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The Mitigation Plan

Session 8 Slide Deck

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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

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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.


DMA2K Rule Changes

• February 26, 2002, Interim Final Rule

• October 1, 2002, Interim Final Rule


• September 13, 2004, Interim Final Rule


• September 16, 2009, Final Rule


DMA2K

Associated with:

•Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program

•Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

•Flood Mitigation Assistance Program

•Severe Repetitive Loss Program


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


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


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.


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.


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.


Types of Mitigation Plans

• Local Hazard Mitigation Plans

• County or Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plans

• Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans

• State Hazard Mitigation Plans


Plan Contents

• No standard format

• Standard set of contents

• FEMA guides the process– Flexibility in appearance/order– Rigidity in requirements


Plan Purpose

• Describes the outcome of the planning process

• Description of different mitigation strategies

• Reference document


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

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Ways to Present Mitigation

• Mitigation priorities

• Mitigation strategies

• Mitigation options

• Mitigation projects


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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