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Town of Alamosa (Alamosa County) – Salmonella Outbreak - 10/26/08

1. Report Date/Time: March 26, 2008 - 10:30am
   
   
2. Location: Town of Alamosa, CO along Hwy 160 in San Luis Valley Region
   
   
3. Event Start Date/Time: March 15, 2008 - unknown time
   
   
4. Agencies involved: Alamosa County agencies, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Department of Human Services, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Division of Emergency Management, Colorado Division of Fire Safety, Colorado Division of Local Government, Colorado Division of Mental Health, Colorado National Guard, Colorado Office of Preparedness and Security, Governor’s Office of Economic Development, American Red Cross, Colorado Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (COVOAD), Colorado Veterinary Medical Foundation,
   Eastern Colorado IMT, Jefferson IMT, FEMA Region VIII
   
   
5. State assistance anticipated: The State Emergency Operations Center has been activated at level II status. An SEOC information line has been established at 720-852-6644. Follow-on Incident Management Teams may be requested for deployment to the City of Alamosa as well as the State Emergency Operations Center. Multiple State agencies are on call.
   
   
6. Deaths/Major Injuries: total 73 confirmed cases.
   
   
7. Damage: No physical damage, economic: 4 restaurants have closed; all district schools, Trinidad State College Valley campus, and Adams State are closed for the remainder of the week. Currently 4 out of 6 Day Care Centers are closed in the City of Alamosa
   
   
8. Current Status: The City of Alamosa completed its initial flushing activities on March 25. Today, the major emphasis will be working on flushing Stage 1 (Northern part of the City). Residents that are affected by Stage 1 are told not to use water when they wake up this morning, approximately 50 homes will be affected along with commercial zones. The flushing will continue to use super-chlorinate. The operations at water Points of Distribution are going well. Have distributed approximately 12,000 gallons on March 25 and have 50,000 gallons on hand. There has been a shift from bottled distribution to bulk water distribution. The City still has sufficient bottled and bulk water on hand for distribution to the general public for the short-term and commercial grocery stores have their shelves stocked.
   
   This process may change depending on further developments. City officials will notify the public as soon as possible as changes occur. For more information, please call the CO-Help line at 1-877-462-2911 (1,730 calls received thus far) or visit www.CityofAlamosa.org.
   
   
9. Future threats: Increased number of confirmed salmonella case throughout the region.
   
   
10. Incident Command Jurisdiction/Location: Alamosa County