.
24-Apr-1997 14 April 1997 Winter Storm A major winter storm dumped several feet in some areas of Colorado Springs, prompting city emergency officials to call upon ARES to provide emergency transportation.
20-Feb-1997 14 Colorado Springs Terrorist Exercise 97 This exercise, involving the American Red Cross and the City of Colorado Springs, involved the simulated release of a nerve agent (Sarin) at the U.S. Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. This was followed by the simulated explosion of a bomb near the Symposium on the scale of the Oklahoma City incident.
1996 Reports
Date District Title Description
11-Dec-1996 23 October 1996 SET This SET tested the ability of ARES/RACES Colorado Districts 13 and 23 to coordinate communications between Denver and one of the many steep canyons of Jefferson County.
30-Nov-1996 3 Whitewater Rescue District 3, Mesa County, is called into action to assist in the rescue of an injured kayaker on the Colorado River.
03-Nov-1996 11 October 1996 SET Boulder County teamed up with Adams County (District 27) to exercise a very sophisticated regional communications center and handle traffic for multiple served agencies.
02-Nov-1996 14 October 1996 SET A simulated major snowstorm, blocking off traffic between Colorado Springs and Denver, was the scenario which provided training to test shelter operations and member preparedness. District 14 was also interested in evaluating the chain of command in the event that the EC was unavailable.
02-Nov-1996 10 October 1996 SET District 10 simulated wildfires in the mountains west of Loveland and Fort Collins, set up communications, and focused on passing NTS traffic for the event.
01-Nov-1996 22 October 1996 SET A simulated airplane crash, with survivors, was simulated. Districts 22 and 24 worked with each other to provide voice and data communications.
23-Oct-1996 3 October 1996 SET Districts 2, 3 and 26 worked together to explore communications options between served agencies.
18-Oct-1996 27 October 1996 SET Adams County teamed up with Boulder County (District 11) to exercise a very sophisticated regional communications center and handle traffic for multiple served agencies.
14-Oct-1996 24 October 1996 SET A simulated airplane crash, with survivors, was simulated. Districts 22 and 24 worked with each other to provide voice and data communications.
25-Aug-1996 13 Denver Metro Area EC Meeting The Colorado SEC joined the EC's for this to discuss mutual aid, frequency coordination, incident management, served agency requirements, joint training and the upcoming SET.
11-Aug-1996 3 Sheriff's Office Support Mesa County amateurs were called out to provide support during a search because the Sheriff's Office communications didn't cover the search area adequately.
02-Jul-1996 24 Power Outage Substantial portions of Douglas and Elbert Counties lost commercial power around 2:30 PM. Several public safety organizations called on ARES to support communications.
26-May-1996 N/A SEC Report on 1996 Colorado Traffic Jam SEC details lessons learned from handling traffic in extreme conditions.
18-May-1996 24 Buffalo Creek Fire Amateurs from District 24 supported the 10,000+ acre fire in the mountains west of Denver.
10-Jan-1996 24 Phone Outage This telephone outage in South Denver, Arapahoe County, and northern Douglas County caused an interesting twist to the callup procedure.
1995 Reports
Date District Title Description
04-Nov-1995 N/A October 1995 SET This is the final report for the 1995 Simulated Emergency Test.
11-Nov-1995 22 October 1995 SET District 22 ARES members learn about their communications paths in the eastern part of Arapahoe County.
22-Oct-1995 N/A October 1995 SET DEC Report about operations at the state Emergency Operations Center at Camp George West in Golden, CO.