Title: Indiana COAD Development Steve Cain Disaster Communication Specialist EDEN Homeland Security Project
1IndianaCOAD DevelopmentSteve Cain Disaster
Communication SpecialistEDEN Homeland Security
Project DirectorChair Indiana VOAD
Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal
Access institution.
2Goals of Collaboration Groups
- Enhance
- Communication, Cooperation, Coordination and
Collaboration - Enhance
- preparation,
- response, recovery
- and mitigation
3Goals of Collaboration Groups
- Alleviate the suffering
- Coordinate human services
- Develop plans, train, and exercise for
- disaster operations
4COAD Guiding Principles
- Essential functions
- Volunteer coordination, case management,
donations management, education, advocacy,
spiritual care, mass care, mental health,
information and referral, funding, and organizing
the structure of the recovery group.
5COAD Guiding Principles
- Adjoining jurisdictions assist
- Recovery efforts accommodate
- diverse cultures, lifestyles, and
- special needs.
- Recovery is a dynamic process that continually
evolves
6Collaboration Groups
- NVOAD National Voluntary Organizations Active In
Disaster - VOAD State Voluntary Organizations Active In
Disaster - COAD Community Organizations Active In Disaster
- Citizen Corps Council
- LTRC Long Term Recovery Committee
7 Types of Services
- Mass Care, feeding, sheltering, and clothing of
disaster victims - Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Care
- Debris Removal
- Repair, Rebuild
- Volunteer Coordination
- Financial Assistance
- Donation Management
- including Warehouse space, Coordination,
Distribution - Long Term Recovery Assistance
8 Collaboration Groups
- Community Organizations
- Faith-based Groups
- Voluntary Organizations
- Civic Clubs
- Social Service Agencies
- Local Businesses
- Emergency Management
9 Organizing a COAD
- Community resources are the foundation
- ALL Emergency Phases
- Local All-Hazards Planning is Essential
- Vulnerability assessment
- Demographics
10 Organizing a COAD
Operational Organization Organizing in
preparedness and mitigation phase
(non-disaster) Organizing in response and
recovery phase (disaster/event) Identify and
liaison with existing collaborative efforts such
as Citizen Corps, ministerial alliances, etc. Key
Agencies and Their Roles NVOAD, VOAD,
Faith-based, other voluntary and civic
organizations, Emergency Management, and Citizen
Corps
11 Types of Disaster Operations
- Single family emergency
- Community
- Multi-county
- State
- Federal agency declared
- Declared or non-declared disasters
- National
- International
12 Essential Interagency Coordination
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- Coordinated donations management
- Coordinated volunteer management
- Single information/referral
- Single client access, etc.
- Mass care
- Spiritual care
- Debris clearance
- Special Needs population
- Other
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15Steve Cain cain_at_purdue.edu 765-494-8410