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<br />SCRIPT-INTRODUCTION TO TASKS <br />(15 minutes to read the script), <br /> <br />Slide 1. Flood Mitigation and Recovery-An Interactive Exercise for Local <br />Governments <br /> <br />This is a flood mitigation and recovery exercise designed for local government <br />officials. The exercise introduces you to some of the tasks you will face when a <br />damaging flood strikes your community. ' <br /> <br />Slide 2. Exercise tasks <br /> <br />The exercise is organized into a series of twelve tasks that are to be completed in <br />sequence. The tasks are listed on the screen. Each task is identified by a letter A <br />through L. <br /> <br />The exercise starts with heavy rains and a flood warning. In the first task, Task <br />.& you decide how to respond to the warning and what areas to evacuate. Then, <br />in Task B. you determine how to provide emergency shelter for the people <br />evacuated. The flood arrives in Task C and you determine its extent and major <br />impacts. <br /> <br />Next come typical tasks during emergency response-Task D rerouting traffic <br />around washed out bridges and roads and Task E restoring essential services to <br />the community. Then, more information is collected about the damage in Task F. <br />This task sets the stage for early recovery-finding temporary space for <br />displaced businesses and residents in Tasks G and H and adopting policies and <br />procedures for the repair, removal, or rebuilding of damaged buildings in Tasks <br />I and T. <br /> <br />The emphasis then turns to planning for reuse of the floodplain with Task K <br />during which you prepare a reconstruction plan for the flooded area. Finally, the <br />recovery exercise ends with Task L. In this task, you recap the problems <br />encountered in the previous tasks and detail high-priority actions that can be <br />taken beforehand to avert flood losses and prepare for rebuilding. <br /> <br />Slide 3. Exercise schedule <br /> <br />Here is a schedule of the exercise showing the amount of time allocated to each <br />task. You each have a copy of this schedule in your packet (Handout 1). Times <br />range from 20 to 75 minutes. The amount of time allocated to each task will seem <br />much too short. This simulates, to some degree, the time pressure you will <br />experience after a flood. In addition to time for the tasks, this introduction will <br />take about 30 minutes and you will have a 20-minute break in mid-morning and <br />mid-afternoon. One hour is allocated for lunch. The entire exercise will take <br />until 5:00 this afternoon. <br /> <br />Script-Introduction to Tasks <br />