Jefffco Type III Incident Management Team
The Jeffco Incident Management Team (IMT) is a multi-agency team that responds to large all-hazard situations in Jefferson County and the surrounding areas. The team is comprised of over 100 people from 20 different agencies in and around the county, including law enforcement, fire departments, forest service and land management agencies.
When a local fire department or law enforcement agency is overwhelmed by a large-scale incident, the Jeffcoy Incident Management Team can bring management, organization and support.
An incident management group was established in 1992 to manage wildland fires. After the Hi-Meadow fire in 2000, the team reorganized to fill all-risk incident management needs, and was the first team to be certified by the state of Colorado.
In 2001, it became the Jeffco Type III Incident Management Team (IMT). It was the first organized incident management team for a Colorado county.
Jeffco IMT Callouts
2013 Bluebell Fire
2013 Jefferson County Flooding
2012 Lower North Fork Fire
2011 USA Pro Cycle Bike Race
2011 Indian Gulch Fire
2011 Council Bluffs, Iowa Flooding
2010 Blackhawk Fire
2010 All Hazards IMT Conference
2009 H1N1 vaccination distribution
2009 National Disaster Medical System - DIA
2008 Alamosa salmonella outbreak
2008 Windsor tornado
2006-2007 Southeast Colorado blizzard support activated through Colorado Division of Emergency Management
2006 Plainvew fire: burned 2,700 acres
2006 Upper Bear Creek fire
2005 Table Mountain fire
2003 Cherokee Ranch fire
2002 Snaking fire: burned 2590 acres, two structures, outbuildings. No homes destroyed.
2002 Black Mountain fire: burned 245 acres. No structures destroyed; 1,700 people evacuated.
2002 Schoonover Gulch fire: burned 3,862 acres. Four residences destroyed; nine outbuildings destroyed
2002 Fountain Gulch fire
2002 Blue Mountain fire
2002 Hayman fire, the largest fire in Colorado history. Burned 168,000 acres. About 40,000 people evacuated; 133 residences were destroyed, along with one commercial property and 466 outbuildings.
2000 Hi-Meadow fire: burned 10,800 acres, 51 primary structures, one commercial building and six outbuildings.
1996 Buffalo Creek fire: burned 11,875 acres, seven structures (primary residences), five minor structures and five vehicles.