Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD)

Frederick County is strategically reinvigorating its Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD), which currently exists only informally. Many organizations already provide essential services, maintain trusted community relationships, support vulnerable populations, and contribute resources during emergencies. However, without a shared governance structure, activation process, communication framework, and agreed upon responsibilities and priorities, coordination can remain informal, episodic, and dependent on individual relationships. The County intends for the COAD to serve as the County’s community resilience network. This renewed initiative will establish a cohesive,…