Continuity of Government (COG) 04
Continuity of Government (COG) 04 : COG and COOP are terms that were first used to refer to the "shadow government" that was conceived during the Cold War as a way to ensure that the U.S. government would be able to continue in case of nuclear war. In addition, continuity planning was a requirement for state and local governments under the Civil Defense program mandates. Today, COOP planning remains an important planning requirement. While terrorism may be the threat that is leading to the increase in planning efforts, COOP and COG planning will help ensure government services in the face of any hazard. Contemporary COOP and COG activities focus on the jurisdiction's ability to perform minimum essential government functions during any situation. With the necessary preparations, essential government functions like public safety, public works, and health care can be available under almost any circumstance. Many more routine government functions may also be essential to your community and will need to be included in planning. It is also important that local businesses and other community organizations be included in the process and encouraged to have their own COOP plans
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