2011 Natural Hazard Mitigation Practitioners Workshop

Activities UpdateNHMA Practitioners Workshop

Broomfield, COJuly 12-13, 2011

Hazard Mitigation Planning (HMP) Committee

Activities UpdateNHMA Practitioners Workshop

Broomfield, COJuly 12-13, 2011

HMP Committee MembersCo-Chairs: Darrin Punchard, AECOM Ron Flanagan, R. D. Flanagan &

Associates

Membership: Erin Capps, H2O Partners, Inc. Caroline Cunningham, Atkins Louis Dooley, Pierce County Department

of Emergency Management, Washington Lawrence Frank, URS Sherry Harper, Insurance Services Office,

Inc.

Jo Ann Howard, H2O Partners, Inc. Alessandra Jerolleman, NHMA Andre Jones, Nine Echo Solutions, LLC Luke Meyers, Bellevue Fire Department /

Office of Emergency Management, Washington

Jim Murphy, URS Matthew Stanley, Cumulus Lividus David Stroud, AMEC Ken Topping, California Polytechnic State

University French Wetmore, French & Associates,

LTD

HMP Committee Activities

Monthly meetings (conf calls) since November 2010Established prioritized listing of committee goals, to

be updated annually as part of NHMA’s strategic planning process

3 committee members currently participating on FEMA’s External Stakeholder Workgroup for Mitigation Planning

HMP Committee Goals1. Increase dialogue between FEMA and local mitigation

practitioners2. Focus more attention on integrating hazard mitigation into

other local planning activities 3. Provide input to FEMA's ongoing plan review process

improvement project through active stakeholder involvement, participating in pilot testing, etc.

HMP Committee Goals4. Confirm the value of hazard mitigation planning.

(Demonstrate through examples and case studies the various benefits of hazard mitigation planning ranging from public outreach that leads to individual homeowner action, to greater collaboration amongst local officials that leads to more stringent building codes/local spending toward preserving open space, and/or successful pursuit and implementation of federally funded mitigation projects.)

5. Identify case studies to help institutionalize mitigation into routine activities

6. Gain consensus on how to improve hazard mitigation planning and publish white paper for NHMA endorsement

HMP Committee Goals7. Research/identify drivers or motivational tactics for mitigation

implementation

8. Provide input to FEMA on implementation of Risk MAP program

9. Provide input to process of updating of CRS planning guidance and schedule

10. Enhance integration of manmade and technological hazards into mainstream hazard mitigation planning for natural hazards

11. Promote improved coordination and integration of federal programs related to risk reduction and homeland security issues

12. Increase quality of information and guidance for communicating hazard risk and mitigation principles to the general public as a whole

13. Recruitment of additional NHMA members, as wellas those who can support the HMP committee

For more information:

darrin.punchard@aecom.com RFlanagan@rdflanagan.com

Discussion: How do we go beyond the minimum?

IncentivesObstaclesKeys to successBest practicesHow NHMA can help

Discussion: How do we improve local mitigation planning nationwide?

Gain consensus on key recommendationsEstablish problem statement and guiding principles

for NHMA White Paper

2011 Natural Hazard Mitigation Practitioners Workshop

Activities UpdateNHMA Practitioners Workshop

Broomfield, COJuly 12-13, 2011