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Kelli B. Alexander, CFM Mitigation Section Chief Alabama Emergency Management Agency

Hazard Mitigation Assistance. Kelli B. Alexander, CFM Mitigation Section Chief Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Governor’s Priorities. Life Saving Incident Stabilization Protection of property and environment Needs assessment. What does AEMA do?. Agency Responsibilities

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Kelli B. Alexander, CFM Mitigation Section Chief Alabama Emergency Management Agency

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  1. Hazard Mitigation Assistance Kelli B. Alexander, CFM Mitigation Section Chief Alabama Emergency Management Agency

  2. Governor’s Priorities Life Saving Incident Stabilization Protection of property and environment Needs assessment

  3. What does AEMA do? • Agency Responsibilities • Provide timely and accurate information for senior elected officials and the general public. • Manage the flow of state/federal/private resources, services, and personnel to incident. • Establish and provide a unity of response, recovery, coordination, and control. What does AEMA do?

  4. Elements of Emergency Management Mitigation Reducing the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters PreparednessGetting people and equipment ready to quickly and effectively respond to a disaster before it happens Recovery Putting a community back together after a disaster ResponseSaving life and property during and immediately after a disaster

  5. What is Hazard Mitigation? Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. Mitigation efforts provide value to the American people by: • creating safer communities by reducing loss of life and property, • enabling individuals to recover more rapidly from flood and other disasters, and • lessening the financial impact on the Treasury, States, Tribes, and communities. from www.fema.gov

  6. Breaking the Cycle Repair Disaster/Damage Disaster/Repeated Damage Repair

  7. State Mitigation Plan

  8. Local Mitigation Plans

  9. HMA Grant Programs

  10. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program • Authorized following a Presidential major disaster declaration • Combination of federal and non-federal funding • Categories of Funding: • Regular Projects • Planning • Initiative Projects

  11. Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program • Authorized under an annual appropriation from the US Congress • Combination of federal and non-federal funding • Applications ranked by a panel

  12. Flood Mitigation Assistance • Authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program and an annual appropriation from the US Congress • Combination of federal and non-federal funding • Structures must be insured by NFIP

  13. Eligible Sub-Applicants

  14. Eligible Activities

  15. Minimum Project Criteria • Must be cost-effective • Must be feasible and effective at mitigating the risk of the identified hazard • Must have a FEMA-approved Hazard Mitigation Plan and must be consistent with mitigation goals • Must meet Environmental and Historic Preservation requirements • Must meet Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands requirements • Must meet project type requirements

  16. Residential Safe Room

  17. Community Safe Rooms

  18. Minor Flood Control

  19. Elevation

  20. Alert & Notification

  21. Generator

  22. Acquisition/Demolition Before Mitigation After Mitigation

  23. HMA in Alabama Moving Forward

  24. Funds Allocation/Application Submittal Disaster Declaration

  25. Lifecycle of HMA Project

  26. HMA Specialist Divisions

  27. HMA Contacts Kelli Alexander, Mitigation Section Chiefkelli.alexander@ema.alabama.gov205-280-2269 Valerie Wallace, HMA Program Specialistvalerie.wallace@ema.alabama.gov 205-280-2274 Ashley Kelley, HMA Plannerashley.kelley@ema.alabama.gov205-280-2477 Wendy Dale, HMA Planner wendy.dale@ema.alabama.gov 205-280-2270

  28. Questions

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