Starke County COAD Seeks Local Restaurants and Businesses Willing to Assist First Responders

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

The Starke County COAD is looking for local restaurants and businesses willing to donate food, beverages and other resources to first responders during lengthy emergency situations.

This would be a local effort similar to canteen services offered by the Red Cross. Starke County EMA Director J. Nier would assist the COAD with this initiative. When a major incident occurs and responders are expected to be out in the field for an extended period of time, she would call on COAD members to get resources to the scene as soon as possible. Continue reading →

This Volunteer Training Course Will Help You be Prepared If a Disaster Strikes

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

If you’re interested in preparing yourself to provide assistance in the event of an emergency, you should consider attending the free Red Cross volunteer training session scheduled for Sunday, September 23rd.

This training course is being held in conjunction with the Starke County COAD’s efforts to form a local Disaster Action Team. The course will be held at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Knox. Prospective volunteers should show up around noon CST. Continue reading →

Organization Representatives Encouraged to Attend Tonight’s Starke County COAD Meeting

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

The Starke County Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) will meet tonight at 6 p.m. where members will continue to discuss the development of a board.

Though Starke County EMA Director J. Nier has helped form the COAD by reaching out to some key people in the community, the organization is meant to be run by community members. Continue reading →

Starke County COAD Sets Meeting Schedule, Discusses Establishing a Board

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

Members of the Starke County Community Organization Active in Disaster group established a more consistent meeting schedule when they convened Tuesday night.

Previously, the COAD was meeting every other month due to various obligations during the summer months. However, in order to keep people more engaged, members opted to move to monthly meetings. They will now meet the first Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.

Additionally, members discussed the development of a COAD Board. Continue reading →

Local Leaders and Volunteers Encouraged to Join Starke County COAD

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

If you’re looking for a way to get more involved in your community, you should consider joining the Starke County COAD.

The group will be meeting this coming week on Tuesday, August 7th in order to coordinate more about local efforts.

Starke County COAD, or Community Organizations Active in Disaster, aims to encourage collaboration among local residents and officials in order to strengthen the community to be better prepared for disaster response and recovery. Continue reading →

Starke County COAD Seeks Community Leaders to Serve on Their Board

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

Starke County COAD is looking to establish a board that will be responsible for running operations.

Starke County EMA Director J. Nier has been getting the organization off the ground but she said ultimately, it is meant to be run by community members. Though the idea was brought up during their meeting Tuesday night, the current members decided to wait to establish a board until more members are in attendance. Continue reading →