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Town of Alamosa (Alamosa County) – Salmonella Outbreak - 10/28/08

1. Report Date/Time: March 28, 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 Department of Local Affairs, 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, Office of Colorado State and Veterans Nursing Homes, 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, Northwest 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. Multiple State agencies are on call.
   
   
6. Deaths/Major Injuries: total 73 confirmed cases.
   
   
7. Damage: No physical damage, economic: 60-65% restaurants remain open; all district schools, Trinidad State College Valley campus, and Adams State are closed for the remainder of the week. Schools are scheduled to open on Monday. A meeting with school officials is scheduled for Sunday to instruct procedures to follow with students and personnel.
   
   
8. Current Status: 95% of the town is at proper testing levels for yellow notification (limited bathing). The whole town needs to be 10 ppm before yellow confirmation can be issued. This is expected to occur sometime on Saturday March 29th in conjunction with notification distribution to residents and retail businesses. On March 27, approximately 17,500 gallons of water were distributed (65% was in bulk). There are approximately 50,500 gallons of bottled water on-hand.
   
   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 (2,169 calls received as of the evening of March 27, 1036 calls were answered by a healthcare individual) or visit www.CityofAlamosa.org.
   
   
9. Future threats: Increased number of confirmed salmonella case throughout the region and breakage of water lines.
   
   
10. Incident Command Jurisdiction/Location: Alamosa County