Emergency Management Department

The Thornton Emergency Management Department establishes a framework and plan know as the Emergency Operation Plan for the Town to provide assistance in an expeditious manner to save lives and to protect property in the event of a disaster.

The purpose of the Emergency Operations Plan is to facilitate the delivery of all types of emergency response and to help deal with the consequences of significant disasters. The Plan outlines the planning assumptions, policies, concept of operations, organizational structures and specific assignments of responsibility to the Town departments and agencies involved in coordinating the local, state and federal response activities.