Front Range Animal Evacuation Team

12/05/2026

Always great to train with all the JCART teams

Today is National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day, a reminder that emergency planning must include every member of the family.

When disaster strikes, every life matters, including paws, hooves, feathers, and tails.

Last weekend, Jefferson County Animal Control hosted the 2026 Annual JCART Evacuation Exercise with more than 100 attendees and volunteers participating in a full-scale disaster response training.

JCART, the Jefferson County Animal Response Team, is made up of animal control officers from Jefferson County, Arvada, and surrounding agencies, along with incredible partner organizations including JPET (animal sheltering team), AEV (Animal Evacuation Team), FRAET (Front Range Animal Evacuation Team), HEAT (Horse Evacuation and Assistance Team), several veterinary teams, Foothills Animal Shelter, the Jefferson County Horse Council, and the Jeffco Fairgrounds.

We were also proud to collaborate with Gilpin County OEM as they work to build their own animal response team.

This annual exercise is designed to prepare our team to respond effectively during wildfires and other natural disasters. The training simulates real-world conditions and tests every stage of response, including call-out activation, radio communication, animal evacuation and impoundment, sheltering operations, documentation procedures, and animal care.

The goal is simple: ensure a coordinated, efficient response when our community needs it most.

Huge thank you to every volunteer, partner agency, and team member who dedicated their weekend to helping keep both people and animals safe. Because when families are forced to leave home during an emergency, no animal should be left behind.

Foothills Animal Shelter Jefferson County Colorado Fairgrounds Jefferson County Horse Council

11/05/2026

Mandatory Evacuations are in place for a Wildland fire burning in Loveland

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for Sedona Hills, which is northeast of Carter Lake in Larimer County.

23/04/2026

Mandatory evacuations in place

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents in parts of Fort Collins due to a wildfire on Thursday.

22/04/2026

Evacuations are in place and parts of I70 are closed.

A vegetation fire has closed portions of Interstate 70 in Kit Carson County on Wednesday afternoon.

20/04/2026

Update: evacuations have been lifted

Evacuation’s are in place in Wellington

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for parts of the Wellington area due to a wildfire.

08/04/2026

Mandatory evacuations ordered in Larimer County for wildfire https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/cougar-run-wildfire-evacuations-carter-lake/73-155ee0d2-1b7d-4b6e-baf0-9ca9f4299c58 https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/cougar-run-wildfire-evacuations-carter-lake/73-155ee0d2-1b7d-4b6e-baf0-9ca9f4299c58

Mandatory evacuations are ordered in Larimer County as the Cougar Run Fire burns near Carter Lake, according to the sheriff's office.

06/04/2026

Thanks for the reminder Mobile Vet services

05/04/2026

Just an FYI

Attention West Douglas County Fire district residents.

West Douglas was paged out tonight for a smoke investigation in the area of Indian Creek campground. Upon arrival we located a wildland fire that is approximately 10 acres in size near bear creek about 2 miles northwest of the Indian Creek campground.

Crews evaluated the scene and determined the fire is very slow moving and not posing a significant threat to the area at this time.

The USFS is taking over as this fire is on federal land. You can expect to see heavy activity from both the ground and the air at 6am.

Winds are calm and temps are cool, winds are forecasted to stay calm through tomorrow evening so significant growth is not anticipated.

We will continue to monitor the situation and assist as needed and district residents can rest assured that we are doing everything we can to keep this fire from growing and ultimately to see that it is out cold.

At this time we have not determined a cause, however given the proximity to the 800 trail and area use by hikers and campers, we are investigating this as suspected human caused.

As always, we thank you for your support, and while it is unsettling anytime we have a fire, please know that evacuations are not anticipated.

It's going to be a long summer.

West Douglas Fire

24/03/2026

As a reminder: A pre-evacuation alert is evacuation time for those with large animals. Work together with friends and family, and be ready to go.

21/03/2026

Be careful out there today Colorado peeps. Not only are we under Fire Restrictions but also Red Flag Warnings. Any small ignition will start a Fire