3) COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS - CONTINUITY/DISASTER RECOVERY coordinators: 2 half-time staff people to focus on coordinating volunteers and agencies to work on contingency and disaster recovery plans county wide, with various townships and cities, utilizing existing neighborhood organizations and community information delivery vehicles. Addresses critical shared infrastructure interruption impacts; mitigates health and safety issues; community organization issues; short-term and long-term. Includes insuring that all agencies needed for disaster recovery or social continuity are y2k ready, prior to the event horizons relevant to their use (i.e., Red Cross, all medical services, League of Women Voters, 911; Police, fire & ambulance, etc.) 1 person is through OPN; 1 person has current county emergency preparedness experience.

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-- Cynthia (cabeal@efn.org), May 30, 1998