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Rutland planners pitch regional disaster cooperative to coordinate food, shelter and volunteer resources
Summary
Emergency management planner Maggie O'Brien told the Rutland Regional Planning Commission that a proposed Rutland Regional Disaster Cooperative would link towns, nonprofits and businesses through tabletop exercises, memorandums and sector outreach to address gaps in preparedness, response and recovery.
Emergency management planner Maggie O’Brien outlined a plan to create a Rutland Regional Disaster Cooperative (RRDC) intended to coordinate nonprofit, private‑sector and municipal resources for disaster mitigation, response and recovery.
O’Brien said the RRDC would be a regional coalition of sector organizations — nonprofits, faith‑based groups, local businesses and municipal partners — that would reduce duplication, speed resource sharing and provide a single point of coordination for towns after major events. "It's not a matter of if, but when," she said, arguing that more frequent and intense storms make shared regional capacity essential.
The cooperative is being developed…
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