COSReady

COS Ready is a new preparedness campaign from the City of Colorado Springs to equip community members with simple, steps supported by technology to help our community prepare for emergencies.

COS Ready has three steps: 

Step 1: Sign up for Alerts – Peak Alerts is a targeted phone notification system that tells community members what they need to know in an emergency.  

Step 2: Know Your Zone – The city is now organized into more than 600 preidentified zones which helps first responders take decisive action in an incident. By knowing your zone, community members can be better informed when an emergency happens. 

Step 3: Make a Plan – Before an emergency happens, you need to plan how to keep your family and pets safe, how to communicate with loved ones, and what items to have ready in case of an evacuation. 

Commander Strossner and Chief Dubay are the project leads for the deployment of the "Know Your Zone" feature. They will speak to the entire campaign, the new "Know Your Zone" feature, and steps community members can take to prepare themselves for emergency incidents in the future.