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Resilience Meeting: [Watershed Name]. [LOCATION] [DATE]. 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
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Resilience Meeting:[Watershed Name] [LOCATION] [DATE]
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
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 B’s Issue] The problem: The process: The solution: Insert Photo if Available Insert Photo if Available
Best Practice: [State/FEMA-promoted Issue] The problem: The process: The solution: Insert Photo if Available Insert Photo if Available
Strategies to Reduce Flood Risk There are many strategies you can take to reduce your 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
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
Mitigation Assessment and Planning • Breakout Group A • Goals • Learn how to document areas of mitigation interest • Discuss strategies for reducing risk • Learn about updating plans with mitigation projects and needs • Learn about specific grants and resources for individual issues
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
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
Communication and Outreach Planning • Breakout Group B • 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 • Learn about resources for community use • Prepare draft outreach plan
Breakout Groups Breakout Group A – Mitigation Assessment and Planning • Location - • Focus on: • Documenting areas of mitigation need/mitigation strategies • Strategies for reducing risk • Updating mitigation plans • Specific grants and resources Breakout Group B – Communication and Outreach Planning • Location - • Focus on: • Areas/populations of impact or outreach need • Outreach and communication resources • Community outreach plan
Next Steps • Breakout Groups Debrief • Mitigation Assessment and Planning • Communication and Outreach Planning • 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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