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Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) qualify you (or NOT) for FEMA Public Assistance (PA) .

Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) qualify you (or NOT) for FEMA Public Assistance (PA). Be ready to. Identify + assess all damages. Estimate costs to repair to pre-disaster conditions. Before we begin. EHP: Environmental and Historic Preservation

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Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) qualify you (or NOT) for FEMA Public Assistance (PA) .

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  1. Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) qualify you (or NOT) for FEMA Public Assistance (PA).

  2. Be ready to . . . • Identify + assess all damages. • Estimate costs to repair to pre-disaster conditions.

  3. Before we begin . . . EHP: Environmental and Historic Preservation FEMA PA PDA: FEMA Public Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessment

  4. Before we begin . . . (Continued . . . ) OEP Director: Office of Emergency Preparedness Web EOC: GOHSEP’s web-based Emergency Operations Center

  5. Authorities • 44Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), § 206.33.

  6. Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) • Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) is a joint assessment. • + + Applicant • Used to determine the magnitude + impact of an event's damage . . . • Statewide + parish-wide.

  7. PDA sequence of events (Continued . . . ) • Pre-event: A potential Applicant should know who is going to . . . • Gather damage + cost information needed for PDA. – Report damages to: • Usually the local OEP Director.

  8. PDA sequence of events (Continued . . . ) • Typically 10 days from the event, or less, to report to OEP Director.

  9. PDA sequence of events (Continued . . . ) • Pre-event: What an OEP Director should do: • Maintain a list of potential Applicants. • Notify potential Applicants to make an initial assessment + report damages.

  10. PDA sequence of events (Continued . . . ) • Pre-event: What an OEP Director should do: • Make Web EOC request for PDA to GOHSEP. • Coordinate + schedule local entities for joint PDA inspections.

  11. Presidential Declaration process

  12. Presidential Declaration process (Continued . . . )

  13. PDA sequence of events (Continued . . . ) • Event: • Identify damages + location + type of damage (e.g. infrastructure debris).

  14. PDA sequence of events (Continued . . . ) • Estimate of costs if available. • Include emergency operations expenses. • Vital to Presidential declaration process. • EHP + insurance considerations.

  15. SAMPLE PDA form • Debris Removal • Protective Measures • Roads And Bridges

  16. PDA sequence of events (Continued . . . )

  17. Be sure . . . • Your local participant in the Joint Federal/ State/local PDA Team is knowledgeable in: • Damages. • Costs.

  18. Be ready! Be ready!

  19. Why? • FEMA/GOHSEP/Applicant Joint Assessment Team determines, in part, • Whether parish and/or State get Federal assistance.

  20. QUESTIONS?

  21. To learn more . . . http://www.gohsep.la.gov/parishoepnumbers.aspx http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/pa/eqrates.shtm

  22. OR contact GOHSEP Tara Walker 225-379-4056 tara.walker@la.gov

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