Community Organizations Active In Disaster for Monroe County - MoCOAD

Monroe County Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) mission is to coordinate support and promote local efforts to enhance the community's ability to mitigate prepare respond and recover from disasters in Monroe County.

Community Organization Active in Disaster (COAD) is an organization based within a community or geographic area composed of representatives from public, private and non-profit agencies. A COAD's mission is to enhance the community's ability to mitigate, prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

MoCOAD’s main functions are:

• Cooperation (creating a climate for organizational cooperation and information sharing)
  Coordination (providing a liaison to and fostering a common understanding of the role of public offices in emergency management)
• Communication (publishing and disseminating information that helps community organizations increase their disaster resiliency)
• Education (increasing mutual awareness and understanding of each member organization's role in disaster planning)
• Convening Mechanism (arranging meetings, conferences, and training as necessary)
• Legislation (encouraging effective disaster relief legislation and policy)