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NAACP Gulf Coast Capacity Building Training
July 21, 2012
FEMA Overview
Presentation Overview
• FEMA overview• Federal disaster contracting• Emergency Preparedness
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FEMA’s Mission
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.
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FEMA Overview
Headquartered in Washington D.C. Regional and area offices around the country Partnerships with other organizations, states and local governments
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Guiding Principles
• FEMA’s authority comes from the Robert T. Stafford Act.
• FEMA is part of the National Response and Recovery Frameworks, which were created to establish a comprehensive, national, all hazards approach to domestic incident management across a spectrum of activities including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. www.fema.gov/emergency
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Major Disaster Process
When a major disaster occurs, the process is usually as follows:
Local Government Responds
State Responds
Damage Assessment(Conducted by local, state and federal organizations)
Governor Requests Major Disaster Declaration
FEMA Evaluates Request
President Approves or Denies
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Louisiana Recovery Office
The Louisiana Recovery Office (LRO) currently manages four active Disaster Declarations (hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike).
There are two main Louisiana campuses. One is located in the state capitol, Baton Rouge, to support our “applicant” – the state of Louisiana. The other is located in Orleans Parish to support our largest regional disaster impacted communities.
In addition, there is one staging area (Sherwood Forest) located in Baton Rouge, La. 7
FEMA Recovery Missions
Public Assistance
Debris Removal
Emergency Protective Measures
Damaged Roads and Bridges
Publicly Owned Utilities
Public Buildings and Contents• Schools• Health Care
Facilities
EHP: Compliance with National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act
Individual Assistance
Housing Assistance
Other Needs Assistance
Relocation Assistance
Disaster Legal Services
Disaster Unemployment
Assistance
Crisis Counseling
Volunteer Agency Coordination
Hazard Mitigation
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM)
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Community Outreach and Education
EHP: Compliance with National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act
Louisiana Recovery Office
Since 2005, FEMA has obligated more than $20 billion dollars to the State of Louisiana to assist them in their recovery efforts for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ike, and Gustav: $6.1 billion for Individual Assistance, $2.1 Billion in Hazard Mitigation funds and $12.3 billion in Public Assistance funds.
Eligible Public Assistance Applicants
State and local governments/agencies
Parishes Cities, towns, villages, townships Private Non-Profits Districts and regional authorities State departments (i.e., transportation)
Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native villages or organizations and certain private nonprofit entities
Disaster Contracting
Disaster Contract Overview
Contract dollars awarded to Louisiana businesses total $3,239,377,468
Among the four Gulf Coast states, Louisiana small businesses directly received the greatest amount of federal contract funds, about $1.4 billion.
HURRICANE KATRINA AND RITA CONTRACT DOLLARS AWARDED TO LOUISIANA BUSINESSES
Total Contract Dollars
Total Contract Dollars Awarded to Small Businesses
43%
Contracting with the Federal Government
http://www.dhs.gov/xopnbiz/opportunities/gc_1228921428874.shtm
Emergency Preparedness
Why Financial Planning for Disasters Matter for your
Organization
40%“40% of businesses affected by a natural or man-made disaster never reopen.” -Insurance Information Institute
State of household Financial Planning for Disasters
2%Only two percent (2%) reported having financial documents in their home disaster supply kit.-2009 Citizen Corps “Personal Preparedness in America” Household Survey
Visit our Money Matters Preparedness Page on CitizenCorps.gov the page includes information on:
Resources include:▪ Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) ▪ Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Recovery Toolkit
Past webinars all available on www.citizencorps.gov: ▪ Money Matters in Disasters – April 10, 2012▪ Financial Emergency Preparedness - May 3, 2011 ▪ National Financial Literacy Month: Operation HOPE and Emergency
Financial Preparedness - April 1, 2010
Disaster Preparedness Financial Literacy Resources
Visit our Invest in Preparedness webpage on CitizenCorps.gov:
Includes links to resources found on:▪ FEMA Private Sector Division▪ Ready Business▪ Prepare My Business
Past webinars all available on www.citizencorps.gov:▪ Doing Business with FEMA and Additional Business Preparedness Resourc
es - April 24, 2012
▪ Resources for Business Preparedness - Sept 13, 2010 ▪ Ready Rating: How Prepared is Your Business or School? – October 11, 2011
Financial Preparedness Resources for Businesses
For more valuable information
about preparing your family and business for an emergency,
please visit:
www.ready.gov
www.ready.gov/business
www.fema.gov
Preparedness Websites