Our weekly program, Making Democracy Work, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. It's hosted and produced by volunteers from the LWV, and it airs each Monday morning at 9:45 on KSMU.
In this episode of our local program Making Democracy Work, host Linda Regan speaks with Mark Applegate, chair of Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) for Greene County.
Applegate talks about the importance of this organized community collaboration of several public and private groups and volunteers who respond in local disasters. He discusses the importance of advanced preparations and the ongoing need for volunteers.