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

Tennessee Association of Floodplain Managers

Montgomery Bell State Park

Burns, TN

July 26-29, 2011

Mitigation/FEMA National Issues Strategic Plans

National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF)

Disaster Metrics

Mitigation/FEMA National Issues Cont’d

FEMA Qualification System (FQS)

NFIP

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Environmental and Historic Preservation

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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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Disaster Metrics Referred to as Carwile Metrics

Applies to all disasters from DR-1970-OK

Affects all aspects of JFO operations

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

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Disaster Metrics Cont’d

406 Mitigation

Best Practices

Incorporate MAT findings

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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NFIP Public Policy Reform Process

Evaluation of Reform Packages

legislativechange

regulatorychange

policychange process &

contractchange

guidancechange

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.

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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.

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:

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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)

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

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QUESTIONS?

Susan W. Wilson, CFMDHS/FEMA [email protected]