#FFFFFF The image below shows the program development timeline for the Colorado Emergency Preparedness Assessment Program as set in 2020. An explanation is shared below the image. Accessible version of the image: CDPS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (logo)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 ColoradoIntroduction - February 25 - Information sharing at Colorado Emergency Management ConferenceDevelopment - March & April - Collect and refine program requirements. Develop a CEPA schedulePilot - April & May - Pilot trials with three counties. Develop/refine products with selected pilot countiesAssessment - May & June - Planning team assessment of CEPA following pilot trialsLaunch - July - Statewide CEPA implementation. Schedule 2021 and 2022 CEPA with remaining countiesIntegration - October & November - State Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) / Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) integration with CEPATarget - July 2023 - CEPA cycle one complete. All 64 counties will have completed the CEPA