Resilience Meeting:[Watershed Name][LOCATION]

[DATE]

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Risk MAP Project Status Where have we been?

• Completed a mapping update project to update: Study area A Study area B Study area C Digital conversion County-wide map format

• Released the preliminary map and accepted comments• Working locally to adopt ordinances• Finalized the FIRM and FIS and anticipate effective release

Regional user/STARR – this slide is set up for a conversion project, modify for Risk MAP projects or as needed based

on meeting timing

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Meeting Objectives To help you better understand:

• Your flood risk, as individual communities and as a watershed

• Strategies you can use to reduce your risk• Resources available to help you implement those strategies • The importance of communicating flood risk to your

constituents

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Best Practice: [Community A’s Issue]

The process:

The solution:

The problem: Insert Photo if Available

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Best Practice: [Community B’s Issue]

The process:

The solution:

The problem: Insert Photo if Available

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Best Practice: [State/FEMA-promoted Issue]

The process:

The solution:

The problem: Insert Photo if Available

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Strategies to Reduce Flood Risk

• Prevention Affects future development Includes ordinances and

building codes• Property protection

Affects existing development Includes elevation and

acquisition • Public education and

awareness Informs people about risk Includes outreach activities

• Natural resource protection Protects water quality Protects Habitats Restores resources

• Emergency services protection Protects critical facilities

• Structural projects Involves construction Includes berms Includes altering stream

routes

There are many strategies you can take to reduce your flood risk

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Resources to Help You Reduce Your Flood Risk FEMA grants HUD and other Federal

Agency grants Resources from the NFIP,

CRS, and floodplain management

Online resources Technical assistance by

other Federal agencies and professional associations

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Mitigation Assessment and Planning Breakout Group A Goals

Learn how to document areas of mitigation interest

Discuss strategies for reducing risk Learn about updating plans with

mitigation projects and needs Learn about specific grants and

resources for individual issues

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Communicate About Your Risk Flood risk awareness:

• Leads to action• Increases overall community resilience• Builds support for implementing the mitigation plan

Your constituents*:• Expect to hear about flood risk from local officials, insurance

agents, and real estate agents• Prefer to hear about it in the local news and through mailings

* From 2010 FEMA Risk MAP Flood Risk Awareness Survey

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Communicate About Your Risk (cont.)

Risk MAP makes it easier to share flood risk information with your constituents:• Community outreach plan template• Draft letters to citizens• Draft media materials

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Communication and Outreach Planning Breakout Group B Goals

Identify areas of most impact from updated maps

Identify other areas of outreach need Discuss demographics of impacted

neighborhoods/areas Discuss strategies for outreach Learn about resources for community

use Prepare draft outreach plan

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Breakout GroupsBreakout Group A – Mitigation Assessment and Planning

Location - Focus on:

Documenting areas of mitigation need/mitigation strategies Strategies for reducing risk Updating mitigation plans Specific grants and resources

Breakout Group B – Communication and Outreach Planning Location - Focus on:

Areas/populations of impact or outreach need Outreach and communication resources Community outreach plan

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Next Steps Breakout Groups Debrief

• Mitigation Assessment and Planning• Communication and Outreach Planning

Action Items Contacts and Outreach Materials Sign-Up Next steps - work together to coordinate on:

• Mitigation planning• Grant applications or technical assistance• Communication

Thanks for participating! We’ll be talking again soon.

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