DDPHE, Denver Parks Remind Public to Report, not Touch Dead Birds Published on January 25, 2023 With Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (avian flu) impacting birds across Denver and much of the region, the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE) and Denver Parks & Recreation (DPR) remind residents that birds and wildlife can carry disease. Residents should never handle wildlife and should keep pets away from sick or dead birds. Tagged as: , Animal Shelter, News, Press release, Public Health & Environment
OME Case #2023-00333 Published on January 23, 2023 OME case summary for 1/23/23 Tagged as: , News, Press release
Denver to Respond to Forecast of Overnight Snow Published on January 22, 2023 With forecasts calling for light snow accumulations overnight (trace to about an inch), the City and County of Denver will have its big plow drivers on duty tonight into tomorrow to respond to the main streets. DOTI will not activate its residential plow program given that predicted snow totals are low. Tagged as: , Community Safety, News, Press release, Snow, Transportation and Infrastructure
Denver Prepares for More Snowfall Published on January 20, 2023 With light snow showers possible today into tomorrow and more snow in the forecast as we usher in a new week, the City and County of Denver’s big plow drivers will remain on duty throughout the weekend, on rotating 12-hour shifts, to provide round the clock response to the main streets as needed. Tagged as: , Community Safety, News, Press release, Snow, Transportation and Infrastructure
OME Case # 2023-00131, 2023-00186, 2023-00214, and 2023-00270 Published on January 20, 2023 OME case summaries for 1/20/23 Tagged as: , News, Press release
Denver’s Snow Response Continues Published on January 19, 2023 The City and County of Denver’s plow drivers remain on duty at this hour, working to clear the main streets after yesterday’s storm and in preparation for the possibility of snow showers tomorrow. Tagged as: , Community Safety, News, Press release, Snow, Transportation and Infrastructure
Denver Continues its Snow Response with Plows Clearing City Streets Published on January 18, 2023 The City and County of Denver’s plow drivers remain on duty at this hour, with heavy-duty plows clearing the main streets and residential plows addressing the side streets. The City’s response will continue round the clock into tomorrow. Tagged as: , Community Safety, News, Press release, Snow, Transportation and Infrastructure
Denver Prepares its Residential Plows in Advance of Today’s Storm Published on January 17, 2023 In anticipation of a winter storm due to arrive in Denver later today that could bring 6”-11” of snow followed by prolonged cold temperatures, the city is mounting plows on its residential 4x4 pickup trucks to be ready to deploy to the side streets. Tagged as: , Community Safety, News, Press release, Snow, Transportation and Infrastructure
Denver’s Snow Plan this Week to Include the Residential Plows Published on January 16, 2023 With the possibility that Denver could see snowfall totals in the 6”-11” range from a winter storm that’s arriving tomorrow, and with cold temperatures to follow as well as additional snow possible on Friday, DOTI is preparing to deploy its big plows to the main streets and small plows to the residential streets on Tuesday when snow starts to accumulate. Tagged as: , Community Safety, Mayor, News, Press release, Snow, Transportation and Infrastructure
Denver COVID-19 Status Update - Jan. 13, 2023 Published on January 13, 2023 The latest COVID-19 variant, XBB.1.5 SARS-CoV-2 or the “Kraken,” is spreading in the United States and in other places in the world. Early research shows that this variant spreads more easily from person to person. Epidemiologists at the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE) are monitoring for the variant in our community. Tagged as: , COVID-19, Press release, Public Health & Environment