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West Virginia Silver Jackets

Joe Trimboli Community Planner

Huntington District Planning Branch

12 May 2010

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What is Silver Jackets?

National Response Framework (NRF) ►unified national response to disasters and

emergencies - comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response.

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National Response Framework

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National Flood Risk Management Program (NFRMP)

Established by USACE May 2006 for integrating and synchronizing USACE flood risk management programs and activities, both internally and with counterpart activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), other Federal agencies, state organizations and regional and local agencies.

FEMA, ASFPM1, and NAFSMA2

1 - Association of State Flood Plain Managers

2 - National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies

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National Flood Risk Management Program (NFRMP)

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Silver Jackets

To provide amore formal and consistent strategy for implementing an interagency approach to planning and mitigation for flood hazards and these linking activities to the response and recovery of these hazards .

Creates a mechanism for developing and maintaining interagency partnerships in the field.

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Approach Improve processes and identify gaps and counteractive

programs Leverage resources and information - Learn about

programs and how to combine, “patchwork quilt” Provide Federal assistance in implementing state

priorities, such as high priority actions identified in states’ mitigation plans

Not intended to duplicate similar efforts ► Supplement successful teams ► Strengthen existing relationships ► Establish relationships where they don’t exist

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Watershed Approach (EPA)

Partnerships Geographic Focus Strong Management based on Strong

Science and Data

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Status

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WV – Silver Jackets

Planning Measures that began with the Statewide Flood Plan Engage WV DHS & EM Formalize Charter

►Vision, Purpose, Goals, Organization, Responsibilities, Meetings, and Decisions

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Future Actions

Current Statewide Flood Plan update is Silver Jackets Team? Follow-up meeting for future input

►Vision, Purpose, Goals, Organization, Responsibilities, Meetings, and Decisions

Schedule 1st Official Silver Jackets meeting of the West Virginia Chapter

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Contact Information

Steve O’Leary USACE – Huntington District 502 8th Street Huntington, WV 25701 Phone: 304-399-5841 Cell: 304-360-1267 Fax: 304-399-5136

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Web Sites

National Flood Risk Management Program ►http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/nfrmp/

Silver Jackets ►http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/nfrmp/state/

National Response Framework Resource Center ►http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/

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QUESTIONS?

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