WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS PROJECT: PLEASE SHARE THIS IF YOU WOULD Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan: Servicing the Counties of: Rice, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Harvey, Butler, Sedgwick, Kingman, Harper, Sumner, Cowley The federal government requires all states and local governments to have hazard mitigation plans, approved by FEMA, that are consistent with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000). This is required to maintain eligibility for certain types of federal disaster assistance, such as pre-disaster and post-disaster mitigation funding. For the past few months the planning committee officials have been drafting the Regional Mitigation Plan, and now seek public comment and review. This plan is intended to identify feasible strategies to reduce the potential loss of life, human suffering, and loss of property from natural disasters, such as floods, snow and ice storms, tornados, and power outages. Your input is very important to this process and we ask that you take a few moments to review the material below and complete the short questionnaire provided on the link below. Hazard Rankings – for the Regional Mitigation Plan the following hazards were ranked as the top 10. Remember, this is for all of the counties that make up Region G, not each county separately. So, while Reno County may have a high incidence of wildfire, Sedgwick county may not (hypothetical). But averaged together they would meet in the middle on the ranking. These rankings were based on the probability, magnitude, warning time, and duration that potentially could be realized. 1. Tornado 6. Utility/Infrastructure Failure 2. Winter Storm 7. Hailstorm 3. Flood 8. Hazardous Materials 4. Windstorm 9. Major Disease Outbreak 5. Wildfire 10. Extreme Temperatures Previous 10 FEMA Disasters that have affected Region G: Disaster Number Declaration Date Description of Disaster 4063 2012 Severe Storms/Tornadoes, FL 4010 2011 Severe Storms/Tornadoes, FL 1932 2010 Severe Storms/Tornadoes/ FL 1849 2009 Severe Storms/Tornadoes/ FL 1848 2009 Severe Storms/Tornadoes/ FL 1808 2008 Severe Storms/Tornadoes/ FL 1776 2008 Severe Storms/Tornadoes/ FL 1741 2008 Severe Winter Storms 1711 2007 Severe Storms/ Flooding 1699 2007 Severe Storms/Tornadoes/ FL The following is a link to surveymonkey which has a short survey we encourage you to complete for inclusion in the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Specifically, we are looking for information on local issues that each identified hazard could potentially aggravate. https://surveymonkey/s/WZWWSS9
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:13:49 +0000
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