(Radio Iowa) – After years of flood recovery efforts, a southwest Iowa group is shifting its focus to disaster preparedness. The Fremont County Disaster Coalition, previously known as the Fremont County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group, will meet this weekend. The group was formed after the 2019 Missouri River floods that devastated the region. Coalition secretary Mandy Maher says the meeting will highlight the group’s accomplishments and lay groundwork for the future.

Since the 2019 floods, the group has distributed nearly 240-thousand dollars in financial assistance and helped coordinate other goods and services to aid the 240-some households in the county impacted by the floods. The group is looking to disaster preparedness, as Maher says trouble is always lurking around the corner, whether it’s a tornado, a fire, a flood or a derecho.