Mitigation: Sustainable Programs

1. Mitigation: Sustainable Programs Ohio Emergency Management Agency Director’s Conference April 16, 2009 Beth Nevel, Clermont County

2. Clermont County Demographics • Population is 198,000 • Urban to Rural - 468 square miles • I-275 eastern beltway around Cincinnati, Ohio River, navigational waterway/lock & dam, CSX rail, County Airport Farm crops: Tobacco, soybeans, hay, corn, cattle One Hospital, One mall, University of Cincinnati Steeped in history/Under ground railroad International Headquarters: International Paper, Midland, Tata, TQL, etc. Strong Economic Development Program

3. Power Plants x 2 (coal)

4. Lessons from the past, warnings of the future • Local citizens request/assistance monitored • 9-1-1 • 53,461 calls received via 9-1-1 • 120,849 Dispatches • Law enforcement • Fire/EMS • 205,713 calls received via seven digit • Administrative Calls; injured animal, road debris, etc. • Emergency Management Agency • Weapons of Mass Destruction • War on drugs • Increased disasters • More requests for services • Less self sufficient • What can you do for me…..

5. Common Dominator • People and their welfare • Drought, Potable water • Rain, Flash Flooding, Ohio& Little Miami River Flooding • Tornados, Wind damages • Snow, Ice, Blizzards • Land slides, wash outs • Earthquakes

6. Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant Communities • FY 2000 Award • Community Kickoff with Stakeholders/Partners • Industry • Business • Insurance • Schools • Public Safety Services • Volunteers • Building Official • Elected Officials

7. Hazards Analysis was easy! • History • 1996 Ohio River Flood 1997 Ohio River Flood • 8 Million in damages • 3 Million in mitigation projects • 1997 Tornado • 80 homes, 20 plus destroyed

8. 1996 Flood

9. 1997 Flood

10. Flooding Probability

11. Repetitive Flooding-15 years

12. Tornado-1997

13. Ice Storms

14. P I Programs = education • Safe room construction model • Mobile Home Park-Churches as Partner Shelters • BCP/BEPA with ARC • USGS mapping a portion of Little Miami River • EOC upgrade to Web EOC • All Hazard Alert Radio - MOU with NOAA • Storm Ready Preparation • GPS validation of flood levels • GIS: Integration of hazard info; flood levels, EHS, sirens, nursing homes, schools, hydrants, etc.

15. Public Education: Purchased display in 2000 and still used today

16. Safe Room Construction: Vo Tech students built on a trailer. Displayed for five (5) years

17. 53 Sirens: Community owned. Plotted in GIS and used today to ID new locations.

18. Mobile Home Sheltering LEAD Clermont 2000 Class project Identified mobile home parks Looked for public/private facility MOU with Churches/schools to open shelters when sirens activated. Designed and printed flyer Passed to all current residents Provided to Park managers PI funds purchased signage

19. BEPA with ARC: Seed $$ and Charter member of BEPA Committee

20. Business Continuity Planning: NFPA 1600 • Elected Officials: County, Township, Villages • Council on Aging • Board of Education-Schools • Department of Job and Families First • TASC/Treatment Alternatives for Street Crimes • Health District • Building Official • Senior Services

21. EOC Changes 1997 River Flood 2002 Technology/Web EOC

22. Weather Family Hobby Awareness

23. Storm Ready: 2004 • GuidelinesPopulation Greater than 40,000 • Guideline 1: Communication • Established 24 hr Warning Point (WP) • Establish Emergency Operations Center • Guideline 2: NWS Information Reception • Number of ways for EOC/WP to receive NWS warning, • Guideline 3: Hydro-meteorological Monitoring • Number of ways to monitor hydro-meterological data • Guideline 4: Local Warning Dissemination • Number of ways for EOC/WP to disseminate warnings1 • NWR - SAME receivers in public facilities • Guideline 5: Community Preparedness • Number of annual weather safety talks • Train spotters and dispatchers biennially • Host/co-host annual NWS spotter training • Guideline 6: Administrative • Formal hazardous weather operations plan • Biennial visits by emergency manager to NWS • Annual visits by NWS official to community

24. NOAA All Hazards MOU • Funding 40 radios per year • Public Schools • Nursing Homes • State Parks x 2 • Fair Grounds • Seniors homes along River/digital coverages • Door prizes • Gift baskets for raffles • Parks • Cinemas

25. Regional Siren Policy • Out Door Warning Sirens • Tri-State of Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio • Take Cover • Tune In • Take Action

26. Success to continuing programs • All Hazards approach • Common Denominator is PEOPLE • Those that are prepared to help and, • Those that need help • Planning, Training, Equipment, Exercises • Administrative Support staff has been critical • Preparedness is a moving target, always changing

27. Leverage change in Clermont County • 1997 Mitigation Committee • 1998 WMD Committee • 1999 Project Impact Committee • 2000 OSCAR with 110 participants from communities • 2006 Mitigation Planning Committee • Citizens educating Citizens • Medical Reserve Corp • Community Emergency Response Teams • Volunteer Reception Centers • County Animal Rescue Teams • RACES

28. Regional Planning • Regional EMA Directors meet monthly • Regional Emergency Planning Commission • Tri-State: (SOSINK) UASI Region 6 Southern Ohio Southern Indiana Northern Kentucky includes 12 counties: 8 in Ohio, 3 in Kentucky, 1 in Indiana Sirens: Take Cover, Tune In, Take Action

29. Mitigation Project(s) #1. Residential program included • Buy-outs • Elevations • Flood Proofing

30. Buy out of home-green space

31. Elevation Project

32. Elevator

33. All Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan • #2. Mitigation Planning • Storm Water Management • Flooding/flash flood protection/education • Stream clearance of debris • Tornado/wind protection/education • Landslide terrain identification • Subdivision regulations • Land Used Planning • Mixture of Programs and Projects

34. People:

35. Wind Storm September 2008

37. 25 Year Volunteer Civil DefenseEMARACESCERT

38. 2009 Tent City in Flood Plain – Ca.

39. For an electronic copy/email, please leave your card. Thank you for all you do! • bnevel@co.clermont.oh.us • Clermont County EMA (513)732-7777