1. Overview of Hazard Mitigation Planning
June 8, 2012
Marilyn Hilliard

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4. Agenda Purpose of Mitigation Planning
FEMA’s Role in Mitigation Planning
FEMA Mitigation Planning Requirements
Additional Mitigation Planning Resources

5. What is Mitigation Planning?
Thinking ahead to make your community safer
Reduce or eliminate the need to respond and recover
Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long‐term risk to human life and property from hazards (44 CFR 201.2). Hazard mitigation activities may be implemented prior to, during, or after an event. However, it has been demonstrated that hazard mitigation is most effective when based on an inclusive, comprehensive, long‐term plan that is developed before a disaster occurs. – Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide
Photo credit: USGS, Wood, 2005

6. Why Mitigation Planning?
Understand hazards and associated risks
Take steps to make community disaster resilient
Safer community
FEMA Grant eligibility
Community Government
Products and Services
Tax Base
Healthy
Economically Sound
Vibrant
Safe Community

7. Mitigation in Your Community
Take a moment to think about your community
Does your community have a mitigation plan?
Is it a stand-alone plan or a group of jurisdictions?
Were you or your agency involved in the plan’s development?
Should you or your agency be involved when the plan is updated?
Is your agency responsible for implementing parts of the mitigation plan?
How could you contribute to implementing the plan?

8. Mitigation Planning and FEMA
FEMA provides incentives for mitigation planning in the form of grants to implement mitigation projects
Annual grant programs
Post-disaster grants
Grant applications are coordinated through state emergency management offices.

9. Annual Grant Programs
Grant cycles open each June and close in December
Pre-Disaster Mitigation
All hazards; National competition
Flood Mitigation Assistance, Repetitive Flood Claims, Severe Repetitive Loss
Flood hazard only; NFIP insured properties

10. Post Federally Declared Disaster
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
A percentage of the money spent on disaster recovery; Grant program administered differently by each state
Public Assistance (406 Mitigation)
Mitigation Plan not required; Additional money available to upgrade infrastructure to avoid damage in future events

11. Planning Requirements
To access FEMA mitigation grants your community must complete a mitigation plan that meets 44 CFR Section 201.6
Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide – Effective October 1, 2012
Planning Process
Risk Assessment
Mitigation Strategy
5 Year Update

12. The Mitigation Plan The Planning Process The Risk Assessment
The Mitigation Strategy
Implement
FLOOD
WILDFIRE
EARTHQUAKE

13. Mitigation in Your Community
Take another moment to think about your community
How could you contribute to the mitigation plan?
(Some suggested roles)
Facilitate the planning process
Coordinate with other agencies
Provide hazard or risk assessment information
Implement mitigation activities
Improve your agencies programs

14. Mitigation Planning and You
Find your community's mitigation plan
Read the plan
Contact the mitigation planning lead
Attend the next planning meeting
Assist in implementing actions

15. Additional Resources Additional Trainings
STARR G318 Workshop, July 24 – August 1
IS Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities
Online training:
Local Mitigation Planning Handbook
A resource for local plan developers.
Draft coming out in June 2012
Hazard Mitigation: Integrating Best Practices into Planning
American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service Report
FEMA Mitigation Planning Website

16. Additional Resources FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance –
Region I State Hazard Mitigation Planning Contacts:
Connecticut – Diane Ifkovic
Maine – JoAnn Mooney
Massachusetts – Richard Zingarelli
New Hampshire – Lance Harbour
Rhode Island – Emily Pysh
Vermont – Raymond Doherty

17. Additional Resources
Region V State Hazard Mitigation Planning Contacts:
Illinois – Jared Owen
Indiana – Manuela Johnson
Michigan –Mike Sobocinski
Minnesota – Jim McClosky
Ohio – Dean Ervin
Wisconsin –Roxanne Gray
Region VII State Hazard Mitigation Planning Contacts:
Iowa – Mathew Noble
Kansas – Brad Moeller
Missouri – Grant Fitzgerald
Nebraska – Sheila Hascall

18. Questions?

19. Regional Contacts Region I Mitigation Planning Contacts:
Nan Johnson: Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Vermont
Phone:
Brigitte Ndikum-Nyada: Connecticut; Maine; New Hampshire
Phone:
Marilyn Hilliard, Senior Planner
Phone:

20. Regional Contacts Region V Mitigation Planning Contacts:
Zerek Schwartz: Illinois
Phone:
Tambrete Phillips: Indiana
Phone:
Richard Foody: Michigan
Phone:
Morgan Holloway: Minnesota
Phone:
Duane Castaldi: Ohio
Phone:
Megan Hart: Wisconsin
Phone:
Tom Smith, Mitigation Division
Phone:

21. Regional Contacts Region VII Mitigation Planning contacts:
Joe Chandler, FEMA Region VII
Phone:
Melissa Janssen
Hazard Mitigation Branch Chief
Phone:

22. Thank you!