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Multi-Hazard
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Hazard Mitigation Planning
is an important aspect of a successful mitigation program. Hazard
mitigation planning is a collaborative process whereby hazards affecting
the community are identified, vulnerability to the hazards are assessed,
and consensus reached on how to minimize or eliminate the effects
of these hazards. In recognition of the importance of planning, States
with an approved enhanced State Mitigation Plan in effect at the time
of disaster declaration may receive additional HMGP funding. |
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The Pre-Disaster Mitigation
(PDM) program provides technical and financial assistance to States
and local governments for cost-effective pre-disaster hazard mitigation
activities that complement a comprehensive mitigation program, and
reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage and destruction of property.
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The Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) provides grants to States and
local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures
after a major disaster declaration. The purpose of the program is
to reduce the loss of life and property due to natural disasters and
to enable mitigation measures to be implemented during the immediate
recovery from a disaster. |
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The Environmental, Historic Preservation,
and Cultural Resources function provides assistance to FEMA's
programs and states and communities to efficiently deliver disaster
services in a manner that ensures that we address all applicable environmental
and historic preservation policies |
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This increased damage resistance is achieved through
improvements in construction codes and standards, designs, methods,
and materials used for both new construction and post-disaster repair
and recovery. The Building Performance Assessment
Team (BPAT) Program is an integral part of this process. |
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Central to our success in reducing the nation's vulnerability
to natural disasters is our ability to identify the hazards that we
face and to assess the level of risk that these hazards bring to our
lives. The Multi Hazard Identification
and Risk Assessment Report is a product of FEMA's efforts to further
develop such a capability at the national level. The report provides
state and local decision makers with a better understanding of the
types and magnitudes of the natural and technological hazards which
their communities face. |
| Software
Applications & Tools |
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HAZUS, a natural hazard loss
estimation methodology developed by FEMA in partnership with the National
Institute of Building Sciences. Using Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) technology, HAZUS allows users to compute estimates of damage
and losses that could result from an earthquake. To support FEMA's
mitigation and emergency preparedness efforts, HAZUS is being expanded
into a multi-hazard methodology with new modules for estimating potential
losses from wind (hurricanes, thunderstorms,
tornadoes, extra tropical cyclones and hail) and flood
(riverine and coastal) hazards. |
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FEMA worked in partnership with NOAA,
through the Multihazard Mapping Initiative, to create multihazard
mapping web pages. The objective of HazardMaps.gov.
is to maintain a living atlas of hazards data and map services for
advisory purposes supplied from a network of hazard and base map providers.
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Pilot Alternative Determination of Cost-effectiveness for Certain Insured Repetitive Loss Properties |
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