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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />DAMAGE ASSESSMENT <br /> <br />After a flood, the New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management will want detailed <br />damage assessments of flooded facilities to determine what disaster assistance your <br />jurisdiction will be eligible for. You also need this information to determine needs for <br />~ecovery and rebuilding. <br /> <br />The assessment of individual structures results in lhe posting of all inspected buildings, <br />usually with a red, yellow, or green tag. A red tag means "unsafe, do not enter or occupy." <br />A yellow tag means "limited entry, off limits to unauthorized' personneL" A green tag <br />means "inspected, no restriction on use or occupancy." When in doubt, it is wise to err on <br />the side of safety by using a red tag. It can be changed later to yellow or green based on <br />more careful evaluation. <br /> <br />In assessing damage, it is important to classify flooded buildings according to their use and <br />occupancy so you can anticipate the recovery needs of displaced residents, businesses, and <br />public services. Also, building use is important because the flood insurance program has <br />different requirements for residential structures than for other buildings. <br /> <br />All flooded buildings need to be assessed, whether or not they are in the 100-year <br />floodplain. Damaged properties in the 100-year floodplain, as shown on maps issued by <br />FEMA, come under the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program. If your <br />community participates in the NFIP, your community has a floodplain management <br />ordinance specifying conditions for the repair and reconstruction of flood-damaged <br />buildings in the 100-year floodplain. <br /> <br />Under FEMA's minimum requirements for local floodplain management ordinances, <br />buildings with damage exceeding 50% of its market value can be repaired only if they are <br />brought up to full code compliance including elevation to or 'above the 100-year flood <br />level <br /> <br />Procedures for handling damaged historic buildings are more complex than for non. <br />historic structures. Local governments are constrained by both federal and state <br />regulations from permitting the demolition of historic buildings after disasters. So, it is <br />important to identify historic buildings in the damage assessment. <br /> <br />15 <br />