Tennessee Association of Floodplain Managers Montgomery Bell State Park Burns, TN July 26-29, 2011

1. Tennessee Association of Floodplain Managers Montgomery Bell State Park Burns, TN July 26-29, 2011

2. Strategic Plans National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Disaster Metrics Mitigation/FEMA National Issues

3. FEMA Qualification System (FQS) NFIP Endangered Species Act (ESA) Environmental and Historic Preservation Mitigation/FEMA National Issues Cont’d

4. Strategic Plans • Priority 1: Cultivate a team environment / Build  common knowledge base / Empower employees • Priority 2: Whole of Community / Grassroots Engagement • Priority 3: Holistic Program Delivery

5. Strategic Plans Cont’d • Priority 4: Demonstrate Mitigation and Insurance Value and Results • Priority 5: Develop a Shared Picture of Risk • Priority 6: Sustainability/Resilience

6. Strategic Plans Cont’d • Whole Community- partnership with States, tribal, local governments, private sector and the public • Resilience – grow smart and redevelop smart • Sustainability – to withstand or hold up when a future event impacts the community

7. National Disaster Recovery Framework • Core recovery principles • Defines roles and responsibilities • Presents a coordinated structure that facilities communication and collaboration among all stakeholders • Develops guidance for pre and post disaster recovery planning for rebuilding stronger, smarter and safer • Activated for severe events/long term issues

8. National Disaster Recovery Framework Cont’d • Introduces • Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator • State and Tribal Disaster Recovery Coordinators • Local Disaster Recovery Coordinators • Recovery Support Functions (shared with other federal agencies)

9. National Disaster Recovery Framework Cont’d • Recovery Support Functions • Community Planning and Community Building (HUD) • Economic (DOC) • Health and Social Services (HHS) • Housing (HUD) • Infrastructure Systems (DOD/USACE) • Natural and Cultural Resources (DOI)

10. Referred to as Carwile Metrics Applies to all disasters from DR-1970-OK Affects all aspects of JFO operations Disaster Metrics

11. Disaster Metrics Cont’d • Collaborate with External Affairs to conduct public and private events, workshops, exhibits • Stress personal protection measures • Provide flood risk data to requestors (IA, PA NPSC) within 24hrs • Seminars (2) on green building techniques

12. Disaster Metrics Cont’d • 406 Mitigation • Best Practices • Incorporate MAT findings

13. Disaster Metrics Cont’d • Encourage communities to adopt within two years stronger building codes • Conduct losses avoided studies (what didn’t get damaged) on five communities with previously funded projects • Within two years get five communities to adopt green building/sustainability policies and incentives

14. Disaster Metrics Cont’d • Utilize local mitigation plans for risk reduction • Mitigation Coordinator assigned to Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (Alabama currently) • Encourage Safe Rooms (5% increase)

15. FEMA Qualification System (FQS) • FQS- All FEMA staff receive a qualification rating relative to disaster job activities. • Disaster job titles reduced • Management levels rated by degree of event

16. FQS Cont’d • Qualification depends on service on disasters, courses and training related to field deployment • Assures disaster survivors, governments ,businesses and the public that people providing assistance are knowledgeable and qualified in the job they perform

17. NFIP in Tennessee • NFIP participating communities -- 377 • Flood insurance policies in force – 33,708 • Flood insurance coverage -- $6.98 billion • Non-participating communities – 34 • 8,527 new policies in force since May 2010 • 33.8% increase in flood policies since May 2010 • 15 TN communities joined the NFIP in FY11

18. NFIP Reform • NFIP Reform effort began in November 2009 • This summer NFIP Reform Work Group will recommend options • Four options under consideration • Optimization of existing NFIP • Community/State-based program • Privatization of flood insurance • Federal Assistance

19. NFIP Public Policy Reform Process

20. Evaluation of Reform Packages regulatory change legislative change guidance change policy change process & contract change

21. Policy Alternative Themes • The NFIP Reform Work Group has identified four initial policy themes • For each theme, possible policy alternatives have been identified and analyzed in a white paper. • Theme 1: National Flood Insurance Policy Options • Theme 2: Privatization Policy Options • Theme 3: Community/State-based Policy Options • Theme 4: Federal Assistance Policy Options • The policy themes are subject to modification as the Working Group gathers additional stakeholder input and engages industry expertise.

22. For more information… • Visit the NFIP Reform Website at: http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/nfip_reform.shtm • Ask questions or give input to the Working Group members: • Bill Blanton (RA) • Paul Huang (RA) • Jomar Maldonado (EHP) • Claudia Murphy (RI) • Andy Neal (RI) • Rachel Sears (RR) • Zach Usher (RR) • Tommy Kennedy (RR) • Ryan Velasco (RDS) • Jon Janowicz (RIII) • Mark Riebau (RX) • Vince Fabrizio (OLA)

23. Endangered Species Act • FEMA has been challenged recently on the NFIP adversely effecting endangered species • FEMA has just settled two law suits in Florida on this issue • FEMA looking programmatically at revisions to the NFIP to better protect endangered species

24. QUESTIONS? Susan W. Wilson, CFM DHS/FEMA RIV 770-220-5414 Susan.wilson@dhs.gov