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2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Charles County

Charles County Commissioners’ Meeting December 11, 2018

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

▪ Hazard Mitigation Overview ▪ Planning Process ▪ 2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update ▪ Plan Adoption and Next Steps

Agenda

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

▪ Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property resulting from natural and human-made hazards

What is Hazard Mitigation?

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

▪ A Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) is a community- driven, living document that communities use to reduce their vulnerability to hazards ▪ Counties must have an approved and adopted plan to maintain access to mitigation grants ▪ Plan updates are required every five years

What is a Hazard Mitigation Plan?

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

▪ Participation from all jurisdictions and many county departments

• Input and exercises at meetings
• Surveys, data, and comments

▪ Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee & Cultural and Historical Resources Sub-Committee ▪ Meetings

• Kick-Off: November 2017
• Risk Assessment: November 2017
• Mitigation Solutions: December 2017

▪ Public and stakeholder participation ▪ FEMA approval in September 2018 ▪ Plan Adoption

Plan Update Process

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

▪ Introduction ▪ Planning Process ▪ Community Profile ▪ Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment ▪ Historical and Cultural Resources Vulnerability Assessment ▪ Capability Assessment ▪ Mitigation Strategy ▪ Plan Executive and Maintenance

HMP Components

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

▪ Cultural and Historic Resources Vulnerability Assessment ▪ Risk Assessment addressed eight new hazards and assessed impacts of land use and development trends ▪ 70 mitigation actions (32 new or updated) ▪ Expanded Capability Assessment and Plan Integration sections

New for the 2018 Update

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

▪ High-ranked

• Hailstorm and Windstorm (Extreme Weather)

▪ Moderate-Ranked

• Utility Interruption
• Building and Structure Collapse
• Dam Failure
• Natural Gas Emergency (Environmental Hazards)
• Civil Disturbance and Criminal Activity
• Transportation Accidents

▪ Low-Ranked

• Landslide and Sinkholes (Earth Disturbance)

New Hazards for 2018

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2018 Hazard Rankings

HAZARD RISK HAZARD NATURAL (N)

• r

MAN-MADE (M) RISK ASSESSMENT CATEGORY RISK FACTOR

PROBABILITY IMPACT SPATIAL EXTENT WARNING TIME DURATION

High Extreme Weather (N) 4 3 4 4 1 3.4 Temperature Extremes (N) 4 2 4 1 3 3.0 Flood (N) 3 3 3 4 2 3.0 Public Health Emergency (M) 4 3 2 1 4 3.0 Moderate Hurricane, Tropical Storm, and Nor'easter (N) 2 3 4 1 2 2.6 Utility Interruption (M) 4 1 2 3 2 2.4 Severe Winter Storms (N) 3 1 4 1 3 2.4 Environmental Hazards (M) 4 1 1 4 2 2.3 Transportation Accidents (M) 4 2 1 1 1 2.2 Civil Disturbance and Criminal Activity (M) 3 2 1 3 1 2.1 Building and Structure Collapse (M) 2 2 1 3 3 2.0 Dam Failure (M) 1 2 2 4 3 2.0 Low Earth Disturbance (N) 2 1 3 3 1 1.9 Drought (N) 1 1 4 1 4 1.9 Erosion (N) 3 1 1 1 3 1.8 Nuclear Events (M) 1 2 1 2 4 1.7 Wildfire (N) 1 1 1 4 2 1.4

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

▪ Revisit goals and objectives ▪ Report progress since 2012 ▪ Document existing mitigation actions and identify new actions

• Plans and Regulations
• Structure and Infrastructure
• Natural Systems Protection
• Education and Awareness

Mitigation Strategy Update Approach

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants

▪ FEMA offers grants to State and local governments to support mitigation projects ▪ Types of grants:

• Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program (HMGP)

• Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
• Flood Mitigation Assistance

(FMA)

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Plan Adoption and Next Steps

▪ Plan Adoption ▪ Plain Execution and Maintenance

• Annual evaluations
• Implementation of mitigation

strategy

• Plan integration
• pportunities
• Continued public

involvement

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Questions?

2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Michelle Lilly Assistant Director, Charles County Department of Emergency Services lillym@charlescountymd.gov (301) 609-3429 Sarah Bowen, AICP/PP, CFM Director, Planning & Environmental Services, Michael Baker International sbowen@mbakerintl.com (215) 430-5517

Thank You