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Session 8 Slide 8-1
The Mitigation Plan
Session 8 Slide Deck
Session 8 Slide 8-2
Objectives
8.1 Discuss what a mitigation plan is and why it is conducted.
8.2 Explain what the common components of a hazard mitigation plan are, and why they are included in the plan.
8.3 Lead a group exercise to examine mitigation plans at the State, local, tribal, county, and multijurisdictional levels.
Hazards Risk Management End Goal
Reduce or eliminate threats to:
•People
•Property
•Environment
•Economy
•Existence
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Mitigation Plan Can Be:
• A document
• A proposal
• A reference
• A strategy
• A result of consensus
• A goal
• A wish listSession 8 4Slide 8-
Mitigation Plan: ABAG
A hazard mitigation plan:
•Identifies the hazards a community or region faces;
•Assesses their vulnerability to the hazards; and
•Identifies specific actions that can be taken to reduce the risk from the hazards.
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Mitigation Plan: NYC
The Hazard Mitigation Plan:
•Contains geographic and demographic information, together with a citywide risk and vulnerability assessment to outline a mitigation strategy.
•Details goals, objectives, and specific tasks or actions to reduce risk.
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Mitigation Plan: FEMA
Mitigation plans:
•Are the documentation of a State or local government’s evaluation of natural hazards and the strategies to mitigate such hazards.
•Form the foundation for a community’s long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage.
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Key Planning Points
• The planning process is as important as the plan itself.
• The plan creates a framework for risk-based decision-making to reduce damages to lives, property, and the economy from future disasters.
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Why is Mitigation Planning Conducted?
• It is required.
• Flood insurance premiums can be lowered.
• Organizes mitigation options.
• Communicates risk-reduction priorities.
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Planning Requirements
• Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
• Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000 or DMA2K)
• 44 CFR Part 201
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DMA2K – President Authorized to:
• Provide grants to tribal and local governments for pre-disaster mitigation activities.
• Delineate criteria to be used in awarding such grants.
• Define mitigation planning requirements.
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DMA2K Rule Changes
• February 26, 2002, Interim Final Rule
• October 1, 2002, Interim Final Rule
• October 28, 2003, Interim Final Rule
• September 13, 2004, Interim Final Rule
• October 31, 2007, Interim Final Rule
• September 16, 2009, Final Rule
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DMA2K
Associated with:
•Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
•Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
•Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
•Severe Repetitive Loss Program
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Flood Insurance Premiums
• Community Rating System (CRS)
• Community Credits
• Community-wide premium reductions
• More credits = More reduction in premiums
• CRS does not result in grant funds
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Plan helps communities consider:
• Community long-term goals
• Community risk perception/aversion
• Available budgets
• The positive and negative impacts of each mitigation option, weighed in conjunction
• The equitability of benefits gained through mitigation efforts across all community stakeholder groups
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Organization of Mitigation Information
• Risk reduction should not be ad-hoc.
• Advance planning is key for communities.
• On-the-fly action is most common post-disaster.
• Must consider:– All options– Long-term impacts
• Organization shows what could be done.
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Plan Communication
• Mitigation has a wide stakeholder impact.
• Wide acceptance among stakeholders is key to success.– Tax dollars– Who benefits
• Public input and participation required.
• Mitigation forges partnerships.
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Mitigation Successful When:
• Increases public and political support for mitigation programs.
• Results in actions that also support other important local or Tribal goals and objectives.
• Prompts leaders to include considerations for reducing risk when making decisions for the entire community.
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Types of Mitigation Plans
• Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
• County or Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plans
• Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans
• State Hazard Mitigation Plans
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Plan Contents
• No standard format
• Standard set of contents
• FEMA guides the process– Flexibility in appearance/order– Rigidity in requirements
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Plan Purpose
• Describes the outcome of the planning process
• Description of different mitigation strategies
• Reference document
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Typical Plan Contents
• FEMA approval letter
• TOC/Front matter
• Description of the planning process
• The risk assessment
• City/County/Tribe/State profile
• The Risk Analysis
• Mitigation strategySession 8 22Slide 8-
Ways to Present Mitigation
• Mitigation priorities
• Mitigation strategies
• Mitigation options
• Mitigation projects
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Group Project Questions• Are all of the necessary components
included?– Are there any additional components?– Are there any components missing?
• Is the order of the plan different?
• Were the steps included in the planning methodology described in Session 7 utilized?
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