COOP planning is the effort to ensure the continued performance of critical business and government functions during a wide range of potential emergencies. The benefits of COOP planning include the ability to: anticipate events and necessary response actions, improve performance through the identification of agency essential functions that must be supported in an emergency, and improve communication to support essential functions throughout the agency.

Please reach out to continuity.mdem@maryland.gov for any COOP related questions or needs. ​