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<br />1998 . Colorado Flood /ln8rd Mitigation Plan (409) <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />categories, which were developed and implemented <br />during the response phase of the 1997 disaster. <br /> <br />. Mitigation Outreach <br /> <br />. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) <br /> <br />. Mitigation under the Public Assistance Program <br /> <br />. Mitigation uncler the Human Sennces Program <br /> <br />3,2,4,1.1 Mitigation Outreach <br /> <br />Objective: Develop and distribute public education <br />materials on mitigation to affected areas. <br /> <br />Dissemination of information is beneficial to the suc- <br />cess of mitigation measures. Opportunities can be lost <br />if information is not distributed to affected home! <br />property owners and renters, particularly if repairs are <br />already underway or completed. A public information <br />campaign to publicize the benefits and techniques for <br />mitigation is advantageous. Mitigation, outreach in- <br />cluded: <br /> <br />. Mitigation counselors staffed the Disaster Recovery <br />Centers (DRCs) distributing mitigation information <br />and offering technical advice. <br /> <br />. A mitigation tour was conducted for members of the <br />media showing examples of existing mitigation and, <br />mitigation success stories used in other cities and <br />stales. <br /> <br />. Mitigation staff made several media appearances <br />including a mitigation spot on the FEMA radio <br />network, newspaper interviews and radio broad- <br />casts. <br /> <br />3.2,4,1.2 National Flood Insurance Program <br />(NFIP) <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Objective: Increase the number of flood insurance <br />policies by educating and promoting the benefits of <br />flood insurance. Provide technical assis1ance to local <br />floodplain officials on appropriate floodplain manag... <br />ment practices through NFIP regulations. <br /> <br />The National Flood Insurance Program was created <br />through enactment of the Flood Disaster Protection <br />Act of 1968 and amended in 1973. The Act made flood <br />insurance available to communities that adopted flood <br />loss reduction measures in their jurisdictions. To par- <br />ticipate, a community adopts a Resolution of Intent <br />and a Flood Damage Prevention'Ordinancethal estab- <br />lishes sound floodplain management practices in ar- <br />eas subject to flooding. stale and federal NFIP staff <br />conducted various outreach and technical assis1ance <br />services including the following: <br /> <br />. NFIP staff provided information at the Disaster <br />Recovery Centers, including handouts and technical <br />advice. <br /> <br />. NFIP staff gave numerous radio and newspaper <br /> <br />interviews relating information about the benefits of <br />flood insurance, and worked with the public infor- <br />mation officer (PIO) in developing a flood insurance <br />press release. <br /> <br />. NFIP staff attended local government and public <br />community meetings, clarifying and explaining <br />about the NFIP. <br /> <br />. Two NFIP insurance agent workshops were per- <br />formed, discussing the NFIP regulations. <br /> <br />3.2,4.1.3 Mitigation Under the <br />Public Assistance Program <br /> <br />Objective: Take advantage of mitigation opportunities <br />allowable under FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) Pro- <br />gram (Stafford Act Section 406). This type of mitiga- <br />tion is vital during the repair phase of a damaged site <br />as identified by inspectors in Damage Survey Reports <br />(DSRs). <br /> <br />A component of hazard mitigation will be accom- <br />plished through PA administered by FEMA:s Infras- <br />tructure Support Division. For the 1997 Colorado <br />flooding disaster, most mitigation measures will con- <br />sist of addilional work, above and beyond normal <br />eligible PA work, designed to reduce or eliminate <br />future damages and associated casts. <br /> <br />During the survey inspector briefings, the inspectors <br />were instructed to investigate possible mitigation op- <br />portunities at each damaged site. A benefit/cost anal- <br />ysis will be performed on all Damage Survey Reports <br />(DSRs) with Hazard Mitigation Proposals during thennormal review process. <br /> <br />3.2.4.2 <br />3.2.4.2.1 <br /> <br />U.S. Department of Agriculture <br />U.S. Forest Service <br /> <br />During emergencies the Forest Service may ins1a1l <br />emergency measures on National Forest land for <br />runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention to saf... <br />guard life and property on the downstream from water- <br />shed lands suddenly damaged by fire, flood, and other <br />natural disasters. Where natural disasters cover Na- <br />tional Forest as well as state and/or private lands the <br />Forest Service works closely with the NRCS, stale, <br />and local govemment entities in coordination of miti- <br />gation activities. In 1984, the Forest Service 1NO/l(ed <br />with the Soil Conservation Board and local govern- <br />ment on the Vail mudslide and the Blue River slide. In <br />1983, it worked with various entities on the Coal Creek <br />landslide near Redstone. <br /> <br />3.2,4.2.2 U,5, Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service (NRCS) <br /> <br />The Natural Resources ConselVation Service (NRCS) <br />can provide technical assistance in the conservation <br />development and productive use of soil and water <br /> <br />FHNP.cbIIptN-apub <br /> <br />ChapleT 3 - 20 <br /> <br />112B19810:51 PM <br />