Request Activation of the COVOST

The COVOST is a resource that can be activated to support your agency and community during an active incident or during a pre-planned event. If you would like to request activation of the COVOST please read through the COVOST Handbook and complete the Activation Authorization form.

If you have any questions at all please contact Nathan Hunerwadel at COVOST@gmail.com @COVOST or 720-879-2462

Potential COVOST missions:

The following are potential COVOST missions listed from least liability for responding agency to highest. A responding agency is highly discouraged from utilizing the COVOST for the platform creation and/or publication. While these services could be filled by the COVOST, the COVOST prefers to come alongside an agency to enhance their efforts rather than simply do it all for them.

Services offered by the COVOST are meant to enhance the capabilities of a sponsoring agency not replace them. A potential sponsoring agency should not look the COVOST as a primary resource but rather as a secondary and supplementary program.

• Monitor 
• Emergency Messages 
• Online Rumors 
• Media 
• Key Community themes/members 
• Multiple Platforms 
• Amplify 
• Same platform amplification 
• Cross platform amplification 
• Archive 
• Agency official post archive 
• Community posts archive 
• Media posts archive 
• Product Creation 
• Maps 
• Pictures, video, captions, 
• Infographics 
• Platform Creation 
• Creating new platforms not already in use by sponsoring agency for information dissemination
• Publish 
• Publish information to platforms directly on behalf of the sponsoring agency

The COVOST Needs You!

Without you the COVOST really can’t do much of anything.  We need you to partner with us.  Our goal is to join together trusted agents from across Colorado, the United States and the World.  The success of the COVOST asks that you step up and lead.  With your help we can provide leadership and support to Colorado communities during their time of need. 

What is in it for you?

Warm fuzzy feelings.  Seriously. When you become a trusted agent on a VOST you are signing up to help out your neighbor.  If the feeling that one gets after extending a helping hand to another in need is not enough I am not sure what is.  That said, we will make every effort to extend to you the latest and greatest training and experience.  Don’t pay big $$ for training, just join the COVOST!

What are you committing to?

The time commitment to the COVOST is what you make of it.  We understand that you are already overburdened and underappreciated.  The COVOST appreciates you and your time.  We only ask that you agree with our mission, attend training, and make an effort to set aside some time to help when we activate. When we sound the trumpet we simply ask that you make every effort to rally to the cause.

Ready to sign up?  Complete the registration form and volunteer agreement.
Colorado thanks you.

Want to use the COVOST?  You know you want to try it out!
Complete the Activation Authorization form and you might just be the first to activate the team!

Have a question?

Contact Nathan Hunerwadel - COVOST@state.co.us - @COVOST - 720-879-2462

COVOST Org Chart

This is a potential COVOST organization chart built to help explain how the chain of command might work during an activation of the team.  If you activated the team for your incident would this flow work for you? Please provide your comments below.