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%W present within a community and provide vital services to the community as well . Many services provided by Indian River County' s community organizations can help to achieve the goals of hazard mitigation identified in this mitigation strategy. The following lists provide information on services provided by organizations that work within Indian River County to reduce the risks posed by disasters . All participating organizations of the LMS Working Group were invited to provide information ; only those who responded are included below . 31 * 1 ARC The ARC is active in promoting hazard preparedness and mitigatior in Indian River County . Their efforts include • Masters of Disasters Education Program ; • Facing Fear Education Program ; • Community Disaster Education ; • Disaster Resistant Neighborhoods Program ; • Disaster Drills ; • Evaluation of structures to be used as shelters ; • Conduct volunteer training courses ; • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ( CPR) and First Aid courses ; • Disaster planning assistance to local businesses ; and • Hurricane preparedness and mitigation fliers . 3 . 8 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION �r Disasters know no boundaries ; governments and service providers must work together to strengthen communities against the loss of life and property . An essential element of the hazard mitigation process is intergovernmental coordination . C Dordination is important not only horizontally at the local level between County , municipalities , non- profit organizations , and the private sector, but also vertically with key State and Fec eral agencies . Besides the potential of the LMS initiative , there are several other c Dordination mechanisms that already exist . They are described briefly below. 3 . 8 . 1 Metropolitan Planning Organization ° The Metropolitan Planning Organization , commonly known as the MPO , coordinates local , State , and Federal funding for thoroughfare improvements , The policy board is comprised of elected officials from the County and five municipalities . Two key policy documents of the MPO are the long - range transportation plan and the 5--year transportation improvement plan (TIP ) . The TIP identifies and schedules all future roadway improvements in the near-term . The MPO is housed in the Indian River County Community Development Department . 3 . 8 . 2 Local Government Comprehensive Plans One mechanism to achieve intergovernmental coordination is the local comprehensive plan . As previously described , each comprehensive plan contains an intergovernmental coordination plan element . 3-24