Hazard Mitigation Final
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- 3 Branches of Government
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Judicial
Legislature
Executive - Federal Government: Department of Homeland Security
- Cabinet Level
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Form of Local Government:
3 Forms -
Strong Mayor
Weak Mayor/Council Manager
Commission - Most Frequent Form of Government: Medium Size
- Weak Mayor/Council Manager
- Requirements Sunshine Law (2 members of legislative body)
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Be open to public
Take minutes
Reasonable Notice
Accommodate/Be Accessible - Quasi-Judicial/Standards of Due Process
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Give Notice
Chance to Respond
Independent decision maker
Opportunity for Appeal - 1st Piece of Disaster Legislation Passed in U.S.A.
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Passed 1803
New Hampshire Town
Major Fire - 1st Federal Legislation to Control Nature
- 1934 Flood Control Act
- 1st Recognized Face of Emergency Management (Local)
- Civil Defense Directors
- Insurance Discussed Federally (Disasters)
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1968
National Flood Insurance Act
Voluntary
1972 became Mandatory - Which President Created F.E.M.A.
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President Jimmy Carter
Created in 1978/1979
1st Director’s Background: Personnel Management - Which President Hired F.E.M.A. Director With Emergency Management Background
- President Clinton
- Name of Person Appointed by Clinton
- James Lee Witt
- 1990’s Emergency Management Major Events-Focus
- Terrorism: Domestic/International
- 2000-Emergancy Management Feeling on F.E.M.A.
- Recognized as Premier agency
- Department of Homeland Security Created
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2003
Current President
President George W. Bush - Constitution of USA Places Public Health and Safety At Which Level of Government
- State
- Define Mitigation
- To prevent or reduce the affects of an event or disaster
- 1st Step to Reduce Community Vulnerability
- Hazard Analyzes/Hazard Assessment
- State Statue Section Which Relates to Emergency Management in State
- Chapter 252
- Definition of Disaster
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Beyond Local Control
Need outside assistance - State Agency in Charge of Emergency Management
- DCA-Department Community Affairs
- Title of Person in Charge of DCA
- Secretary
- Mitigation: Part of Which Phase of Emergency Management
- Recovery⬦..shifted to Before the Event
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: Percentage added on for Mitigation Programs
- 7.5%
- Responsible for Percentage of Hazard Mitigation Grant
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25% personally
75% by agency - 5 Steps to Risk Assessment
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Identify the Hazard
Profile Each Hazard
Develop Community Profile
Compare and prioritize risk
Create and apply scenarios - 1st Secretary of Department of Homeland Security
- Tom Ridge
- Intelligence Authorization Act
- 11/2002
- 9/11 Commission was not open to the public
- False
- Chair of the 9/11 Commission
- Thomas Kean
- President selected the members of the 9/11 Commission
- False
- 9/11 Commission was bi-partisan
- 10 total
- 9/11 Final Report present to public
- 07/2004
- Name of Organization created after 9/11 Commission to monitor and evaluate and grade recommendation
- 9/11 Public Discourse Project
- 9/11 Discourse Project is Government Agency
- False: Non for profit (SO1C3)
- Purpose of 9/11 Commission to place blame
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a. False
Purpose to give recommendations and identify weaknesses - 4 Phases of Emergency Response
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Preparation
Mitigation
Response
Recovery - Definition of Emergency
- Sudden unforeseen incident
- Where is public health and safety placed
- State Level
- Difference of disaster and emergency
- Beyond local control
- National Flood Insurance Act Passed
- 1968
- President when FEMA created
- 1978/1979
- Obstacles to mitigation
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Cost
Political Will
Takings
Demand of Risk - FEMA Programs
- 75%
- Hurricane
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1-5
74 mph minimum - Homeland Security Advisory System
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Red
Orange
Yellow
Blue
Green - Face of Hazard Mitigation in 70s
- Planners
- BNICE- Types of Terrorist attacks
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Biological
Nuclear
Insinuating
Chemical
Explosive - Domestic Terrorism Earliest incident
- Attempted Assassination of Harry S. Truman
- Oklahoma Bombing
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1995
169 dead
Domestic - Current FEMA director
- Dave Paulison
- 1st DHS Director
- Tom Ridge
- Current DHS Director
- Michael Chertoff
- NIMS
- National Incident Management System
- Freedom is never_____
- Free
- Most common weapon in terrorism
- Bombs/explosives
- 4 countries on state sponsored terrorism
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Lybia
Syria
Iran
Sudan
Cuba
North Korea - 3/11
- Madrid Rail Bombing
- 9/11 Group
- Public Discourse Project
- 4 types of hazard mitigation techniques
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Mapping
Building Codes
Levies
Prescribed burns
Hazard ID
Risk Assessment