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Community Organizations Active in Disaster

Community Organizations Active in Disaster. LTRC. Who and What is a COAD?. G roup of organizations composed of representatives from public, private and not-for-profit agencies Include any agency that has a role in emergency management and emergency human services

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Community Organizations Active in Disaster

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  1. Community Organizations Active in Disaster LTRC

  2. Who and What is a COAD? • Group of organizations composed of representatives from public, private and not-for-profit agencies • Include any agency that has a role in emergency management and emergency human services • Important to note: all organizations maintain their individual autonomy as members of the COAD • Enhance the community’s ability to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters

  3. Who and What is a COAD? • Strengthen disaster coordination by sharing programs, policies, information and training • Provide a forum for information sharing by promoting the 4 C’s • Coordination • Communication • Cooperation • Collaboration

  4. Basic Fundamentals

  5. Basic Fundamentals • Mitigation: any activity to reduce or eliminate the consequences of or vulnerability to a hazard • Preparedness: activity undertaken to prepare for a hazard or vulnerability presented by the hazard • Response: a direct effortto save lives, injuries or damages caused by a hazard or the consequence of the hazard • Recovery: any activityto recover the effected lives, injuries or damages caused by a hazard or the consequences of the hazard

  6. COAD Activities by Phase Mitigation - Preparedness - Response - Recovery

  7. Mitigation and Preparedness • Participating in community disaster planning efforts and creating plans for COAD agencies and community partners • Creating a resource guide of agencies and services that support disaster operations • Provide education and training for agencies and individuals involved in the COAD

  8. Mitigation and Preparedness • Interact with MO Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) to build relationships prior to a disaster event • Participating in events such as Severe Weather Awareness Week, The Great Central US ShakeOut Drill, National Preparedness Month, etc • Participating in community disaster education utilizing resources such as Ready in 3

  9. Response • Working directly with local emergency management command to offer or request resources • Participating in emergency human services functions such as: • Public Health • Donations and Volunteer Management • Mass Care • Emergency Assistance • Spiritual and Emotional Care

  10. Recovery • Establish a Long-Term Recovery Committee (LTRC) in the community • Support ongoing recovery operations with human services, referrals and resources • Support ongoing donations and volunteer management • Advocate for disaster survivors

  11. “By focusing on core elements of successful, connected and committed communities, emergency management can collectively achieve better outcomes in times of crisis, while enhancing the resilience of our communities and the Nation.” - FEMA’s A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles Themes and Pathways for Action

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