Being Prepared for Disasters

Living in Silverton/San Juan County comes with many challenges and our community has seen its fair share of disasters in the past few years. Whether it be the rockfall that blocked Highway 550, the Gold King Mine Spill, the 416 fire or the Avalanche Cycle in 2019 that closed Highway 550 for a significant amount of time. Most recently, the Ice Fire in 2020 truly tested our system and we had to put …