What is a COAD?
COAD stands for “Community Organizations Active in Disaster”. A COAD is a local group of community organizations that coordinates emergency human services, while working in concert with partner agencies, including the local emergency management agency and social service agencies, during all stages of a disaster.
What does the Yavapai County COAD do?
The Yavapai County COAD is a collaborative partnership between community stakeholders – voluntary, private and non-profit organizations – that assists in organizing community efforts to provide needed services to community members that arise as the result of a disaster that occurs in the County. The goal of the Yavapai County COAD is to organize and deploy community resources in an efficient and timely manner during each phase of a disaster.
Why get involved?
As a community organization in Yavapai County, you can help prepare the community for disasters and provide much needed assistance to community members if an event occurs. Joining the Yavapai County COAD allows your organization to help your community in an organized and effective way.
With a strong and organized COAD, Yavapai County will have more resources to respond to a disaster or event that occurs in our community, adding to our community's preparedness and resiliency.
How to get involved?
The Yavapai County COAD is looking for any agency, business, civic group, faith-based organization, or any other community organization that may provide assistance to the community during all phases of a disaster or event. If your organization is interested in joining, please send an email to: web.EM@yavapaiaz.gov or fill out a form that can be located on the right of this screen.