FEMA Region II Hazard Mitigation Plan Toolkit: Highlights

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Introduction to
hazard mitigation planning

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"Developing a Hazard Mitigation Plan" -  an overview slide presentation

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"Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan Toolkit" - an introductory slide presentation

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"Tips on Getting Started" - slide presentation

Regulations
and
guidance 

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Local Plans (part 3) multi-hazard mitigation planning guidance under DMA 2000 (FEMA, March 2004).
Also available online at www.fema.gov/plan/mitplanning/guidance.shtm

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FEMA Hazard Mitigation Planning web page and
State and Local Mitigation Planning How-To Guides (FEMA, 386): Call FEMA publications (800-480-2520) for print and CD copies. See www.fema.gov/plan/mitplanning/planning_resources.shtm for online viewing and downloading. 

Plan organization

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Table of Contents - local plan sample 

Maps

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Google satellite photos and maps of communities:
Click "Hybrid" for satellite photo overlain by map with road names. Zoom in for detailed street labels. Use screen capture to obtain electronic copy of map. Sample from Ocean Beach, New York shows highly developed community and coastal erosion, especially to the west.
www.maps.Google and www.earth.Google

Plan

Multi-jurisdictional planning

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Multi-Jurisdictional Approaches to Mitigation Planning - excerpts from FEMA 386-8, May 2005 Draft document

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Multi-jurisdictional participation table - sample

Planning team and schedule

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Work plan and schedule - sample (FEMA 386-1, pp. 2-15 and 16)

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Potential planning team and roles table

Existing information

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Existing plans, studies, reports checklist - sample and blank form (Adapted from Draft FEMA 386-8, p. 17)

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NJ - Map Mod projected availability table for Flood Insurance Studies maps and reports

Risk

All hazards:
hazard id, profiling hazards

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Identifying and profiling hazards plan review checklist and explanation

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Under development DRAFT summary evaluation table of national and state risk assessment information for NJ.  See "Notes" hyperlinks for documentation.

Earthquakes:
hazard id, location, extent, probability of future events, vulnerability  

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New Jersey earthquake hazard map: shows USGS peak ground acceleration (pga) with a 10% chance of being exceeded over 50 years. Earthquakes should be identified as a hazard if pga>2. Also includes brief description of HAZUS vulnerability studies.

Floods:
hazard id, location, extent, probability of future events, past occurrences, vulnerability 

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Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs): at  FEMA Flood Map Store and Map Service Center. See tutorial for creating and printing your own "Firmette" of desired section of map with north area, scale, panel #. Free.
msc.fema.gov/

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Map Modernization sample - DFIRM map panel with floodplain boundary and orthoimagery (Arthur Kill)

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NFIP data: 2005 information in NJ by municipality - draft

Coastal Flooding (storm surge):
probability of future events, vulnerability

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New Jersey Hurricane Evacuation Study (HES) draft county maps of estimated Category 1-4 hurricane inundation areas using the SLOSH model. Includes a vulnerability table showing the number of housing units within inundation zones by municipality. See www.nap.usace.army.mil/HES/nj/index.html  

Landslides:
past occurrences, probability of future events

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Landslide susceptibility and incidence map: NJ
(NJ State plan, Fig. 4-1, p. 184)

Tornadoes and Windstorms:
hazard id, location, extent,
probability of future events,
past occurrences

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Wind zones and tornado tracks maps (NY State Plan, Fig. 3-16, p.3-55). 

Strat

Mitigation
goals and actions

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Goals, objectives and actions sample for local plan

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Chart of alternative mitigation actions by hazard and category 

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STAPLEE mitigation evaluation chart sample (FEMA 386-3, p. 2-21, Worksheet #4)

Implementing actions

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Implementation strategy table sample

Potential funding
sources

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NJ open space programs: table showing jurisdictions with open space programs, and estimated annual funds available for acquisition and other mitigation projects. Also shows number of NFIP repetitive loss properties (as of 10/12/05)

Main

Monitoring,
evaluating,
updating

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Worksheets: #1-Progress Report, #2-Evaluate the Planning Team, #3-Evaluate Your Project Results, and #4-Revisit Your Risk Assessment, Appendix C, FEMA 386-4.

Adopt

Adoption resolution

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Adoption resolution - sample