2011 Natural Hazard Mitigation Practitioners Workshop
Activities UpdateNHMA Practitioners Workshop
Broomfield, COJuly 12-13, 2011
Hazard Mitigation Planning (HMP) Committee
Activities UpdateNHMA Practitioners Workshop
Broomfield, COJuly 12-13, 2011
HMP Committee MembersCo-Chairs: Darrin Punchard, AECOM Ron Flanagan, R. D. Flanagan &
Associates
Membership: Erin Capps, H2O Partners, Inc. Caroline Cunningham, Atkins Louis Dooley, Pierce County Department
of Emergency Management, Washington Lawrence Frank, URS Sherry Harper, Insurance Services Office,
Inc.
Jo Ann Howard, H2O Partners, Inc. Alessandra Jerolleman, NHMA Andre Jones, Nine Echo Solutions, LLC Luke Meyers, Bellevue Fire Department /
Office of Emergency Management, Washington
Jim Murphy, URS Matthew Stanley, Cumulus Lividus David Stroud, AMEC Ken Topping, California Polytechnic State
University French Wetmore, French & Associates,
LTD
HMP Committee Activities
Monthly meetings (conf calls) since November 2010Established prioritized listing of committee goals, to
be updated annually as part of NHMA’s strategic planning process
3 committee members currently participating on FEMA’s External Stakeholder Workgroup for Mitigation Planning
HMP Committee Goals1. Increase dialogue between FEMA and local mitigation
practitioners2. Focus more attention on integrating hazard mitigation into
other local planning activities 3. Provide input to FEMA's ongoing plan review process
improvement project through active stakeholder involvement, participating in pilot testing, etc.
HMP Committee Goals4. Confirm the value of hazard mitigation planning.
(Demonstrate through examples and case studies the various benefits of hazard mitigation planning ranging from public outreach that leads to individual homeowner action, to greater collaboration amongst local officials that leads to more stringent building codes/local spending toward preserving open space, and/or successful pursuit and implementation of federally funded mitigation projects.)
5. Identify case studies to help institutionalize mitigation into routine activities
6. Gain consensus on how to improve hazard mitigation planning and publish white paper for NHMA endorsement
HMP Committee Goals7. Research/identify drivers or motivational tactics for mitigation
implementation
8. Provide input to FEMA on implementation of Risk MAP program
9. Provide input to process of updating of CRS planning guidance and schedule
10. Enhance integration of manmade and technological hazards into mainstream hazard mitigation planning for natural hazards
11. Promote improved coordination and integration of federal programs related to risk reduction and homeland security issues
12. Increase quality of information and guidance for communicating hazard risk and mitigation principles to the general public as a whole
13. Recruitment of additional NHMA members, as wellas those who can support the HMP committee
For more information:
Discussion: How do we go beyond the minimum?
IncentivesObstaclesKeys to successBest practicesHow NHMA can help
Discussion: How do we improve local mitigation planning nationwide?
Gain consensus on key recommendationsEstablish problem statement and guiding principles
for NHMA White Paper
2011 Natural Hazard Mitigation Practitioners Workshop
Activities UpdateNHMA Practitioners Workshop
Broomfield, COJuly 12-13, 2011