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<br />Slide 4. Exercise purpose <br /> <br />, The primary purpose of the exercise-shown here-is to improve the ability of <br />local governments to recover from damaging floods. We think it will do so in <br />the ways listed here. <br /> <br />· Training non-emergency personnel in recovery tasks. Fire fighters and police <br />officers receive training to prepare them to handle qisasters; most other staff <br />people rarely do. This exercise is designed primarily to train non-emergency <br />staff in tasks that come after emergency workers are through. <br /> <br />· Passing on experience from cities that have rebuilt. Many jurisdictions have <br />had damaging floods. The exercise content draws from these experiences. <br /> <br />· Providing a chance for hands-on experience. The exercise gives you a chance <br />to apply general information about recovery and rebuilding to your specific <br />circumstances. <br /> <br />· Encouraging preparations for recovery and rebuilding. The exercise will help <br />you see how you can prepare now to handle typical recovery tasks more <br />effectively after a flood. <br /> <br />· Encouraging actions to reduce flood damage. Once you see how tough <br />recovery will be, we think you will want to initiate actions now to reduce the <br />potential damage in your community. <br /> <br />Slide 5. Topics not covered <br /> <br />The exercise covers recovery from flooding along rivers and streams usually <br />caused by heavy rainfall. It does not cover coastal flooding or other kinds of <br />storm damage. Nor are all aspects of recovery covered. The slide lists some <br />significant omissions. Most of emergency response is not covered, such as search <br />and rescue and debris removal. Economic and fiscal matters are only <br />tangentially included, although they certainly impact physical recovery. <br /> <br />FEMA disaster assistance programs and requirements are not incorporated into <br />the exercise, but you need to recognize that FEMA requirements will affect <br />nearly every post-flood activity. Much of what takes place after a flood responds <br />to requirements of the local floodplain management ordinance adopted as a <br />condition for participating in the National Flood Insurance Program. The tasks <br />in the exercise are consistent with those requirements, but the details of the <br />program are not incorporated. <br /> <br />The exercise does not incorporate your community's political context. As you <br />work the tasks, it will help to keep in mind the major political issues in your <br />community. After a flood, there may be a brief suspension of political rivalries, <br /> <br />Script-Introduction to Tasks, page 2 <br />