Panel Moderator: Timothy Reinhold, Ph.D., P.E., IBHS Senior Vice President of Research & Chief Engineer Panelists: Fred Malik, IBHS FORTIFIED Program Manager; Miles Anderson, Bureau Chief, Florida Division of Emergency Management, and John Ingargiola, Senior Engineer, FEMA Building Science Branch, Risk Reduction Division

5. Current FEH Locations

6. • Broken out by risk
– Hurricane
– High-wind & Hail
– Wildfire
– Freezing weather
– Internal water
– Internal fire
– Flood
– Seismic

10. FORTIFIED for Existing Homes™
Evaluation Applications
FEH

12. Risks
Homes

13. Risks
Homes

14. Retrofitting for Community Resilience
John Ingargiola, Senior Engineer - FEMA Building Science Branch,
Risk Reduction Division

15. FEMA Strategic Plan FY08-13
 Promote development of national, consensus-based building
codes and standards, and encourage their adoption by
governmental entities.
 Provide technical assistance and public education on building
techniques for the rebuilding and recovery process to reduce the
potential for future loss of life and property.
 Promote use of most appropriate and cost-effective building
materials and practices (based on the hazards present in an
area) to help encourage future construction of disaster-resistant
buildings.
 Ensure integration of sound building designs, construction
standards, and up-to-date risk information into recovery process
to mitigate against future disaster losses.

16. Hazard Mitigation Assistance - Fed Share Obligated
by Program (FY 1990 to 2009)
$ Amount in Millions
16

17. Hurricane
Andrew
Midwest
Floods
Northridge
Earthquake
Hurricane
Fran
Hurricane
Georges
Hurricane
Floyd
Tropical
Storm
Allison
and
9/11
2004
Hurricanes
Hurricanes
Katrina,
Rita,
and
Wilma
Fed Share Obligated by Program (FY 1990 to 2009)
Hurricane
Ike
17
$ Amount in Millions

18. Fed Share Obligated for HMGP & PDM By Hazard
( FY 1990 to 2009)
HMGP* PDM
*: For HMGP, Hazard is based on type of disaster declarations.
Other includes: 5% Initiative, warning systems,
and items not clearly identified in the system. $ Amount in Millions
18

19. Identifying the Need for Guidance – Review of Fed
Share Obligated for HMGP By Activity (1990 to 2009)
Activity Fed Share Activity Fed Share
Obligated Obligated
Acquisition (Flood) $1,477.6 Multi $308.7
Acquisition (Non Flood) $63.7 Other $726.6
Drainage Improvement $403.9 Planning $126.7
Education (& Outreach) $66.8 Reconstruction $17.4
Elevation $131.1 Relocation $24.7
EQ Retrofit $747.3 Safe Room $344.0
Equipment $132.2 Studies $39.0
Flood Control $156.4 Utility Protection $278.5
Floodproof $17.6 Warning Systems $75.9
Infrastructure Protection $40.9 Wildfire Vegetation Management $19.7
Management Costs $158.3 Wind Retrofit $312.7
Total Fed Share Obligated $5,669.7
$ Amount in Millions
19

20. FEMA Grant Programs
 Why provide residential wind retrofit
guidance?
 Billions in damage continue to be
observed after hurricane events
 Large percentage of homes
constructed prior to the adoption of
the I-codes
 Studies identified gaps in knowledge
 Validates the need for new guidance
 Less than 6% of all FEMA grant
funding going to wind retrofitting
 More than 75% of this funding has
been used for non-residential and
critical facilities
From new Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings

21. Example Solution: Wind Retrofit Guide
 State-of-the-art guide for wind retrofit
 Readily available solutions
 Holistic solutions vs. individual
(incomplete) projects
 Uniform application of theory
 Community-wide risk reduction
 Better guidance leads to
 More cost-effective projects
 Less risk to built environment

22. Expert guidance on
applying Benefit Cost
Analysis to Wind
Retrofit Projects
22

23. FEMA Approach: Collaborative and Partnering

24. FEMA Building Science
Flood/Wind Building Science Helpline:
FEMA-BuildingScienceHelp@dhs.gov
(866) 927-2104
http://www.FEMA.gov/Rebuild/BuildingScience

25. Florida Division of Emergency Management
Miles E. Anderson, Mitigation Bureau Chief
November 16, 2010

28. Mitigation Programs
 Disaster Grants
 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
 Non-Disaster Grants
 Flood Mitigation Assistance
 Repetitive Flood Claims
 Severe Repetitive Loss
 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
 Residential Construction Mitigation Program
 National Flood Insurance Program

29. Disaster Grants
 20 Years of HMGP in Florida
 2300+ mitigation projects
 $674 million (Fed, State, & Local Funding)
 Since 2007
 1100+ closed projects
 $271 million completed / closed projects
 Approximately400 projects actively
managed at this time

30. Non Disaster Grants
 Mitigation from 1992-2008
 400+ projects completed
 Projects include multiple sites and structures
 $95 million of projects completed
 $71.8 million in current projects

31. National Flood Insurance Program
 452 of Florida’s 462 communities participate
 40% of all NFIP policies are in Florida
 2,189,373 policies in Florida
 Annual premiums of $952 million
 Total claims paid 1978–2008
 145,141 NFIP claims paid in Florida
 $3.5 billion in claims in Florida
 $117 million/year average
 >$500 million in claims were for RL properties

32. Florida Mitigation
 Disaster Mitigation Programs
 Currently managing $200Million
 More than 1000 Mitigation Projects closed in the
past 3 years
 Non-Disaster Mitigation Programs
 Currently managing $70Million
 Estimated $20 Million additional funding annually
 National Flood Insurance Program
 98% FL Communities Participating

33. Florida Division of Emergency Management
Miles E. Anderson, Mitigation Bureau Chief
850-413-9816
Miles.Anderson@em.myflorida.com