Dennis Sigrist State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO) Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

1. Landslide Forum, February 6th 2006 Flood & Landslide Hazard Mitigation Projects 10 Years of Progress and Successes • Dennis Sigrist • State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO) • Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) • 503-378-2911, ext. 22247 • email dsigrist@oem.state.or.us

2. December 2005 – January 2006 Flooding. Tillamook (above) and Gardiner (right)

3. Streambank Erosion, Feb. ‘06 Umpqua River near Scottsburg in Douglas County

4. Landslides – Near Scottsburg

5. Rapidly moving landslide – debris flow? Sardine Creek (Gulch), Jackson County – Feb. ‘06

6. Repetitive Flooding in Tillamook County, 1996 thru 1999 Mitigating the Flood Hazard by Elevation … Better yet, plan to avoid the hazard in the first place!

7. Dodson-Warrendale Debris Flow Acquisition Project; HMGP DR-1099. As a result of the heavy rainfall associated with the February 1996 major disaster declaration, a series of rapidly moving landslides (debris flows) impacted a number of homes in the unincorporated community of Dodson-Warrendale in East Multnomah County. This project involved the acquisition of six homes, their demolition and restoration of the sites to open space. Municipal water lines and/or wells leading to the homes required decommissioning in addition to septic systems.

8. 1995, 96, 97, 98 Flooding and Landslides in Oregon • Presidential Major Disasters • DR-1099/1149/1160 • 32 of Oregon’s 36 Counties (1996/97) • Worst Wide-spread Flooding Since 1964 • 100+ Year Event for Some Rivers • DR-1061 & DR-1221 • Wasco County Summer Flash Flood (1995) • Crook County Late Spring Flooding (1998) • Repetitive Events • Non-Declared Floods in Tillamook County (1998/99)

10. Post-Disaster Hazard Mitigation in Oregon • Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - HMGP • Post-Disaster Funding, about $12M (1996) • Project Phasing and ‘Caps’ • Local Project Management • Emphasizing Non-Structural Mitigation • Cost Effective Solutions • Quickly Approve • Success Stories in the First Year

11. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Objectives • Prevent future losses of lives and property due to disasters; • Implement State or Local Hazard Mitigation Plans; • Enable mitigation measures to be implemented during the early phases of recovery from a disaster; and • Provide funding for previously identified mitigation measures that benefit the disaster area.

12. Emphasizing Planning, Partnerships and Local Ownership • Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning Process • Hazards Analysis and Risk Assessment • Community Partnerships • Setting Project Priorities • Effective Project Management • Local Involvement & Ownership • Evaluate and Publicize Success Stories!!! • Pre- and Post-Disaster Opportunities • Redevelopment and Rebuilding

14. Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation in Oregon • Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants, FMA • Funded Annually: about $175,000 • Planning, Project and TA Grants • Local Project Management • Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) • Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 • State and Local Planning Initiatives • Nationally Competitive Projects • FY03 $4.5 Million • FY05 $14.5 Million

15. New Emphasis and Strategies • Comprehensive Approach to Mitigation • Structural Control Projects Losing Favor • Non-Structural • Planning and Building Codes • Individual Responsibilities • Flood and Earthquake Insurance • Flood Required for Federally Backed Loans! • Accountability • Citizen Involvement in Mitigation Planning • Real Estate Disclosure