Addressing the Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Local Preparedness Planning, Mitigation, and Recovery Efforts Project

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in 2021 by the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) for multi-year technical assistance consultant work for the “Addressing the Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Local Preparedness Planning, Mitigation, and Recovery Efforts Project.”  CCS and NACCHO completed two consecutive project years which ran…

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Quad-County Public Health Preparedness Jurisdictional Risk Assessment Case Study

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in late 2023 by Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) to conduct the Quad-County Public Health Preparedness (PHP) Jurisdictional Risk Assessment (JRA). Quad-County PHP serves Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey counties and focuses on planning, practicing, and quickly responding to public health threats. Quad-County PHP supports…

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Santa Cruz County Health Services Whole Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Training & Tabletop Exercise

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired by Santa Cruz County Health Services (SCCHS) in 2024 to conduct a two-day, Whole Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Training and Tabletop Exercise. The focus of this event was to bring partners together to discuss roles and responsibilities of SCCHS and other community and healthcare system partners during…

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Development of the Metro Regional Solid Waste Disaster Preparedness Framework Planning, Training and Facilitation Support

SITUATION  and NEED Metro and the Solid Waste Disaster Preparedness (SWDP) Workgroup were tasked with implementing Action 17.1 of the 2030 Regional Waste Plan, which calls for developing a regional solid waste emergency response and recovery framework in partnership with local governments, private-sector partners and community organizations. A key need was ensuring the framework addressed…

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Columbia County, Oregon Mass Care and Sheltering Plan and Virtual Tabletop Exercise Case Study

SITUATION & NEED Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in 2024 by Columbia County, Oregon, to develop a Mass Care and Sheltering Emergency Support Function (ESF-6) Plan. The goals of the project were to work closely with Columbia County agencies and other organizations’ subject matter experts involved in ESF-6 response activities, such as Columbia County…

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Clackamas County Emergency Support Function 6 (ESF 6) Mass Care Plan and Tabletop Exercise

SITUATION & NEED Coordinated Consulting Services was hired by Clackamas County Disaster Management to develop a Mass Care Plan to effectively guide response actions during disasters that require provision of essential, life-sustaining services including shelter, food, water, medical aid, and supplies to large numbers of people who are displaced or affected by a disaster. The…

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Arizona Department of Education Continuity, Emergency Preparedness & Operational Resilience Projects Case Study

SITUATION & NEED Over the past several years, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) has made substantial investments in improving statewide continuity of operations (COOP) planning, emergency operations planning (EOP) and all-hazards emergency preparedness for K–12 schools and districts. ADE recognized that its ability to support students, educators, and communities relies on strong internal resilience…

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