Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide

Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide
Author: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2011
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The purpose of this Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide is to help Federal and State officials assess Local Mitigation Plans in a fair and consistent manner, and to ensure approved Local Mitigation Plans meet the requirements of the Stafford Act and Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §201.6. The target audience for this Guide is Federal and State officials that complete Local Mitigation Plan reviews. Plan developers are directed to the Local Mitigation Planning Handbook. The Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide (or Plan Review Guide) and the Local Mitigation Planning Handbook (or Planning Handbook) may be used in tandem by plan reviewers and developers so that communities understand the technical requirements, as well as understand the various ways that plans can be developed to meet these requirements. FEMA supports, coordinates and reviews local plans as a means to: 1) Foster federal, state, and local partnerships for hazard mitigation; 2) Promote more resilient and sustainable communities; and 3) Reduce the costs associated with disaster response and recovery by promoting hazard mitigation activities. This Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide, as interpretation and explanation for the Mitigation Planning regulation in 44 CFR Part 201, is the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) official cource for defining the requirements of original and updated Local Mitigation Plans. The Guide represents FEMA's interpretation of a statutory or regulatory requirement. By itself the Guide does not impose legally enforceable rights and oblications, but sets forth a standard operating procedure or agency practice that FEMA employees follow to be consistent, fair, and equitable in the implementation of the agency's authorities. The Guide includes references to specific languate in 44 CFR 201.6 and descriptions of the relevant requirement to meet the Mitigation Planning regualtion.

Local Mitigation Planning Handbook

Local Mitigation Planning Handbook
Author: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2013
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The Local Mitigation Planning Handbook is a tool for local governments to use in developing or updating a local hazard mitigation plan. The purpose of the Handbook is the following: 1. To provide guidance to local governments on developing or updating hazard mitigation plans to meet the requirements of Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §201.6 for FEMA approval and eligibility to apply for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs; and 2. To offer practical approaches and examples for how communities can engage in effective planning to reduce long-term risk from natural hazards and disasters. The Handbook is a companion to the Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide released by FEMA in 2011. While the Plan Review Guide is intended to help State and Federal officials review and approve local hazard mitigation plans, the Handbook is intended to help local officials develop these plans.

Community Flood Mitigation Planning Guidebook

Community Flood Mitigation Planning Guidebook
Author: Gary G. Heinrichs
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1995
Genre: Flood control
ISBN: 078813499X

Meant to assist local officials, planners, zoning administrators, & consultants in developing local flood mitigation plans. Provides a comprehensive process to develop & implement a successful community-wide, ongoing flood mitigation planning program. Also serves as a reference source to the community for technical & financial assistance for planning & implementing community flood mitigation projects. Appendices: public participation strategies 7 techniques; worksheets for conducting inventories, forms, etc. Illustrated. Workbook style.

Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness

Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
Author: Dylan Sandler
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000436004

An essential text for today’s emerging professionals and higher education community, the third edition of Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness provides accessible and actionable strategies to create safer, more resilient communities. Known and valued for its balanced approach, Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, presenting the major principles involved in preparing for and mitigating the impacts of hazards in emergency management. Real-world examples of different tools and techniques allow for the application of knowledge and skills. This new edition includes: Updates to case studies and sidebars with recent disasters and mitigation efforts, including major hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Summary of the National Flood Insurance Program, including how insurance rates are determined, descriptions of flood maps, and strategies for communities to help reduce premiums for residents. Overview of the ways that climate change is affecting disasters and the tools that emergency managers can use to plan for an uncertain future. Best practices in communication with the public, including models for effective use of social media, behavioral science techniques to communicate information about risk and preparedness actions, and ways to facilitate behavior change to increase the public’s level of preparedness. Actionable information to help emergency managers and planners develop and implement plans, policies, and programs to reduce risk in their communities. Updated in-text learning aids, including sidebars, case studies, goals and outcomes, key terms, summary questions and critical thinking exercises for students. An eResource featuring new supplemental materials to assist instructors with course designs. Supplements include PowerPoint slides, tests, instructor lecture notes and learning objectives, key terms and a course syllabus.

Natural Hazard Mitigation

Natural Hazard Mitigation
Author: Alessandra Jerolleman
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2012-11-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1439834938

One of the four core phases of emergency management, hazard mitigation is essential for reducing disaster effects on human populations and making communities more resilient to the impacts of hazards. Presenting an up-to-date look at the changing nature of disasters, Natural Hazard Mitigation offers practical guidance on the implementation and selection of hazard mitigation programs and projects. Based on real-world applications, the book includes case studies that present a thorough explanation of the various issues involved. The contributors describe the value and potential of mitigation efforts and explain how to convince public officials and communities of that value. They also discuss how to better involve the community and uniquely tailor solutions to regional and local situations. The book begins with an overview of the history of hazard mitigation with a focus on the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. It examines where hazard mitigation fits into emergency management and addresses some of the challenges that can arise in navigating the various intergovernmental relationships involved in hazard mitigation. The remaining chapters explore: Public-private partnerships for hazard mitigation at the local level The role currently played by the private sector and how communities can best make use of contractors How to maximize the use of the National Flood Insurance Program and the Community Ratings System Risk communications as a key component of encouraging hazard mitigation Legal issues relevant to hazard mitigation Ways to actively engage the community and how to advocate for hazard mitigation policy How state and local governments can promote and fund mitigation without utilizing federal dollars The challenges associated with volunteers and how to best make use of this resource The area analysis as an innovative means of addressing flood risk at the block or neighborhood level The book includes learning objectives, key terms, and end-of-chapter questions to enhance comprehension. It concludes with a discussion of tools that local practitioners can use and provides an appendix with additional links and resources. This volume is an essential reference for both students and professionals in the ongoing effort to better prepare communities against the effects of natural hazards.

Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning

Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning
Author: Kay C. Goss
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 277
Release: 1998-05
Genre:
ISBN: 078814829X

Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex content, hazard-unique planning, & linking Federal & State operations.