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Resilience Meeting: [ Watershed Name]
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Resilience Meeting:[Watershed Name][LOCATION]
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Risk MAP Project Status Where have we been?
• Completed a mapping update project to update: Study area A Study area B Study area C Digital conversion County-wide map format
• Released the preliminary map and accepted comments• Working locally to adopt ordinances• Finalized the FIRM and FIS and anticipate effective release
Regional user/STARR – this slide is set up for a conversion project, modify for Risk MAP projects or as needed based
on meeting timing
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Meeting Objectives To help you better understand:
• Your flood risk, as individual communities and as a watershed
• Strategies you can use to reduce your risk• Resources available to help you implement those strategies • The importance of communicating flood risk to your
constituents
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Best Practice: [Community A’s Issue]
The process:
The solution:
The problem: Insert Photo if Available
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Best Practice: [Community B’s Issue]
The process:
The solution:
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Best Practice: [State/FEMA-promoted Issue]
The process:
The solution:
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Strategies to Reduce Flood Risk
• Prevention Affects future development Includes ordinances and
building codes• Property protection
Affects existing development Includes elevation and
acquisition • Public education and
awareness Informs people about risk Includes outreach activities
• Natural resource protection Protects water quality Protects Habitats Restores resources
• Emergency services protection Protects critical facilities
• Structural projects Involves construction Includes berms Includes altering stream
routes
There are many strategies you can take to reduce your flood risk
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Resources to Help You Reduce Your Flood Risk FEMA grants HUD and other Federal
Agency grants Resources from the NFIP,
CRS, and floodplain management
Online resources Technical assistance by
other Federal agencies and professional associations
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Local Mitigation Plans County Hazard Plan TITLE
Includes list communities FEMA approved DATE Expiration DATE Summary
Community-Specific Hazard Plan TITLE FEMA approved DATE Expiration DATE Summary
How to participate in plan development
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Grant Program InformationRefer to Handout: Funding Resources for Mitigation Activities Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (PDM) Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FMA) Repetitive Flood Claims Grant Program (RFC) Severe Repetitive Loss Grant Program (SRL) Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities Grants Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection
Support Services Business Physical Disaster Loans Economic Injury Disaster Loans Disaster Recovery Enhancement Fund (not all States qualify) Planning Assistance to States (PAS) Program Flood Plain Management Services (FPMS)
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Mitigation Assessment and Planning Small Group Discussion Goals
Learn how to document areas of mitigation interest/strategies
Discuss strategies for reducing risk
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Communicate About Your Risk Flood risk awareness:
• Leads to action• Increases overall community resilience• Builds support for implementing the mitigation plan
Your constituents*:• Expect to hear about flood risk from local officials, insurance
agents, and real estate agents• Prefer to hear about it in the local news and through mailings
* From 2010 FEMA Risk MAP Flood Risk Awareness Survey
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Communicate About Your Risk (cont.)
Risk MAP makes it easier to share flood risk information with your constituents:• Community outreach plan template• Draft letters to citizens• Draft media materials
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Communication and Outreach Planning Small Group Discussion Goals
Identify areas of most impact from updated maps
Identify other areas of outreach need Discuss demographics of impacted
neighborhoods/areas Discuss strategies for outreach Document outreach strategies
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Next Steps Action Items Contacts and Outreach Materials Sign-Up Next steps - work together to coordinate on:
• Mitigation planning• Grant applications or technical assistance• Communication
Thanks for participating! We’ll be talking again soon.
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