W25; How Mitigation Happens After Flood Disasters

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

10:50 AM – 12:20 PM

AgendaIntroductions Overview Pre & Post Event! Mitigation assistance! Claims Process!SummaryQuestions

1NFC 2010 Workshop | Apr. 2010 | San Diego, CA

Disaster Planning

NFC2010_How Mitigation Happens W25

Agenda: How Does Mitigation Happen!

• Disaster mitigation and planning both PRE & POST flooding events.• How does mitigation assistance (i.e. SBA loans) become available at local level?• Does a property owner benefit with a NFIP policy before a major event?• Mitigation impact through the claims process.• EXPERT DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW;

• Susan Wilson - Flood Plain Management, Region IV• Lynne Magel - Regional Manager NFIP, Region IV• Jeff Moore - VP Flood Claims, Fidelity National Insurance Services• Scott Holmes - Flood Claims Director, Flood Insurance Service, CSC (Direct Program)• Zach Usher – FEMA HQ, Program Manager, Grant Program.

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Overview• From Katrina in 2005, through the Iowa

summer floods in 2008 and the more recent Georgia floods in the fall of 2009 – and all the major flooding events before and after these events, mitigation efforts become a factor!

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Overview

Mitigation Works

• The Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council (2005)–Mitigation (grants) saves society an average of $4

for every $1 spent

• The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) (2007)– Future losses are reduced by about $3 for each $1

spent on PDM projects, including both federal and non-federal spending

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Mitigation Projects

• FEMA offers five Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs that provide grants to perform mitigation projects:

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

Pre-Disaster Mitigation

Flood Mitigation Assistance

Severe Repetitive Loss

Repetitive Flood Claims

• Grants are administered from FEMA to States, Territories, and Indian Tribal Governments and then to local communities

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Mitigation Planning

• FEMA encourages local communities and States to develop mitigation plans

• The plan is intended to identify strategies for mitigation with post-disaster and pre-disaster funds

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Examples of Mitigation Projects

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HMA Subapplication Project Type Distribution

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Summary• (Who wants to pull this all together?)

• Q & A!

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