State of Wisconsin Hazard Mitigation Team

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State of Wisconsin Hazard Mitigation Team

• Meg Galloway - Wisconsin DNR
• with assistance from
• Roxanne Gray - WEM

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Interagency Disaster Recovery Group (IDRG)

• Active 1993 2000
• Included State and Federal agencies
• Coordinated recovery and mitigation efforts
• Provided technical assistance
• Prevented duplication of efforts and funding
• Identify and prioritize mitigation projects
• Identify funding options and package funding

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Wisconsin Hazard Mitigation Team

• Team designated in 2000
• Included IDRG members
• Team expanded to include other state and federal
  agencies, and other organizations

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WHMT Members

• State Agencies
• Wisconsin Emergency Management Lead Agency
• Dept. of Administration
• Coastal Management
• State Facilities
• Comprehensive Planning
• Dept. of Agriculture, Trade Consumer Protection
• Dept. of Commerce
• Housing and Community Development
• Buildings and Safety
• Dept. of Health Services
• State Historical Society
• Office of Commissioner of Insurance
• Dept. of Natural Resources
• Public Service Commission
• Dept. of Transportation
• University of Wisconsin-Extension

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WHMT Members (continued)

• Federal Agencies
• Economic Development Administration
• Army Corps of Engineers
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
• National Weather Service
• Dept. of Agriculture
• Rural Development
• Natural Resources Conservation Service

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WHMT Members (continued)

• Others
• Wisconsin Emergency Management Association
• Wisconsin Association of Floodplain, Stormwater
  and Coastal Managers
• Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission
• Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters

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State Hazard Mitigation Plan

• 44 CFR Part 201.4
• Standard Plan
• 44 CFR Part 201.5
• Enhanced Plan
• Wisconsins plan meets requirements
• Additional 5 in HMGP in declared disasters
• Resulted in over 9 million additional HMGP funds
  for 2007/2008 disasters
• Updated every 3 years (Dec. 2011)

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STATE HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS

• Minimize human, economic and environmental
  disruption from natural hazards
• Enhance public education about disaster
  preparedness and resistance, and expand public
  awareness of natural hazards
• Encourage hazard mitigation planning

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STATE HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS (continued)

• Support intergovernmental coordination and
  cooperation among federal, state, and local
  authorities regarding hazard mitigation
  activities
• Improve the disaster resistance of buildings,
  structures, and infrastructure whether new
  construction, expansion or renovation.

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Mitigation Strategy

• Based on the goals, 91 action items have been
  identified
• Short and long-term actions
• Responsibility, implementation, cost and
  timeframe identified

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Mitigation Priorities

• Acquisition and demolition of floodplain and
  floodprone properties
• Floodproofing or retrofitting floodplain and
  floodprone properties
• Other hazard reduction projects such as detention
  ponds, storm sewer improvements, protection of
  utilities, storm shelters, etc.

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Participation

• Intent is to meet quarterly
• Definitely meets after every disaster to discuss
  recovery and mitigation activities

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Wisconsin Recovery Task Force

• Formed after the 2008 floods
• Expansion of the Wisconsin Hazard Mitigation Team
  (WHMT)
• 6 Committees
• Agriculture
• Business
• Housing
• Human Needs
• Infrastructure
• Mitigation
• All members of the WHMT were on the Mitigation
  Team
• Many were on more than one committee
• State Hazard Mitigation Officer lead for WHMT and
  also Mitigation Committee