Hazards & Planning Administration Flashcards
Emergency Management Principles
preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation
Stanford Act of 1998
gives FEMA responsibility for coordinating government-wide relief efforts with govt & non-profits
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
encouraged state and local emergency comp plans and providing federal assistance programs for loss during disasters
Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006
pet evacuation standards
national response framework
-The National Response Framework (NRF) is a guide to how the nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. It is built on scalable, flexible, and adaptable concepts identified in the National Incident Management System to align key roles and responsibilities.
national disaster recovery framework
-The National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) enables effective recovery support to disaster-impacted states, tribes, territorial and local jurisdictions. It provides a flexible structure that enables disaster recovery managers to operate in a unified and collaborative manner.
hazard mitigation definition
any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to life and property from hazard events. on-going process
National flood insurance program
-he National Flood Insurance Program provides insurance to help reduce the socio-economic impact of floods.
FEMA community rating system
-The Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management practices that exceed the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
apa “no regrets” strategy
-Actions that would have been taken by the community anyway, even without climate change, should be identified as part of the portfolio of adaptation measures, since these do not require additional funding, but have recognized benefits to address the impacts of climate change. These types of actions are often referred to as “no-regrets” strategies.
climate action plans
Climate action plans generally include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets and detail actions the state can take to help meet those goals. The plans may also include additional components such as resilience strategies, clean energy targets, and economic and social goals.
wicked problems
A wicked problem is a social or cultural problem that is difficult or impossible to solve for as many as four reasons: incomplete or contradictory knowledge, the number of people and opinions involved, the large economic burden, and the interconnected nature of these problems with other problems.-
development agreements
Development agreements are contracts approved by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors entered into by the City and a developer to expressly define a development project’s rules, regulations, commitments, and policies for a specific period of time.
RFPs & RFQs
-A request for proposal (RFP) and request for quotation (RFQ) is a document that solicits proposal or a quote, often made through a bidding process, by an agency or company interested in procurement of a commodity, service, or valuable asset, to potential suppliers to submit business proposals.
collaborative rationale planning
-Collaboratively rational processes are about engaging with other members of a community to jointly learn and work out how to get better together in the face of conflict, complex changing conditions and multiple conflicting sources of information. assumes things are constantly changing with no one solution. in line with “make the best choice with the information you have”
