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Natural Hazard Mitigation Association

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March 17-19,

Alessandra Jerolleman, MPA, CFM

Current and Future Trends in Hazard Mitigation

Presented at

IDCE 2012


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Initial Comments

� We Need To Think Broadly To Solve Our Serious Problems

� We Must Stop Making Things Worse

� Right Now We Have A System Which Rewards Dangerous Behavior

� We Need To Remove Bad Incentives, Reward Good Planning, Safe

Building, and Safe Reconstruction

� The Federal government cannot foot the entire bill

� Demographics are changing


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Why does mitigation matter?

Among the most clear lessons of the horrific tornados, floods

and other disasters of this decade:

� There is no possibility of a sustainable economy without

safe locations for business and industry to occupy

� We need safe housing for employees to work at

businesses and industry – to have an economy at all


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Must an Event be a “Disaster”?

� Preparation

� Individual

� Insurance

� Disaster Kit/Plan

� One’s Community

� Disaster resistant building codes/zoning

� Pre-Disaster Mitigation

� Mutual Assistance compacts

� Disaster Contingency Planning

� Volunteers – the Citizens Corps

� NeighborNet


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Who Pays For Disaster Assistance?

� Costs of flooding are usually largely borne by:

� The Federal and State Taxpayer through IRS Casualty

Losses, SBA Loans, Disaster CDBG Funds, and the

Whole Panoply of Federal and Private Disaster Relief

Described in the "Patchwork Quilt”

� Disaster Victims Themselves


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� When One Group Pays Maintenance or Replacement of

Something Yet Different Person or Group Uses That Same

Something, We Often Have Problems

� Disaster Assistance Is An Classic Example of Externality

� Who Pays For Disaster Assistance?

� Who Benefits?

Reason #1 For Insufficient Standards:

Economics and Externality

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Higher Standards:

� Are consistent with the concept of sustainable

development

� Provide a pragmatic method for regulation

� Make sense on a local and regional basis

� May be rewarded by FEMA’s Community Rating System,

especially under the new CRS Manual

� Can reduce the potential for litigation against a community


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What are we trying to accomplish?

� Build Resilience

� Sustainability

� “Liveability”


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What are some tools to use?

� Community Partnerships

� National Network of Communities

� Existing Planning Mechanisms

� Patchwork Quilt


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Community Partnerships

� Public-Private

� Identify Common Goals – such as economic benefits

� Broad Stakeholder Involvement

� Coalitions of uncommon partners – across community

� State, Federal and International partners

� Blur the lines – accomplish risk reduction


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Safe + Sustainable = ResilientSustainable Development & Energy

SecurityCommunity Disaster Mitigation

Sustainable land-use and soil stabilization Mitigates floods, wildfires, mud slides, erosion, effects of drought

Sustainable water and storm-water

management

Mitigates drinking water contamination,

flooding, drought and emergencies related to sewer capacity overload

Sustainable energy measures (e.g. district

heating, renewable energy, bio-mass energy, energy conservation programs, public transport)

Mitigates energy emergencies due to failure

of transmission lines

Reduces energy demand

Increases energy capacity

Climate change protection

Sustainable waste management (e.g. recycling, bio-waste used as an energy

source, and hazardous waste management)

Mitigates soil and water contamination, tire fires etc.


Reduces pressure on land-fill and waste transport

Sustainable Development & Energy Security

Community Disaster Mitigation

Sustainable land-use and soil stabilization Mitigates floods, wildfires, mud slides, erosion, effects of drought

Sustainable water and storm-water

management

Mitigates drinking water contamination,

flooding, drought and emergencies related to sewer capacity overload

Sustainable energy measures (e.g. district

heating, renewable energy, bio-mass energy, energy conservation programs, public transport)

Mitigates energy emergencies due to failure

of transmission lines

Reduces energy demand


Climate change protection

Sustainable waste management (e.g. recycling, bio-waste used as an energy

source, and hazardous waste management)

Mitigates soil and water contamination, tire fires etc.


Reduces pressure on land-fill and waste transport

Courtesy Jiri and Simone Skopek with ECD Jones Lang LaSalle


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NeighborNet

� Network for “communities” to share information and

resources

� Focus on building resilience

� Framework for new local networks

� Examples: Tulsa, OK; Charleston, SC; Seattle, WA.

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Planning Mechanisms

� Talking to each other!

� Plan based on community needs – not just regulations

� Mitigation Planning

� Comprehensive Planning

� Transportation Planning

� Recovery Planning (Pre and Post event)

� Etc.


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Creating the Quilt-Leadership

� First We Need A Quilter – A Community Leader With Vision For

Change

� A specific pattern, or plan must be formulated to guide recovery

� Piecing together implementation will require significant technical

support

� How do you engage technical support?

� Where are resources found to bind it all together for long-term

strength and endurance?


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Obtaining Technical Assistance

Planning for Recovery

� Hazard Mitigation Plans –

state, local, regional or

university

� FEMA-State Disaster

Mitigation Strategies

� Long-Term Community

Recovery Plans – ESF 14

� Statewide initiatives such

as Road Back Home or

Mississippi Recovery &

Renewal

Participants & Resources

� Federal, state and local

governments

� Regional authorities,

community groups & other

local agencies

� Consultants

� Businesses

� Universities

� National Non-governmental

Organizations


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The Pieces of the Quilt

� FEMA grant programs

� Tornado Safety Programs

(HUD, CDBG, NSSA)

� IRS Casualty Loss

Deductions

� Agricultural Assistance

(USDA)

� No Adverse Impact

� Housing Assistance (HUD,

Dept of Energy)

� Building Science

� Community Rating System

� Foundations

� VOADs

� Infrastructure Assistance (Dept

of Trans)

� FireWise

� StormReady

� Environmental Groups

� Public Private Partnerships

� National Non-governmental

Organizations

� CERT


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Some Examples


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� Nonprofit Organization created in December 2000

� Initially supported Tulsa Project Impact / Citizen Corps office

� Clearinghouse of expertise from partners

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� Piloted McReady and Oklahoma

MRC

� Hazard mitigation & emergency

planning

� Workshops

� And three core programs….


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� “Living Safely and in Harmony with Nature”

� “Green” & “Safe” Partners

� Permanent exhibit planned

� Green Building Resource Library

� Fourth Friday Green Bag Lunch

Courtesy Lindsey Morehead, Tulsa Business Journal


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Local “Buy In”

� ReGreen Tulsa

� Low Impact Development

� Energy and Energy Efficiency

� GreenPlusRegistry.com

� Universities


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National Initiatives

� FEMA

� FLASH and ICC Foundation: “ Blueprints for

Safety: A Stronger Shade of Green”

� Natural Hazard Mitigation Association

� IBHS: “Going Green and Building Strong”

� Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation

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International Initiatives

� Green Globes and BEMA Assessment (Can.)

� Safe and Sustainable Planning model


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Charleston County Project Impact

� Project Impact partnership

initially formed in 1998

� Currently 172 partners

� Committees by subject matter

interest

� Regional Hazard Mitigation

Plan


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Activities

� Exhibits at 142 expo-type events

� Presentations to 227 groups

� 84 demonstration projects


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Unique Attributes

� Activities contribute towards Building

Code Effectiveness Grading System

ratings for Charleston County

government.

� Activities contribute towards Community

Rating System (CRS) credits for Charleston

County


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Projects

� Projects address all types of natural and

man-made hazards, including air and

water quality issues.

� Superior Code Home Program

� New Construction and Retrofit

� South Carolina Safe Home

� Scout Patch Program

� Build a Dune

� Charleston County’s Greenbelt program

� Stormwater Management

� Low Density Zoning


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Funding

� Grants for large projects and revenue

producing activities

� EPA

� Seminars

� Cookbooks

� Use of social media

� Charleston County Government Energy

Conservation Program

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Seattle, Washington

� Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare

(SNAP)

� Training at the neighborhood level

� Household preparedness

� Home Retrofit Program

� National Ready Rating Program

� ARC business continuity program

� Schools, businesses, etc


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Seattle, Washington

� Sound Shake Earthquake Guide for

Business

� Scenarios to test current plans

� preparedness

� Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service

(ACS)

� Communications support

� Amateur radio operators

� Neighborhood and medical teams


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