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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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) 8

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) 9

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 11

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

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 13

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) 14

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 15

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 16

NFIP in Tennessee  NFIP participating communities  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 17

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 18

NFIP Public Policy Reform Process

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

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. 21  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:  Ask questions or give input to the Working Group members: 22 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 23

QUESTIONS? Susan W. Wilson, CFM DHS/FEMA RIV