Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Management and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The future of FEMA
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and CommunicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Future of FEMA
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Management and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Future of FEMA
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and CommunicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning
Author: Kay C. GossPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 078814829X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex content, hazard-unique planning, & linking Federal & State operations.
The Future of FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate
Author: United States House of RepresentativesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781691472321
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The future of FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate: hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 29, 2010.
The Future of FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and ResponsePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Future of Fema's Grant Programs Directorate
Author: United States CongressPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781978117433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The future of FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate: hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 29, 2010.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference (FEMA 345)
Author: Federal Emergency Management AgencyPublisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781482339888
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is a powerful resource in the combined effort by Federal, State, and local government, as well as private industry and homeowners, to end the cycle of repetitive disaster damage. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act was passed on November 23, 1988, amending Public Law 93-288, the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. The Stafford Act included Section 404, which established the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. In 1993, the Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Act amended Section 404 to increase the amount of HMGP funds available and the cost-share to 75 percent Federal. This amendment also encouraged the use of property acquisition and other non-structural flood mitigation measures. In an effort to streamline HMGP delivery, FEMA encourages States to develop their mitigation programs before disaster strikes. States are adopting a more active HMGP management role. Increased capabilities may include: Conducting comprehensive all-hazard mitigation planning prior to disaster events; Providing applicants technical assistance on sound mitigation techniques and hazard mitigation policy and procedures; Coordinating mitigation programs through interagency teams or councils. Conducting benefit-cost analyses; and Preparing National Environmental Policy Act reviews for FEMA approval. States that integrate the HMGP with their frequently updated State Administrative and Hazard Mitigation Plans will create cohesive and effective approaches to loss reduction. This type of coordinated approach minimizes the distinction between “predisaster” and “post-disaster” time periods, and instead produces an ongoing mitigation effort. Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards and their effects. A key purpose of the HMGP is to ensure that the opportunity to take critical mitigation measures to protect life and property from future disasters is not lost during the recovery and reconstruction process following a disaster. Program grant funds available under Section 404 of the Stafford Act provide States with the incentive and capability to implement mitigation measures that previously may have been infeasible. The purpose of this Desk Reference is to: Provide comprehensive information about FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP); Increase awareness of the HMGP as an integral part of statewide hazard mitigation efforts; and Encourage deeper commitments and increased responsibilities on the part of all States and communities to reduce damage and losses from natural disasters. This Desk Reference is organized to simplify program information and assist the reader with practical guidance for successful participation in the program. Lists of program-related acronyms and definitions are included, along with appendices that amplify selected aspects of the HMGP. This Desk Reference is organized into 14 sections, each of which presents a major HMGP subject area. In each section, information is presented on the right side of the page. In several sections, job aids containing supplemental material are provided. The job aids for each section can be found at the end of the section. At the front of each section, there is a detailed table of contents to help you locate specific information.
FEMA's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
Author: Francis X. McCarthyPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437921590
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
This report discusses Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), as federal law and a program activity, which began in 1997. Congress established a pilot program -- Project Impact -- to test the concept of investing prior to disasters to reduce the vulnerability of communities to future disasters. From its beginnings as ¿Project Impact¿ to its current state, the PDM program has grown in its level of appropriated resources and the scope of participation nationwide. Along with that growth have come issues for Congressional consideration, including the approach for awarding grant funds, the eligibility of certain applicants, the eligibility of certain projects, the degree of commitment by state and local governments, and related questions. Illustrations.
The Social Roots of Risk
Author: Kathleen TierneyPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804791406
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
“This book about risk and disaster—and how they get amplified—is fascinating and hugely important as we face an ever-more-turbulent world.” —Rebecca Solnit, award-winning author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost The first decade of the twenty-first century saw a remarkable number of large-scale disasters. Earthquakes in Haiti and Sumatra underscored the serious economic consequences that catastrophic events can have on developing countries, while 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina showed that first world nations remain vulnerable. The Social Roots of Risk argues against the widespread notion that cataclysmic occurrences are singular events, driven by forces beyond our control. Instead, Kathleen Tierney contends that disasters of all types—be they natural, technological, or economic—are rooted in common social and institutional sources. Put another way, risks and disasters are produced by the social order itself—by governing bodies, organizations, and groups that push for economic growth, oppose risk-reducing regulation, and escape responsibility for tremendous losses when they occur. Considering a wide range of historical and looming events—from a potential mega-earthquake in Tokyo that would cause devastation far greater than what we saw in 2011, to BP’s accident history prior to the 2010 blowout—Tierney illustrates trends in our behavior, connecting what seem like one-off events to illuminate historical patterns. Like risk, human resilience also emerges from the social order, and this book makes a powerful case that we already have a significant capacity to reduce the losses that disasters produce. A provocative rethinking of the way that we approach and remedy disasters, The Social Roots of Risk leaves readers with a better understanding of how our own actions make us vulnerable to the next big crisis—and what we can do to prevent it. “Brilliant . . . Drawing on a trove of timely case studies, Tierney analyses how factors such as speculative finance and rampant development allow natural and economic blips to tip more easily into catastrophe.” —Nature