wv silver jackets 2010
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Presentation at the West Virginia Flood Plain Managers Conference 2010TRANSCRIPT
US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG®
West Virginia Silver Jackets
Joe Trimboli Community Planner
Huntington District Planning Branch
12 May 2010
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What is Silver Jackets?
National Response Framework (NRF) ►unified national response to disasters and
emergencies - comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response.
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National Response Framework
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National Flood Risk Management Program (NFRMP)
Established by USACE May 2006 for integrating and synchronizing USACE flood risk management programs and activities, both internally and with counterpart activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), other Federal agencies, state organizations and regional and local agencies.
FEMA, ASFPM1, and NAFSMA2
1 - Association of State Flood Plain Managers
2 - National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies
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National Flood Risk Management Program (NFRMP)
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Silver Jackets
To provide amore formal and consistent strategy for implementing an interagency approach to planning and mitigation for flood hazards and these linking activities to the response and recovery of these hazards .
Creates a mechanism for developing and maintaining interagency partnerships in the field.
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Approach Improve processes and identify gaps and counteractive
programs Leverage resources and information - Learn about
programs and how to combine, “patchwork quilt” Provide Federal assistance in implementing state
priorities, such as high priority actions identified in states’ mitigation plans
Not intended to duplicate similar efforts ► Supplement successful teams ► Strengthen existing relationships ► Establish relationships where they don’t exist
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Watershed Approach (EPA)
Partnerships Geographic Focus Strong Management based on Strong
Science and Data
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Status
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WV – Silver Jackets
Planning Measures that began with the Statewide Flood Plan Engage WV DHS & EM Formalize Charter
►Vision, Purpose, Goals, Organization, Responsibilities, Meetings, and Decisions
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Future Actions
Current Statewide Flood Plan update is Silver Jackets Team? Follow-up meeting for future input
►Vision, Purpose, Goals, Organization, Responsibilities, Meetings, and Decisions
Schedule 1st Official Silver Jackets meeting of the West Virginia Chapter
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Contact Information
Steve O’Leary USACE – Huntington District 502 8th Street Huntington, WV 25701 Phone: 304-399-5841 Cell: 304-360-1267 Fax: 304-399-5136
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Web Sites
National Flood Risk Management Program ►http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/nfrmp/
Silver Jackets ►http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/nfrmp/state/
National Response Framework Resource Center ►http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/
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QUESTIONS?
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