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PADM 5960: Homeland Security and Emergency Management Administration

Finding Local Government Information

The best sources of local government information are city, municipality, or county/district websites. These are managed independently but usually have a search box.

For example, if I am researching fire mitigation planning for the city of Colorado Springs, I would go to its website:

There I could search for terms like fire mitigation or fire preparedness, which should lead to me to the Colorado Springs Fire Department information with links to their planning documents and other resources.