Hazard Mitigation And Long Term Recovery

1. Hazard Mitigation And Long Term Recovery Ann Gravier  State Hazard Mitigation Officer  Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Taunnie Boothby, CFM  State NFIP Coordinator  Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs Sally Russell CoxState Risk MAP Coordinator Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs 2014 Spring Preparedness Conference  Anchorage, Alaska  April 16, 2014

2. Agenda Hazard Mitigation in Recovery • Mitigation after disasters • Flood risk reduction Hazard Mitigation in Long-term Recovery • Local hazard mitigation plans and project identification Community Planning and Resilience • The role of Community Comprehensive Planning • Planning tools and State technical assistance

3. The hazard mitigation process (and long-term recovery) More resilient Mitigate Mitigate More resilient More resilient Mitigate Update Community and local hazard mitigation plans, Update and enforce local ordinances

4. Hazard Mitigation in Recovery Mitigation: the effort to reduce loss to life and property by lessening the impact of disasters, by taking action before the next disaster. How can a community be resilient in the face of hazards? • Identify its Hazards, Plan and Prepare • Take measures to decrease potential loss in the community;

5. Hazard Mitigation in Recovery Mitigation after a disaster • Incorporate mitigation measures in the course of repair or replacement • Community planning to reassess risk and potential community mitigation actions • Execute local mitigation projects • Conduct preparedness and awareness outreach

6. Hazard Mitigation in Recovery Local and state disasters • Localized event which impacts a limited area and a limited population • No State or Federal financial assistance • Mitigation measures (examples) • Individual and community planning • Elevate personal property or structures • Secure personal property • Reinforce structures and utilities

7. Hazard Mitigation in Recovery Federal disaster • Event which impacts a number of communities and their population • President declares a federal disaster, at the request of the Governor • Federal financial assistance available • Infrastructure repair and mitigation (406) for damaged facilities • Individual assistance may be available for personal property replacement/repair • 404 Mitigation (HMGP) program funding available

8. Hazard Mitigation in Recovery Federal disaster - 404 Mitigation program • Funding available for application from date of federal declaration to approx. 10 mo. After declaration • Project applications will be prioritized and approved by a 53-member interagency State Hazard Mitigation Advisory Committee (SHMAC) and the Disaster Policy Cabinet • Prioritized projects will be submitted for available funding by DHS&EM staff to FEMA Region X NLT 1 year after the disaster declaration

9. Hazard Mitigation in Recovery Federal disaster - 404 Mitigation program • FEMA awards projects within 1 year of application submission • Timeline: Project application to award: up to 2 years • Perspective: Mitigation projects should be viewed upon as “capital improvement” type projects in terms of their timeline from application to project completion

10. Hazard Mitigation in Recovery Federal disaster - 404 Mitigation continued • Funding available: 15% of total disaster cost • Project types: • Flood mitigation-elevation, flood-proofing, acquisition, relocation • Earthquake mitigation-structural/nonstructural • Road mitigation-relocation/elevation • Avalanche mitigation • Local hazard mitigation plans • Hazard studies

11. Flood Risk Reduction Taunnie Boothby CFM, State NFIP Coordinator, Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA)

12. Hazard Mitigation in Long-term Recovery Community reassess risk from hazards, and risk reduction priorities The Role of Local Hazard Mitigation Plans • Examples of successful community 404 mitigation projects The Role of Community planning in Resilience

13. Reassess risk, and risk reduction priorities • What are the lessons learned from the disaster? • What was the severity of the hazard? • What are the community’s priorities? • How should the community repair/rebuild? • How can the community be better prepared to offset lossess (lives, property, environment)? • Update community plans and strategies • Apply for grants to support mitigation projects

14. The Role of Local Hazard Mitigation Plans What’s a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP)? A Community Plan which • Identifies local hazards, assesses risk (infrastructure vs. hazard), identifies community mitigation strategy, priorities and potential mitigation projects. • Meets FEMA requirements for a LHMP • Makes a community eligible for 404 and other federal mitigation funding sources (PDM) • 97 FEMA-approved LHMPs within the State of Alaska • Does your community have a LHMP?

15. Mitigation Projects Alakanuk residential relocation/elevation- 2006

16. Mitigation Projects Avalanche Path Buyout 2003 • Cordova, 12 properties on 5.5 Mile Loop Rd • Valdez, 13 properties on Porcupine Road

17. Mitigation Projects Nome Sea Wall and drainage system improvements City of Nome, DOT&PF, DHS&EM, FEMA

18. Mitigation Project Bethel Port Tide Gauge

19. The Role of Community planning in Resilience Sally Russell Cox State Risk MAP Coordinator, Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA)

20. The hazard mitigation process (and long-term recovery) More resilient Mitigate Mitigate More resilient More resilient Mitigate Update Community and local hazard mitigation plans, Update and enforce local ordinances

21. Sally Russell Cox State Risk Map Coordinator State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Division of Community and Regional Affairs 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1640 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3569 Phone: (907) 269-4588 Email: sally.cox@alaska.gov Ann Gravier State Hazard Mitigation Officer State of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management P.O. Box 5750 Fort Richardson, Alaska 99505-5750 Phone: (907) 428-7045 Email: ann.gravier@alaska.gov Taunnie Boothby, CFM State NFIP Coordinator State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Division of Community and Regional Affairs 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1640 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3569 Phone: (907) 269-4583 Email: taunnie.boothby@alaska.gov Thank You!