Oso Landslide

 

     Search, rescue and recovery continues on the landslide near Oso, Washington.  The American Red Cross as well as other first responders such as National Guard, FEMA Urban Rescue and other search and rescue teams are currently providing most of the response activities along with Medical Reserve Corps.  Later in the disaster cycle, there well be the need for other Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster to assist in other recovery efforts.
     Washington Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (WAVOAD) is coordinating the response of Faith-based and Voluntary Organizations. If your organization would like to assist, please contact Jay DeBoer, WAVOAD, email deboerjay@aol.com or contact Mike Bullard, chair INWVOAD, email mabullard@gmail.com  .   Please do not self deploy. 
     Please do not send "stuff" such as clothing, household goods, etc.  Financial donations are needed and can be made through your local church, synagogue, or mosque on behalf of the Oso Landslide.  Donations can also be sent to American Red Cross, Presbyterian  Disaster Assistance, United Methodist Committee on Relief, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and other reputable disaster organizations.
     It takes a community to recover from a disaster.  Be a part of that community.

Ferry County Windstorm Long Term Recovery

Ferry County Windstorm Long Term Recovery Group Contact Information

Chair - Dick Smith, email Smitty@RCableTV.com
Vice Chair - Alex Wirt, email alexwirt@RCableTV.com
Secretary - Bobby May, email blmay@RCableTV.com
Case Manager - Katie Crane, email ktmar_ie@hotmail.com

Fiscal Agent (financial donations) Curlew Presbyterian Church
P/O Box 524, Republic, WA 99166

November 2012 Meeting

INWVOAD Meeting

Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Time: Noon to 2 pm (sack lunches welcome)
Place: Inland Northwest Red Cross
315 West Nora Avenue, Spokane, WA 99205
PROGRAM: Sue Bush, WA Chair, Emergency Support Function 6  (ESF-6 is Mass Care)
Conference Call in will be available

Next Meeting, INWVOAD

Date: September 20,2012
Time: Noon to 2 pm (bring a sack lunch)
Place: Panhandle Health District, 8500 NorthAtlas Road, Hayden, Idaho, 83835

People in Ferry County talked about "wind sheer" to account for the trees snapped off by the hurricane-force winds that struck Ferry County.  The storm hit on July 20th and left much of Ferry County in the dark.  Preliminary estimates say that one person died, 11 homes were destroyed, and over 30 homes were damaged in Ferry County which includes the Colville Confederated Reservation.  The heaviest damage appears to be around Keller, Washington.

Inland Northwest Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (INWVOAD) helped establish a Long Term Recovery Organization Group (LTRG) meeting at the Republic Presbyterian Church.  For additional information, contact Alexander Wirt at 509-846-3519 or by email at alexwirt@RCableTV.com

February Meeting (In lieu of March meeting)

Programs: 1. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 2. HEART
Date: February 16, 2012
Time: Noon to 2 pm
Place: Panhandle Health District, Shoshone Conference Room (just inside front door)
8500 North Atlas Road, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Please part in the row of parking nearest Atlas Road.

January 2012 Meeting

Program: AmeriCorps and NCCC: the unsung heroes

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012

Time: Noon to 2 pm

Location: Inland NW Chapter, American Red Cross

315 West Nora Avenue, Spokane

Next Meeting - November 17, 2011

Note: Change of Location

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Time: Noon to 2 pm (sack lunches welcome)
Location: Coeur d'Alene United Methodist Church
1470 West Hanley Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Program: Inland NW Medical Reserve Corps

Directions to Coeur d'Alene UMC
Take Exit 11 off I-90
Go North on Ramsey Road 2.1 miles to West Hanley Avenue
The Church is 367 feet East of Ramsey Road on West Hanley Avenue on the right.

Next meeting - September 15, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011
Time: Noon to 2 pm
Place: Spokane Red Cross
315 West Nora Avenue
Spokane, WA 99205
Program: Red Cross Ready Rating Program

INWCOAD is now INWVOAD

May 17, 2011 the Inland Northwest Community Organizations Active in Disaster (INWCOAD) formally amended their By-laws and changed their name from Inland Northwest Community Organizations Active in Disaster (INWCOAD) back to its former name Inland Northwest Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (INWVOAD)
Their were two primary reasons for this name change:
The name Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) is now a trade mark protected name. As a result, National VOAD is pushing to have more state, regional, and local VOADs.
The second reason is that a business (no name) has trade marked the name COAD and we can no longer use that name. A quick Google search showed two car dealerships, a government corporation, and one none profit with the name COAD. We are now protected from infringement on our VOAD name.
Our new By-laws say that we will continue to network in our 20 county area (10 counties in Washington and 10 counties in Northern Idaho). In addition, we will encourage County Emergency Managers to form local VOADs in our most remote counties.

Japan Earthquake Update

The Japanese People need our help.

Do not go to Japan and become a Spontaneous Volunteer.

Do not send materials of any kind. Sending clothing, food, blankets etc. is clogging up the Japanese distribution system. Donations Management is often the 2nd disaster.

Send money. Every dollar you send turns over 4 times in Japan and helps the survivors and their economy. With money, the Japanese people can buy all the clothing that they need. Japan is the third largest world economy.

Send your money to the International Red Cross or another well established international aid organization.

The Japanese people need our help. Be a part of the solution, not part of the problem.

Historic Conference Call

This is all that remains of a house in White Swan, Washington after a devestating wind-driven fire destroyed 20 houses on February, 12, 2011. The fire left 78 people without homes.

On Friday, March 11, 2011, around this Council table , a historic conference call was held between the Yakama Tribal Council and Washington Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (WAVOAD). The goal was for WAVOAD member organizations to join hands with the Yakama Nation for coordination, cooperation, communication and collaboration in the long term recovery of the disaster in White Swan.

March Meeting

Our Next Meeting

Date: March 17, 2011
Time: Noon to 2pm (Bring a sack lunch)
Place: Spokane Chapter, American Red Cross
315 West Nora Avenue, Spokane
Program: Delta Society (Improving Human Health Through Service and Therapy Animals)

January 2011 Meeting

Program #1: HOPE AACR (Animal Assisted Crisis Response)

Program #2: Ray Jackson, PIO, Kootenai Emergency Mgmt.

Date: January 20, 2011 (Thursday)

Time: Noon to 2pm (Bring a sack lunch)

Place: Greater Idaho Chapter, American Red Cross

411 West Haycraft, Suite D2,

Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814

November Meeting Corrected Date

INW COAD Meeting

Date: November 11, 2010, Thursday (Veterans Day)
Time: Noon to 2pm (sack lunch)
Place: American Red Cross
Address: 315 West Nora Avenue, Spokane, 99205

September 2010 Meeting

Our Next Meeting is:

Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Time: Noon to 2 pm
Place: Coeur d'Alene UMC
1470 West Hanley, Coeur d'Alene Idaho

May Meeting

The Last Meeting Before Summer Break

Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010

Time: Noon to 2pm (bring a sack lunch, if you wish)

Place: Inland Northwest Chapter,
American Red Cross
315 West Nora Avenue
Spokane, WA 99205

Program: 911 system: the rest of the story, Mike Shannon

Next Meeting, March 25, 2010

Directions to the next COAD meeting:

Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010
Time: Noon to 2 pm (bag lunch)
Place: Coeur d'Alene United Methodist Church
Address: 1470 West Hanley Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Program: Emergency Food Program
Presenter #1: Christine Tabat, 2nd Harvest (Spokane)
Presenter #2: Carolyn Shewfelt, North Idaho Food Bank Program
Spokane, WA to 1470 W Hanley Ave, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 - Google Maps: "Spokane, WA

1.Head east on W Main Ave toward N Lincoln St0.6 mi
2.Turn right at N Browne St0.4 mi
3.Merge onto I-90 E via the ramp on the left to Coeur D'Alene
Entering Idaho30.4 mi
4.Take exit 12 for US-95 N0.2 mi
5.Turn left at Lincoln Way/US-95 N
Continue to follow US-95 N2.2 mi
6.Turn left at W Hanley Ave
Destination will be on the left0.6 mi

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Donations for Haiti

In Haiti, there are many opportunities for volunteers and donations, and the need is great. The lead governmental agency for international disasters is the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

For information about volunteers and donations to Haiti, see the two web sites locations below:

http://www.usaid.gov/haiti

http://clintonbushhaitifund.org

Picture taken at Grace Children's Hospital

Port au Prince, Haiti

L. George Abrams, 2005

COAD next meeting

March Meeting of Community Organizations Active in Disaster


Date: March 18, 2010 (Thursday)
Time: Noon to 2pm
Place: Coeur d'Alene United Methodist Church
1470 West Hanley Avenue, Coeur d'Alene