Rockfalls start from high outcrops of hard, erosion-resistant rock that become unstable for a variety of reasons. Providing educational resources so that the people of Colorado our many visitors might better understand rockfall and the risk associated with living in and traveling through mountainous terrainĪ rockfall is a type of fast-moving landslide that happens when rock or earth falls, bounces, or rolls from a cliff or down a very steep slope.Providing comment and guidance for proposed rockfall mitigation.Providing the popular Colorado Rockfall Simulation Program computer software.Helping county and municipal planners and developers to identify and avoid, or mitigate, hazardous areas through our land use review (LUR) program.Producing rockfall hazard maps for public use.Identifying and mapping specific areas of rockfall hazard in cooperation with local government planning agencies and the Colorado Division of Emergency Management.Providing rockfall investigations and hazard evaluations to other state agencies and departments.Emergency response to rockfall events when they occur throughout the state.The CGS responses to Colorado’s rockfall hazard include: One of the primary missions of the CGS is to help reduce the impact of all geologic hazards on the residents of the state.
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