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Program Development Timeline 2020 - Colorado Emergency Preparedness Assessment (CEPA)
- Research - February 18 - DHSEM Planning team meets with New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) to validate program concept for Colorado
- Introduction - February 25 - Information sharing at Colorado Emergency Management Conference
- Development - March & April - Collect and refine program requirements. Develop a CEPA schedule
- Pilot - April & May - Pilot trials with three counties. Develop/refine products with selected pilot counties
- Assessment - May & June - Planning team assessment of CEPA following pilot trials
- Launch - July - Statewide CEPA implementation. Schedule 2021 and 2022 CEPA with remaining counties
- Integration - October & November - State Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) / Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) integration with CEPA
- Target - July 2023 - CEPA cycle one complete. All 64 counties will have completed the CEPA