West Lane Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) Meeting in Florence
You’re invited to join the West Lane Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) for a regional conversation focused on strengthening collaboration, preparedness, and community resilience across the Siuslaw/West Lane area.
This meeting brings together partners from our past COAD sessions as well as new organizations interested in supporting disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Date: October 14, 2026
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm with open networking space afterward
Location: Bromley Room, Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 9th Street, Florence, Oregon, 97439
Who should attend:
All community organizations, service providers, government partners, nonprofits, volunteer groups, emergency resource providers, and neighborhood-based teams interested in building a connected, coordinated approach to community readiness.
Meeting Agenda:
Welcome, introductions: who you are and what you do
Overview of Lane COAD and the vision for West Lane Chapter
Discussion: identifying volunteer leaders for chapter roles (Outreach, Volunteer coordination, Training, Partner fundraising coordination, Additional roles as needed)Next steps and first action items for identified roles
Brainstorm: fun and engaging community events encouraging evacuation-site practice
Gap analysis: who is missing from the room that should be invited?
Future meeting locations & schedule
A registration link for “West Lane COAD Conversation (1st Meeting)” is here: https://orvid.oregon.gov/need/
Please feel free to forward this invitation to any partners who should be included.
Have questions? Reach out to Rachelle Lambert, State Voluntary Agency Liaison, Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Rachelle.LAMBERT@oem.oregon.gov or Kate Harnedy, Outreach Coordinator, Siuslaw Vision, outreach@siuslawvision.org