Hancock County COAD

Most of you have heard about chaotic disaster response scenes. Second a third times through our Volunteer Reception Center trial runs were far less chaotic then the first time we ran the exercise. FEMA and the national COAD/VOAD structure were the result of analysis following VERY chaotic response to California wildfires in the 1970’s.

NIMS (National incident Management System) and ICS (Incident Command Structure) were key components of the solution to that chaos. They are the foundation to any emergency response nation-wide.

FEMA Course ICS100 is an introduction to the ICS. A key first step in getting prepared for responding to local emergencies. During the next few meetings of the Emergency Volunteers we will be going through this online course as a group. In order to be certified, each participant will need to set up an account and complete the exam online. If you have already completed this course but it has been a while, this will be a good refresher.

Come to the EOC (640 South Franklin, Greenfield) at 7:00 PM on Thursday, 11/5, for the first session.

Prior to the November meeting of Emergency Volunteers, the annual election of Directors for Hancock County COAD will be held. Meeting is at 7:00 PM on November 5 and will be at the EOC, 640 South Franklin, Greenfield.

Board members elected will serve for calendar year 2027. If you would like more information please contact us at HCCOAD@protonmail.com

Change from first Thursday due to Riley Days

10/8 7:00 PM EOC (640 South Franklin, Greenfield)

Panel of responders

We will hear  real world experience of those who were deployed during the recent storms and flooding in Indiana. Since many of us have not had first hand experience this will be a great opportunity to see what is involved and to learn about various groups that responded.

Please mark your calendars and join us.