Colorado National Guard Rescues Stranded Drivers During Blizzard In Northern Colorado
(CBS4) - The Colorado National Guard is coordinating with Wellington Fire Protection District to rescue stranded drivers in northern Colorado. Other rescue operations are also underway in Redstone Canyon near Loveland.
Its official...we are on the way. @cong1860 snow response teams off load their Small Unit Support Vehicles to assist with SAR operations in Loveland.
— Colo National Guard (@CONG1860) March 15, 2021
The teams recieved a request from the Larimer County to provide support to citizens in the Redstone Canyon area. #cowx pic.twitter.com/tSBRje0VnU
Firefighters said Sunday's snowstorm was too big to manage alone.
We cannot stress this enough right now. PLEASE, stay home and stay safe today. Heavy wet snow and wind are creating dangerous travel conditions with limited to no visibility. This video shows conditions our BC & paramedic drove through coming back from station 17 after a call. pic.twitter.com/2rDsd1xYXi
— Wellington Fire Protection District (Colorado) (@WellingtonFire1) March 14, 2021
"Dangerous travel conditions have made it difficult for our crews to respond," WFPD said in a tweet.
Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of disaster emergency due to the severe winter weather and authorized the deployment of the Colorado National Guard to provide search, rescue and shelter assistance during the snowstorm. The Guard is authorized through noon on Monday.