VIDEO: For the past seven months, Emergency Management Coordinator Jared Parker has been taking โfield tripsโ to a whole new level. Heโs been tasked with collecting field samples and analyzing weather data throughout Arapahoe County.
โWe just identified that there was a hole here, that we didn’t have this data, we didn’t have the capability for understanding the fires to the point that we wanted to,โ he said.
Parker collects different types of samples a few times a week, then takes them back to the office of emergency management, where he inputs and analyzes the moisture content using a series of graphs. โWe’ll see in the next couple of weeks what summer has in store for us,โ he said.
The new initiative will help experts better predict fire behavior and danger in the county. โIt’s important for us because we have a lot of communities, a lot of homes, that are adjoining to the grasslands,โ he said.
