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FEMA National Advisory Council Meeting, December 18, 2007, Teleconference
This executive summary is from the National Advisory Council (NAC) teleconference held on December 18, 2007, at the Washington Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. Topics of the meeting include: "Announcement of New NAC Members; NRFReview; FEMA Strategic Plan Review; NAC Operating Guidelines; [and] Issues and Subcommittees."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2007-12-18
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Executive Summary: The National Advisory Council (NAC) Meeting, April 15, 2009
This executive summary is from the National Advisory Council (NAC) held on April 15, 2009 at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C.. Topics of the meeting include: " The Stafford Act Subcommittee Report; Special Needs Subcommittee Report; National Response Framework (NRF) Subcommittee Report; Briefing on National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Training; NIMS Subcommittee Report Out; Briefing on Mitigation Issues; [and] Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Working Group Report."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2009-04-15
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Road to Recovery 2008: Emergency Support Function #14: Long-Term Community Recovery
"The purpose of this report is to share the stories of communities affected by 2008 disasters that launched strategic recovery efforts with support from the Emergency Support Function (ESF) #14 Long- Term Community Recovery (LTCR). The ESF #14 engagements highlighted in this report are organized to emphasize the key principles of LTCR and the different types of assistance the ESF #14 LTCR Teams can provide communities. This report also highlights some of the 2008 achievements of LTCR communities affected by prior year disasters. In sum, the objectives of this report are to provide readers with an: Overview of the types of support ESF #14 LTCR provided to disaster-impacted communities in 2008; Increased understanding of LTCR concepts, benefits, and outcomes; [and] Increased awareness of ESF #14."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2009-08
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Historical Chronology of FEMA's Terrorism Consequences Management Role As Assigned by Section 2-103 of E.O. 12148
This document provides a historical chronology of the Federal Emergency Management's Agency's role in management of terrorism consequences, beginning with the June 1972 Tropical Storm Agnes in the Northeast and going through the August 2009 National Level Exercise V.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Baldwin, Thomas E.
2009
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American Civil Defense 1945-1975: The Evolution of Programs and Policies
"This is a study of the evolution of civil defense policies and programs in the United States for the period 1945-1974. Written as a doctoral dissertation at the University of Virginia over a 3-year period (1978-1980), this study draws heavily on a large selection of executive and legislative branch hearings, reports, studies and government-sponsored research. It is reproduced in the belief that the information it contains will be of use to those conducting research in civil defense-related fields and to those responsible for the administration of civil defense programs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Blanchard, B. Wayne
1980-05
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Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Handbook for Public Facilities
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) strives continuously to improve the delivery of disaster assistance to State, local, and tribal governments. One important goal of disaster assistance is to reduce the vulnerability of communities to damage from future disasters. This Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Handbook for Public Facilities (Handbook) is intended to assist facility owners affected by wildfire disasters by suggesting mitigation measures that can be taken to reduce the vulnerability of damaged facilities to future wildfire incidents. The measures described in this Handbook are applicable to the Public Assistance (PA) Program and are intended to help Applicants for assistance under the program identify options that can be implemented during post-disaster repair and rebuilding to reduce the potential for future damage. FEMA provides assistance to State, local, and tribal governments under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 United States Code §§ 5121 5206, as amended. Under the Stafford Act, FEMA is authorized to provide resources necessary to reduce the loss of life and property caused by emergencies and major disasters. FEMA works with Federal, State, local, and tribal liaisons to carry out this mission through a comprehensive emergency management program."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2008-10
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Journeys: North Dakota's Trail towards Disaster Resistance
"Since 1993, North Dakota's weather has been defying imagination. A greater-than-average number of blizzards, floods and severe storms has brought new meaning to the word 'challenge' for the state and its citizens. So how have North Dakotans fared through these disasters? And what lessons have they learned along the way about creating a safer place to live? In 2000, the North Dakota Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency set out to find the answers to those very questions. To do that, we journeyed to some of the communities hardest hit in recent years to see their recovery from disasters large and small. We conducted more than 200 interviews with citizens, local officials, business owners and community leaders to learn firsthand about how they've recovered and, more importantly, what they've learned from disaster. Through their stories, we've found that a new North Dakota is emerging. Its citizens are turning tragedy into triumph. They are creating their own opportunities for change and growth. They're doing more than just repairing the damage. They are finding innovative ways to build safer, more livable communities. Some of the solutions haven't come easy. There has been both trial and error. But sheer tenacity has changed the occasional failure into both proven and potential success as North Dakotans have utilized new ways to solve old problems. The lessons learned here are not just important to one state. They are important to every citizen, business and community throughout the country that has or will be impacted by a natural disaster."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2001-01
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Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP): Fiscal Year 2009 Flood Mapping Production Plan
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manages several risk analysis programs that assess the impact of natural hazards that lead to effective strategies for reducing risk. These programs support the Department of Homeland Security objective to 'strengthen nationwide preparedness and mitigation against natural disasters.' FEMA is beginning to transition from Flood Map Modernization to Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) in fiscal year (FY) 2009. The vision for Risk MAP is to, through collaboration with State, local, and Tribal entities, deliver quality data that increases public awareness and leads to action that reduces risk to life and property. It also aims to foster informed risk management decisions and actions to mitigate risk through a consistent risk-based approach to assessing potential vulnerability and losses, and tools to communicate the message are needed. By analyzing and depicting flood risk, communities and the American public can better understand their risk and will make informed decisions to reduce vulnerability. Flood Map Modernization transformed the majority of the flood hazard mapping inventory to 21st century digital technology and restored confidence in the reliability of floodplain boundaries, while making some updates to the underlying engineering data. However, the dynamic nature of floodplains will require updated analysis of flood hazards on a periodic basis to maintain a reliable inventory."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2009-05
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At Home in the Woods: Lessons Learned in the Wildland/Urban Interface
"FEMA developed this initiative as a way to document some of the best, most innovative fire mitigation practices currently underway in the wild land/urban interface. We visited several states in the interior West and talked to people from all walks of life. What follows are their stories, with a focus on challenges faced, obstacles overcome and lessons learned. By showing specific instances where people are working together to pursue meaningful change, our goal is to inspire others to do the same. The individuals featured in these stories share a desire to lessen wildfire threats in their communities, but they also share the knowledge that progress often comes slowly. For every success there is a setback, and for every satisfying end there is a humble beginning. [...]. While there are no one-size-fits-all prescriptions for wildfire safety, successful mitigation efforts share common elements: reaching across jurisdictional lines, building community support, accepting personal responsibility, and maintaining sufficient reserves of flexibility, creativity and patience."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2004
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2009 Annual Operating Plan - National Preparedness Directorate
The 2009 National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) Annual Operating Plan articulates the NPD's key goals and objectives, foundations for success, and the path for successfully carrying out NPD's initiatives over the next year. The Plan also articulates how the NPD goals and objectives link to FEMA's overarching goals and objectives. [...]. The NPD is responsible for leading America's efforts to enhance preparedness to prevent, protect from, respond to, and recover from disasters, natural and manmade. Through its programs and resources, the NPD has limited the impact of disasters by helping equip entities across the Nation with appropriate knowledge, skills, and capabilities. The NPD strives to achieve a Nation prepared through a comprehensive cycle of planning, organizing and equipping, training, exercising, and evaluating and improvement planning. The Preparedness Cycle provides a process for enhancing preparedness and the NPD provides the doctrine, programs, and resources to help entities implement the Cycle.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2009-04
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Office of Policy & Program Analysis Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2009 - 2013
"The Office of Policy and Program Analysis (OPPA) is entrusted with guiding and coordinating the policies, strategic planning, and analysis of the programs in FEMA, and operates under the direction of the Administrator. The office also plays a key part in coordinating the roles and responsibilities and missions and functions of FEMA's components. The functions within OPPA have for many years, decades in fact, been scattered throughout the agency until recently. Several attempts at putting some of these pieces in place have met with moderate success, but had not fully taken root within the agency's culture and business procedures. Since its formation in 2006, OPPA has been developing the building blocks of true integration of policy development, review, and implementation; comprehensive agency and component strategic planning; full scope investment review and programmatic analysis; and, transformation management. These institutional business practices are vital to FEMA continually improving how it does its business. This effort has just begun and needs to be strengthened in the coming years. This Strategic Plan sets forth the vision that OPPA expects to realize in the coming years. The goals, objectives and strategies for each OPPA component provide the roadmap for us to work together, and with the agency as a whole, to achieve our vision--and ultimately, to help FEMA achieve its vision as The Nation's Preeminent Emergency Management and Preparedness Agency."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2008-12
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Personal Preparedness in America: Findings from the 2009 Citizen Corps National Survey
"Disaster preparedness became a renewed priority for our nation as a direct response to the devastation of September 11, 2001. Following the tragedies of that day, government at all levels has imbedded stronger collaboration with non-governmental civic and private sector organizations and the general public in policies and practices. The Citizen Corps grassroots model of community preparedness has spread across the country, and Americans have been asked to become fully aware, trained, and practiced on how to respond to potential threats and hazards. To evaluate the nation's progress on personal preparedness, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Community Preparedness Division and Citizen Corps conduct national household surveys to measure the public's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors relative to preparing for a range of hazards. This report provides a summary of the findings from the 2007 Citizen Corps National Survey."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2009-08
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Personal Preparedness in America: Findings from the Citizen Corps Survey of Four Urban Areas
"Disaster preparedness became a renewed priority for our nation as a direct response to the devastation of September 11, 2001. Following the tragedies of that day, government at all levels has imbedded stronger collaboration with non-governmental civic and private sector organizations and the general public in policies and practices. The Citizen Corps grassroots model of community preparedness has spread across the country, and Americans have been asked to become fully aware, trained, and practiced on how to respond to potential threats and hazards. To evaluate the nation's progress on personal preparedness, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Community Preparedness Division and Citizen Corps conduct national and urban area household surveys to measure the public's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors relative to preparing for a range of hazards. This report provides a summary of the findings from the 2007 Citizen Corps Urban Area Survey. The research objectives and survey questions for the 2007 Citizen Corps National and Urban Area Surveys were developed based on previous research, preparedness modeling, and policy and guidance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The urban area study included a sample of 2,000 respondents drawn from four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) areas: Indianapolis, IN; New York City, NY; Houston, TX; and San Francisco, CA. Findings from this study provide the ability to analyze differences in different geographic areas and should be reviewed in conjunction with Personal Preparedness in America: Findings from the 2007 Citizen Corps National Survey."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2009-06
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Promoting the Adoption and Enforcement of Seismic Building Codes: A Guidebook for State Earthquake and Mitigation Managers
"This guidebook provides background information and education materials to help state officials promote the adoption, administration, and enforcement of state and local model building codes that contain the latest seismic provisions. The guidebook describes the purpose, function, and effectiveness of building codes in general and seismic codes in particular and presents a step-by-step process for adopting and administering state or local codes. The appendices include the history and principles of seismic design; a state-by-state listing of state codes and code influences; seismic design practices in the U.S.; examples of state and local building codes and state legislation; services of three model code organizations in the U.S.; and resources, recommended readings, and educational materials."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1998-01
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Planning for Seismic Rehabilitation: Societal Issues
"This publication provides users with an understanding of the social and public policy issues that may accompany seismic rehabilitation, such as demographic, social, and economic impacts; historic property restrictions; resident dislocations; and business interruptions. The publication presents a four-step decision process to assist local officials, private owners, and design professionals in determining the need for rehabilitation. It includes an 'escalation ladder' to assist in understanding the degree of conflict that might be generated and the implications of choosing particular strategies."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1998-03
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HAZUS-MH Risk Assessment and User Group Series: Using HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment: How-To Guide
"This How-To Guide is designed to help users prepare standardized, scientifically based risk assessments with the Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH) software. [...] This How-To Guide focuses on the basic steps and tasks necessary to complete your risk assessment. The guide presents pertinent information in text boxes that provide specific software and technical information, key definitions, examples, and references. [...] HAZUS-MH is a nationally applicable software program and standardized methodology for estimating potential losses from earthquake, flood, and hurricane hazards."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2004-08
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Developing and Promoting Mitigation Best Practices and Case Studies: Communication Strategy
"Documenting and promoting mitigation efforts, both during and after disaster recovery operations, have long been undertaken by many federal, state, local and private-sector entities. These efforts have proven to be valuable because they often have increased public awareness and compelled citizens and communities to take action. The purpose of this Communication Strategy is to increase public understanding of the value and use of mitigation measures as a sound investment for individuals, businesses and communities nationwide. Additionally, this publication seeks to use Mitigation Best Practices and Case Studies as a means to communicate mitigation ideas, expertise and resources that can be utilized on an individual, business or community level to lessen the impact of disasters, and show that mitigation is both effective and affordable."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2004-09
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Telling the Tale of Disaster Resistance: A Guide to Capturing and Communicating the Story
"This guidebook provides some of the 'best practices' of those who have promoted disaster-resistance efforts throughout the country. This publication provides a step-by-step guide on how to document disaster-resistance efforts, offers guidance for developing story leads, researching and documenting projects, and creating and promoting a finished product. If you've never told a disaster-resistance story, we hope you'll use this guide as a starting point. If you're already promoting disaster-resistance efforts, we hope this book will add to what you already know... and can pass on to others."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2001-08
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Federal Aid Programs for U.S. Virgin Islands Disaster Recovery [October 29, 2008]
This is a factsheet that contains a "summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush's major disaster declaration issued for the territory of the U. S. Virgin Islands."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2008-10-29
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Federal Aid Programs For Florida Disaster Recovery [October 27, 2008]
This factsheet contains a "summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush's major disaster declaration issued for Florida" due to Hurricane Gustav.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2008-10-27
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Seismic Retrofit Incentive Programs: A Handbook for Local Governments
"This handbook assists local government officials in developing seismic retrofit incentive programs. The handbook summarizes several case studies that describe the steps that seven California cities have taken to promote and implement retrofitting in their communities. Included are sections on using zoning as an incentive to retrofit; local government finance options; a description of the Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URM) law and of recent legislation; and liability implications and considerations in the event of an earthquake."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1994-08
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Landslide Loss Reduction: A Guide for State and Local Government Planning
"The purpose of this guidebook is to provide a practical, politically feasible guide for State and local officials involved in landslide hazard mitigation. The guidebook presents concepts and a framework for the preparation of State and local landslide hazard mitigation plans. It outlines a basic methodology, provides information on available resources, and offers suggestions on the formation of an interdisciplinary mitigation planning partnership and a permanent State natural hazards mitigation organization. Individual States and local jurisdictions can adapt the suggestions in this book to meet their own unique needs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1989-08
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Earthquake Insurance: A Public Policy Dilemma
"This report examines issues and problems associated with the availability and procurement of earthquake insurance from the point of view of consumers and providers. The report outlines the provisions of earthquake insurance policies currently available to homeowners, businesses, local governments, and special districts. It examines the extent to which earthquake insurance is purchased and why it may be unattractive to consumers. The federal role in providing or promoting earthquake insurance is reviewed. Policies are recommended for the Federal Government and others to develop a more adequate system of coverage."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1985-05
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Promoting Seismic Safety: Guidance for Advocates
"This booklet offers research-based advice to assist seismic safety advocates in presenting risk reduction information and ideas. It includes a collection if concise tips for advocates, organized into the following topics: successful seismic safety advocacy; earthquake basics; ABCs of seismic building codes; policies and legislation; appearing before committees; informing and persuading; partnerships for seismic safety; effective risk communication; using the media; and further reading."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2005-09
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Community Wind Shelters: Background and Research
In areas subject to extreme-wind events, building owners, school and hospital administrators, neighborhood associations, and other individuals and organizations with responsibilities for public safety should consider building a community shelter. As outlined in this publication, wind hazards, such as those associated with tornadoes and hurricanes, vary throughout the United States. The decision to build a wind shelter will be based largely on the magnitude of the wind hazard in a given area and on the level of risk considered acceptable.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2002-08
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Training Courses: Building Design for Homeland Security - Introduction and Course Overview
"The purpose of E155 and L156 is to familiarize students with assessment methodologies available to identify the relative level of risk for various threats, including explosive blast and chemical, biological, or radiological agents. The students will be introduced to publications FEMA 426 and FEMA 452 and will be asked to provide mitigation measures for a range of man-made hazards. The primary target audience for these courses includes engineers, architects, and building officials."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2007
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National Incident Management System Incident Command System: Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide (ERFOG), Draft
"This Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide (ERFOG) is designed to assist emergency response personnel in the use of the National Incident Management System's (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) during incident operations. This Guide is intended for use when implementing ICS in response to an incident/event, regardless of type, size, or location. It is not a policy document and does not replace Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), laws, regulations, and ordinances. Rather, this document provides guidance for assigned incident/event personnel. Chapters 2-12 of this document provide information applicable to all disciplines when implementing ICS. For example, the duties and responsibilities of the Planning Section Chief (PSC) are found in Chapter 9; the PSC's job description under ICS does not change from one type of incident to another. Each chapter lists specific job descriptions that have proven valuable in past response operations. Chapter 13 provides the incident commander and responder with additional resources including example decisions and objectives, an example staffing matrix and a list of federal resources."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2007-05-24
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Procedure Memorandum No. 50: Policy and Procedures for Identifying and Mapping Areas Subject to Wave Heights Greater than 1.5 Feet as an Informational Layer on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)
"The AE Zone areas subject to wave heights between 1.5 and 3 feet are not differentiated from other AE Zone areas on FIRMs. Because it has been shown that typical AE Zone construction techniques are subject to damage when exposed to waves between 1.5 and 3 feet in height, this information has been provided to some communities during disaster recovery mapping to assist with mitigating these risks. FEMA Regional Offices, in coordination with State and local officials would benefit from the delineation of the landward limit of waves 1.5 feet in height as an informational layer on the FIRM. [...]. Flood hazard identification under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) divides coastal flood hazard areas into two flood zones: Zone VE and Zone AE. Present NFIP regulations make no distinction between the design and construction requirements for coastal AE Zones and riverine AE Zones. However, evidence suggests that design and construction requirements in some portions of coastal AE zones should be more like VE Zone requirements. Post-storm investigations have shown that typical AE Zone construction techniques (e.g., woodframe, light gauge steel, or masonry walls on shallow footings or slabs, etc.) are subject to damage when exposed to waves less than 3-feet in height. One of the hazard identification criteria for VE Zone designation is where wave heights are estimated to be equal to or greater than 3 feet. Laboratory tests and field investigations confirm that wave heights as small as 1.5 feet can cause failure of the above-listed wall types."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Buckley, Michael K.
2008-12-03
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Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana: Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance
"For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has studied the performance of buildings affected by disasters of national significance. Disasters of national significance provide opportunities for research on how hazards affect the built environment and also an opportunity to research the performance of current building codes and practices. This work is accomplished by the FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT). Often, recommendations from these findings have been adopted as statutes in model building codes, or just as importantly, as guidance for better and stronger construction practices. These broad-minded studies are driven by a core mission of FEMA's Mitigation Directorate: to reduce future damages from disasters. They support an integral part of the Stafford Act, which is to reduce the loss of life and property that can occur from disasters. The ongoing study of the effects of these significant disasters and the documentation of findings will help in developing recommendations to enhance building performance. Improving building performance will reduce the vulnerability of population centers and critical infrastructure to natural hazards. This can be accomplished by exploiting the science and technology developed today, and imparting this knowledge to local communities through guidance and education. In response to a request for technical support from FEMA's Joint Field Office in Austin, TX, and the Transitional Recovery Office in New Orleans, LA, FEMA's Mitigation Directorate deployed a MAT to Texas and Louisiana in October 2008, to evaluate both building performance during Hurricane Ike and the adequacy of current building codes, other construction requirements, and building practices and materials."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2009-04
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[Letter from Federal Emergency Management Agency Acting Administrator Nancy Ward to Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Regarding the State of Mississippi's Use of Disaster Funds after Hurricane Katrina]
This March 2, 2009, letter from Acting FEMA Administrator Nancy Ward to House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson is in response to a February 6, 2009, query about the status of post-Hurricane Katrina disaster funding for the State of Mississippi. Ward reviews the expenditure of Public Assistance (PA) and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding, highlighting the role of state government in administering the programs on behalf of FEMA. She includes the amount to date that has been obligated in funding to Mississippi, as well as the amounts for current projects pending review and anticipated costs of projects for which Mississippi has not yet submitted applications. Attached to the letter are tables showing Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding pay outs. The table shows both funds paid by FEMA to the state, and from the state to applicants.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Ward, Nancy
2009-03-02
