When disaster strikes, there is one little known organization that helps things run smoothly behind the scenes. In light of recent storms, I wanted to share some information about a local group: The Community Organizations Active in Disaster or COAD . This group has representatives from community and faith based organizations such as Red Cross, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, hospitals and more. They meet often to talk about topics most of us just ignore. The what do we do if… scenarios. And