FEMA Hazard Mitigation Flashcards
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Which FEMA program helps property owners in flood-prone areas by acquiring and demolishing their properties?
Answer: Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program
The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program provides funds to states and communities for measures that reduce or eliminate long-term flood risk, including property acquisition.
A Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) must be updated at least every:
Answer: 5 years
FEMA regulations require that local hazard mitigation plans be reviewed and updated at least once every five years to remain eligible for mitigation grants.
What type of hazard does the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) specifically address?
Answer: Flood risk
The NFIP makes federally backed flood insurance available to communities that adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations to reduce future flood damage.
What is a 'Special Flood Hazard Area' (SFHA)?
Answer: The land that would be inundated by a 1% annual chance (100-year) flood
The SFHA is the area subject to flooding from the base (100-year) flood — the flood that has a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
Which federal program provides funds to implement mitigation measures immediately following a major disaster declaration?
Answer: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
The HMGP is triggered by a major disaster declaration and provides funds to implement long-term hazard mitigation projects that reduce future disaster losses.
What is the concept of 'floodplain management' under FEMA's NFIP?
Answer: Local land use regulations to reduce future flood losses
Floodplain management involves local communities adopting and enforcing regulations that restrict or guide development in flood-prone areas to reduce future flood damage.
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