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<br />they address potential local hazards. DODES begins working on a <br />flood once the threat of a specific flood is known. In <br />responding to a flood, DODES'S activities involve evaluating <br />local preparedness plans, coordinating work during and <br />immediately following a flood including a communications network, <br />determining what happened and why after a flood in order to take <br />steps to prevent future floods and assisting in the formulation <br />of a mitigation plan by involved entities. <br /> <br />Through the Governor's office, DODES acts as a conduit for <br />emergency assistance to local governments. In the event of a <br />request for assistance, DODES takes the following steps: <br /> <br />a. assesses damages and local efforts made to pay for and <br />repair the damages; <br />b. makes recommendations to the Governor on funding, strictly <br />for emergency repairs; <br />c. processes state and local agreements so money can be sent to <br />the local government; and, <br />d. performs on-site emergency surveys to determine what has <br />been done and is being done to address local problems. <br /> <br />DODES encourages or requires local government to improve <br />their floodplain management programs in the following ways: <br /> <br />a. federal pass-through funding; <br />b. state funding to help local governments recover from a <br />state-declared disaster; and, <br />c. state statutes requiring local emergency preparedness plans. <br /> <br />Federal Emerqencv Manaqement Aqencv <br /> <br />The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was created <br />in April 1979 as a result of the President's Reorganization Plan <br />which transferred the natural and man-made hazard mitigation <br />functions of several federal agencies into this one. This is the <br />lead agency at the federal level responsible for management of <br />natural and man-made hazards. While planning for emergencies, <br />responding to them and recovering from them are responsibilities <br />shared by federal, state and local governments, the capability to <br />meet an emergency must be based at the local level, with federal <br />and state governments providing guidance and support in the <br />emergency management process. FEMA encourages the development of <br />pre- and post-disaster emergency preparedness and response plans <br />through coordination of planning and preparedness activities and <br />providing financial and technical support. <br /> <br />FEMA has numerous programs pertaining to local preparedness <br />assistance. Among FEMA's activities are the following: <br /> <br />a. administering the National Flood Insurance Program; <br /> <br />21 <br />