UNC System Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Planning

UNC System Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Planning

ATLANTIC BASIN SEASONAL HURRICANE FORECAST FOR 2010 Forecast Parameter and 1950-2000 Issue Date Issue Date Climatology (in parentheses) 9 December 2009 7 April 2010 Named Storms (NS) (9.6) 11-16 15 Named Storm Days (NSD) (49.1) 51-75 75 Hurricanes (H) (5.9) 6-8 8 Hurricane Days (HD) (24.5) 24-39 35 Major Hurricanes (MH) (2.3) 3-5 4 Major Hurricane Days (MHD) (5.0) 6-12 10 Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) (96.1) 100-162 150 Net Tropical Cyclone Activity (NTC) (100%) 108-172 160

PROBABILITIES FOR AT LEAST ONE MAJOR (CATEGORY 3-4-5) HURRICANE LANDFALL ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COASTAL AREAS: 1) Entire U.S. coastline - 69% (average for last century is 52%) 2) U.S. East Coast Including Peninsula Florida - 45% (average for last century is 31%) 3) Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle westward to Brownsville - 44% (average for last century is 30%) PROBABILITY FOR AT LEAST ONE MAJOR (CATEGORY 3-4-5) HURRICANE TRACKING INTO THE CARIBBEAN (10-20°N, 60-88°W): 1) 58% (average for last century is 42%)

PDM Planning - Goals • To reduce the impact of natural hazards on campus • To develop a natural hazards mitigation plan that meets planning criteria outlined in 44 CFR, Part 201 • To develop a model PDM planning process for a multi-campus university system • To develop an innovative approach based on ASCE/ Building Security Council national standards • To provide a mechanism to obtain FEMA Mitigation Project Grant funding for facility improvements

Hazards included in Plan • Wind (straight line and hurricane) • Tornado • Seismic/ earthquake • Severe ice and/or snow • Driving Rain • Flood • Wild fire or building fire • Landslide

Campus Core Groups – Eastern Campuses Contacts for each campus core group have been recruited from emergency management, business continuity, capital planning, facilities management, security and emergency response, IT, parking and transportation, and other administrative offices

UNC Pembroke - Core Planning Group • Glen Burnette (chair)

UNC System-wide Planning and Technical Support • Edd Hauser, Project Director • David Weggel, Structural Engineer • Sherry Elmes, PDM Planning Coordinator • Zapata Engineering, On-site Technical Inspections • Graduate Research Assistants in CEE, Geography/ GIS, and Public Policy

PDM Plans - Outline • System-wide PDM Plan • Campus PDM Plan Summary • Campus Profile • UFIS Model for identifying facilities at highest risk • On – site detailed building inspections • UFRAS Model for quantifying relative risk • Campus review process • Approvals and submittal to FEMA

Criteria for assessing facility risk • Facility occupancy • Emergency function of facility • Impact of facility loss • Impact of contents loss • Relevance to business continuity • Interconnectivity to adjacent infrastructure • Value of research and/or administrative data (and animals) • Historic or cultural value

UNC Pembroke - Priority Facilities/Projects

UNC Pembroke - Internal Review Process • Core Planning Group • ( Associate Vice Chancellor - Facilities) • Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs • Chancellor

UNC Pembroke – External Review and Approval Process • Campus Pre-disaster Mitigation/ Construct. Grants • NC Division of Emergency Management (NCEM) • FEMA • Back to CAMPUS (not GA)

Recommendations to Business Affairs • Approve the March 2010 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning document • Request that the Chancellor approve the document and forward to President Bowles • Examine the notion of assigning continuing responsibility for updating the PDM plan every two years • Develop office for Emergency Planning and Emergency Management on continuing, fulltime basis • Begin to actively engage in submitting Mitigation Project Grant applications through NCEM to FEMA

UNC System Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Planning