VILAS COUNTY ALL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN PLANNING PROCESS OVERVIEW

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VILAS COUNTYALL HAZARD MITIGATION PLANPLANNING
PROCESSOVERVIEW

• Darryl L. Landeau, AICP Senior Planner
• North Central WI Regional Planning Commission

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Past Work of NCWRPC in Emergency Management
Planning

• Flood Recovery Coordinator 1993 1996
• Flood Recovery Plan 1994
• 1994-95 OEDP (CEDS) 1994
• Strategies For Flood Damage ReductionTown of
  Necedah July 1995
• Long Range Flood Water Management Strategy for
  Adams County 1996
• Mitigation Planning Guide (2003)
• Community Economic Recovery Guidebook (2011)

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Current Work of NCWRPC related to Emergency
Management Planning

• E911 Database Development Address Coding.
• Emergency Management Zone Mapping / Atlas
  Development.
• North East WI Public Safety Communication Project
  (NEWCOM).
• Wisconsin Hazard Assessment and Mapping (WHAM)
  Program.
• Regional Coordinator Statewide Communications
  Interoperability Plan.

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NCWRPC MITIGATION PLANNING

• Adams County All Hazard Mitigation Plan
• 1rst Multi-jurisdictional Plan Approved by
  State (Model)
• 2009 Update
• Lincoln County Plan (Update In Review)
• Oneida County Plan Update
• Langlade County Plan (Update IP)
• Forest County Plan
• Ho-Chunk Tribal Nation Plan
• City of Crandon Plan Update IP

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Emergency Management System

• FEMA National, Washington, DC
• FEMA Region V, Chicago
• Wisconsin Emergency Management, Madison
• WEM (6) Regional Offices
• County Emergency Government Offices

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WEM Mission Statement

• To utilize effective planning, training, and
  coordination to continually develop the
  mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery
  capabilities of the State and its subdivisions
  for emergencies resulting from all hazards

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Phases of Emergency Management
Mitigation
Preparedness
Recovery
Response
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Preparedness

• Minimize disaster damage
• Enhance disaster response
• Prepare organizations and individuals to respond

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Response

• Provide emergency assistance
• Reduce the probability of additional injuries or
  damage
• Speed recovery operations

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Recovery

• Return systems to normal levels
• Short-term vs long-term

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Mitigation

• Any action taken to eliminate or reduce the
  long-term risk to human life and property from
  natural and technological hazards. Wisconsin
  Emergency Management (WEM)

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Mitigation

• Is one of the 4 phase of emergency management
• Occur before, during, or after the emergency or
  disaster in all phases of emergency management
• Is the only phase that can break the cycle

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Benefits of Mitigation

• Protect the health/safety of citizens
• Protect Property and Infrastructure
• Preserve or expand tax base
• Attract or retain business/industry
• Revitalize a depressed area
• Enhance recreation and tourism
• Increase community pride improve quality of
  life
• Save tax dollars

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For every dollar spent on mitigation, 4 is saved
in future damages (WEM)
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THE STAFFORD ACT

• Disaster Mitigation of 2000 DMA2K
• P.L. 106-390 signed into law 10/30/00
• Purpose to establish a national disaster hazard
  mitigation program
• Must have plan to be eligible for
• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
• Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

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DMA2K - Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program

• Implement cost-effective pre-disaster hazard
  mitigation measures
• Public-private partnerships
• Improve hazard assessment and vulnerability
• All-Hazard Mitigation Plan with priorities

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DMA2K Mitigation Planning

• Increase HMGP from 15 to 20 provided the State
  has an approved enhanced Mitigation Plan
• Authorizes up to 7 of HMGP funds for development
  of mitigation plans
• Establishes a requirement for local and tribal
  all-hazard mitigation plans

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DMA2K Vision

• Significant opportunity to reduce disaster losses
  thru pre-disaster mitigation planning
• Streamline recovery process thru planned,
  pre-identified, cost-effective mitigation
• Link pre- and post-disaster mitigation planning
  initiatives with public/private interests for a
  comprehensive approach to loss reduction

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So why does Vilas Co. need this?

• Protect health and safety of residents from the
  impacts of hazards
• Prevent or reduce damages caused by hazards
• Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 - To become
  eligible for certain FEMA grants
• State/Federal aid is insufficient

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VILAS COUNTY DISASTERS

• July 95 Tornado (F1) SW of Phelps - 3.5 mile
  swath resulted in 50,000 damages trees on
  homes, businesses, cars
• July 99 Lightning injured woman on Yellow Birch
  Lake near Eagle River
• May 08 Hail 2 inch dia. caused 250,000 in
  damages around St. Germain
• July 10 T-storm Wind caused 100,000 in damages
  near Star Lake w/ 90mph winds snapping/uprooting
  100s of trees

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Local Mitigation Planning

• Describe actions to mitigate hazards, risks and
  vulnerabilities
• Establish strategy to implement those actions
• Pre-identification of projects to ensure
  comprehensive, integrated approach to hazard
  reduction

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Local Mitigation Planning Contd

• Attempts to eliminate separate planning
  requirements for all FEMA Mitigation Programs
  (HMGP, FMA, PDM, CRS)
• Condition of receiving HMGP and PDM funding
• Has to be updated and pre-approved every five
  years

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Local Mitigation Planning Contd

• Follow Resource Guide
• Simplify as Appropriate
• NCDC Website Key - www.ncdc.noaa.gov

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Multi-jurisdictional Approach

• Process requires involvement / input
• County
• City
• Towns
• Local agencies and interest groups
• Federal / State Officials

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Local Planning Elements

• Planning Process
• Planning Area
• Risk Assessment
• Mitigation Strategy
• Plan Maintenance Process Adoption

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Planning Process

• Documentation of planning process
• Taskforce involvement
• Local government involvement
• Neighboring community involvement
• Local Regional Agency involvement
• Public review
• Existing Technical
• data, etc. incorporated

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Public Participation

• Public Informational Meeting
• Public Hearing
• Copies Available
• Internet
• Libraries
• Courthouse
• County Board Adoption

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Planning Area (Inventory and Trends)

• Demographic Economic
  Profile
• Geography
• Land Use
• Development Patterns
• Community Facilities
• Utilities

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Risk Assessment

• Type, location and extent of natural hazards
• Past hazard events
• Probability of future events
• Type and number of existing and future buildings
  and infrastructure at risk for each hazard
• Potential impacts on residents and economy
• Potential dollar losses on vulnerable structures
• Land uses and development trends

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Identify the Hazards

• Flooding
• Dam Failure
• Hail/Lightning
• High Winds
• Tornados
• Winter Storms
• Extreme Heat/Cold

• Forest Fires
• Wildland Fires
• Drought
• Fog
• Insect Infestation
• Earthquake
• Land Slide ?
• Subsidence ?

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Identify What is at Risk

• Critical Facilities
• Police, Fire, EMS
• Schools
• Public Buildings
• Hospitals and Nursing Homes
• Day Care Centers and Senior Centers
• Railroads and Airports

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• Pipelines
• Power Plants
• Hazardous Materials Sites
• Utilities
• Water
• Sewer
• Electrical
• Phone

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• Infrastructure (streets, bridges, storm sewers,
  etc.)
• Population
• Building Stock
• Residential
• Public
• Commercial

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• Parks and Open Space
• Agricultural Lands

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Vulnerability

• Based on what is at risk, identify the potential
  for damages from each hazard
• Looking at past history and frequency of the
  hazards

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Assessment Example

• Tornado
• Vulnerability
• - Pop. Concentration
• - Mobile Home Parks
• - Campgrounds

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Risk Assessment Examples Contd
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Mitigation Strategy

• Mitigation goals and objectives
• Strategies, programs and actions to reduce or
  avoid vulnerabilities to hazards
• Prioritize specific cost effective mitigation
  projects and actions
• Compliance with NFIP
• Implementation of the plan

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Plan Maintenance

• Monitoring, evaluating, updating the plan 5-year
  cycle
• Continued public involvement
• Incorporate into other planning mechanisms such
  as comprehensive plans
• Formal adoption

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So, where do you all fit in?

• Role of Taskforce
• Oversight of plan development
• Provide consensus and priority on hazards and
  implementation strategies
• Input representing both your agency or area and
  the best interests of Vilas County as a whole

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Questions?

• dlandeau_at_ncwrpc.org