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Silver Jackets Orientation

Silver Jackets Orientation. Silver Jackets Kick-Off Meeting. Silver Jackets is . . . An interagency team that coordinates and collaborates to manage and r educe flood risk. State-level implementation of USACE National Flood Risk Management Program. Silver Jackets Teams.

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Silver Jackets Orientation

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  1. Silver Jackets Orientation Silver Jackets Kick-Off Meeting

  2. Silver Jackets is . . . • An interagency team that coordinates and collaborates to manage and reduce flood risk. • State-level implementation of USACE National Flood Risk Management Program.

  3. Silver Jackets Teams • State-led Teams • - Primarily flood hazard focused • Multi-agency Coordination and Collaboration • - Technical expertise, data, funding • Strategic Life-cycle Risk Management • Shared Responsibility • Watershed Perspective Active Interagency FRM Teams (SJ) Includes District of Columbia 47 Ongoing Effort to Develop Teams 4 As of 30 Sept 2016

  4. Life-cycle Risk ManagementActivities are Funded by Various Agency Programs Mitigation • PREPARATION / TRAINING • Inundation Forecast Mapping • High Water Mark Training • Tabletop Exercises • Community Rating System • Joint Levee Safety Communication • RESPONSE • Lee/Irene Emergency Support Function Support • Inter-state Basin Coordination • Real-Time Inundation Maps • Emergency Action Plans • Flood Warning Systems Preparation / Training Recovery Response Event • MITIGATION • Evacuation Plans • Inundation Mapping • HAZUS Data Updates • Hazard Mitigation Plans Updates and Actions • Buy-Outs • Interim Risk Reduction Measures for Leveed Areas • Flood Insurance Rate Maps • Watershed Assessments • RECOVERY • Nonstructural Measures • Lee/Irene HMGP • Flood Risk Mgt. Training & Education • Implement Nonstructural Measures • Nonstructural Flood Risk Mgt. Workshops • National Disaster Recovery Framework Infrastructure Systems Recovery Support Function

  5. Shared Risk Management High INITIAL LEVEL OF RISK Risk Assessment, Outreach To achieve the lowest risk level requires collaboration. Natural Storage Channels, Levees, Dams Building Elevation, Flood Proofing DRIVE DOWN FLOOD RISK Risk Level Emergency Preparedness Plans Building Codes Zoning Insurance RESIDUAL RISK Cumulative Use of Tools Over Time INCREASING SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

  6. Why the name ‘Silver Jackets’?

  7. Multiple Agency Resources http://silverjackets.nfrmp.us/Portals/0/ SJNewsletter_SpecialEdition_FINAL_13Aug2014.pdf

  8. For More Information http://silverjackets.nfrmp.us/

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