Town hall held to prepare for evacuation exercise [Video]

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Thursday, Sept. 12 the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management (PPROEM) held a town hall preparing those living in the Broadmoor Bluffs neighborhood for an evacuation exercise being held near the end of September.

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“It gives the community an understanding of what it feels like to actually get into a car and evacuate,” said PPROEM Executive Director Andrew Notbohm.

Officials urge people to sign up for Peak Alerts, a warning system that public safety officials use to notify people in El Paso County of emergencies that pose a threat to life or safety.

The exercise is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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