Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will aslo be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Top Headlines Monday, November 23, 2009 | 27.0° Partly Cloudy Denver Update: Weekly News Summary November 13 - 19, 2009 (Review by Denver 8 TV) Review current events in the City and County of Denver. Visit the Denver Update webpage, or click the icon to watch the program. 2009 Mayor’s Design Awards Announced Mayor John Hickenlooper celebrated the growing number of Denver’s homeowners, small business owners and developers who have made design excellence a priority in their community at the fifth annual Mayor's Design Awards. The program honored 15 diverse projects that enhance the city.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3

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Citizen Emergency Response Training Citizen Emergency Response Training Denver Sets Citizens Emergency Response Training for Jan. 24 & Jan. 31, 2009   Anyone Welcome to Register   What: Citizens Emergency Response Training (CERT) is a 16-hour disaster preparedness and response training that will include how to plan for a disaster and teach basic response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.  At the completion of this training, participants are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in our community. Why:  When a disaster hits, we can’t always depend on professional responders to be immediately available.  We would like to have the citizens of Denver trained to help within their own communities. Who: This training is open to anyone. We will accept up to 40 participants.  When: Saturday, January 24 and Saturday January 31, 2009 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (both days needed to receive a certificate) Where: People House, 3035 West 25th Ave, Denver Colorado 80211 How much: The training will be provided at NO COST to participants. Sponsored by: Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEM/HS); Denver Fire Department and Denver Police Department Reply: For More Information and Registration: http://www.denvergov.org/oem; Carolyn H. Bluhm, OEM: 720.865.7600; or email, DenverCERT@denvergov.org Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Return