Summer is here and that means lightning can be a part of your daily weather pattern until the cooling temperatures of autumn.  Colorado has approximately 530,000 lightning strikes each year and lightning is the second-greatest cause of storm-related deaths in the United States (only floods kill more people).  Knowledge and preparedness are keys to minimizing your risk of injury or death.   There is no safe place outside in a thunderstorm.  If you are outside and hear thunder, immediately reduce your risk by going inside a substantial building or hard-topped metal vehicle.  If you are unable to get inside, reduce your risk by avoiding open areas.  Stay away from isolated tall trees, towers or utility poles and stay away from metal conductors such as wires or fences.  Crouch down on the balls of your feet, cover your ears with your hands and bend your head down.  Make yourself as small as possible.  Never lie flat on the ground.

Tree owners asked to be on the lookout for Dutch elm disease
City seeks teens to serve on the Pikes Peak Youth Council
City will enforce ordiances to ensure safe July Fouth Celebrations.
Mountain Metropolitan Transit Closed Independence Day, July 4th
Upcoming construction impacts at Fountain/chelton
Volunteers needed to fill seats on Security Training Advisory Board
Consumer Fireworks are Illegal in the City
Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 21-27, 2009
Academy and Dublin Traffic Impacts
Citizens needed for Downtown Review Board
Twelfth Annual Explorer Academy Hosts Events
Fountain Creek Restoration Project Partners Announce Kickoff
City's Fleet Division gears up for Automotive Service Professionals Week
City files LandCo lawsuite response in Federal Court; reaffirms desire to resolve matters
Death of Off Duty CSPD Officer
City publishes new user-friendly budget guide. Get the FACTS online or in-hand.

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150th Anniversary of the Pikes Peak or Bust Gold Rush - July 4 2009
A Visit with Winfield Scott Stratton at Starsmore Discovery Center - July 4 2009
Low impact design, the USGBC and LEED - July 9 2009
Camp Teaches Kids Important Safety Skills - July 17 2009
Art Commission Meeting - July 21 2009
Early Childhood Program - Who Goes There? - July 24 2009
Early Childhood Program - Wild About Wildlife - July 30 2009
Art Commission Meeting - August 18 2009
Art Commission Meeting - October 20 2009
Art Commission Meeting - November 17 2009
Art Commission Meeting - December 15 2009

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