Some of us remember the California wildfires of the 1970’s. Various jurisdictions operated under very different protocols and command structures.  They were unable to communicate with one another. The result was chaos and an ineffective response, resulting in greater loss of property than was necessary.  The long term result was federal legislation to standardize some areas for better response. FEMA was created, the concept of VOAD’s and COAD’s was instituted.

Most importantly there is now a standardized command structure, called the Incident Command Structure (ICS for short), that all players follow in the case of multi-jurisdictional response.

Regardless of the role you might be asked to play when a disaster strikes, you will find yourself in a position to request additional resources. Knowing how to do that within the ICS system will make your effort more effective and efficient.

Come to the EOC, 640 South Franklin, Greenfield on 11/2 at 7:00 PM to participate in an interactive demonstration/exercise of  the general message form (ICS-213) and the Resource Request version (ICS-213RR).

Last chance to get registered for this FREE training.

Saturday 10/21/23 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Lunch provided

2-year certification in CPR – adult, child, AED

Anyone 12 years old and older can be CPR-certified

www.facebook.com/HancockCountyCOAD Events to sign up

Location: EOC 640 South Franklin, Greenfield

Date: 7:00 PM September 7 (Thursday)

Agenda: Short COAD Meeting & Election of Board

                Intro to Long Term Recovery

                 Work session: LTR functions

The purpose of a Long-Term Recovery Group is to have a designated, centralized, coordinating group of partnering organizations whose common goal is to assist the impacted individuals and families in the community with their Long-Term Recovery

The benefits of an LTRG include:

● Ensuring that the local community is leading the way towards establishing a new normal and becoming a more resilient community.

● Establishing clear guidelines from which participating organizations agree to approach their recovery operations.

● Maximizing the physical, financial, and people resources throughout a recovery.

Differences between Rescue, Relief, and RecoveryPeople commonly confuse the work of first responders with others who respond to provide relief activities that meet immediate needs (such as providing food, water, and shelter). In fact, first responders are professionally trained personnel (such as fire, police, emergency management, and EMTs) focused on rescue and stabilization of the impacted area. Once the first responders have cleared the area for entrance, relief activities can begin. Relief activities may still be ongoing in some places as recovery efforts get underway in other areas of the community. While relief activities meet needs for temporary stability (such as through food kitchens, temporary housing, or applying blue tarps), responders who engage in recovery provide services that move affected households to a permanent resolution.
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EMA/COAD Team

Dwayne Caldwell

Jim Peters

(317) 372-2304