FEMA Hazard Mitigation Flashcards
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What is the primary goal of hazard mitigation?
Answer: To permanently reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards
Hazard mitigation aims to permanently reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to people, property, and infrastructure from natural and man-made hazards.
What legislation authorizes FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)?
Answer: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
The Robert T. Stafford Act, specifically Section 404, authorizes FEMA to fund hazard mitigation projects following presidentially declared disasters.
Which document does a state or local government create to identify hazards and mitigation strategies to qualify for FEMA mitigation grants?
Answer: Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP)
A Local Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies risks, vulnerabilities, and mitigation actions, and must be FEMA-approved for communities to receive certain mitigation grants.
The FEMA Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) tool is used in hazard mitigation to:
Answer: Determine if a mitigation project's benefits outweigh its costs
FEMA's BCA tool compares the lifecycle benefits of a mitigation project (damages avoided) against its costs to determine cost-effectiveness.
What is the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program?
Answer: A FEMA program funding pre-disaster hazard mitigation projects
BRIC is a FEMA pre-disaster mitigation grant program that supports states, local governments, tribes, and territories in building community resilience before disasters strike.
What does the term 'mitigation' mean in the context of the emergency management cycle?
Answer: Activities to reduce or eliminate the impact of hazards on a community
Mitigation refers to actions taken to reduce the severity of hazards' effects before they occur, making communities more resilient to future events.
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