Policies, Definitions, Laws and Regulations
FEMA defines this as the operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage.
Floodplain Management
This category of work in the Public Assistance program includes repairs and replacements of water control facilities.
Category D
Lincoln County
Brandon Myers
For a typical disaster in the State of Nebraska, the Federal-State-Local cost share in paying for disaster relief under a major disaster declaration is...
75/12.5/12.5
PNP
Private-Non Profit
The _____________________________ delineates the roles and responsibilities of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. As such, it is stated that NEMA is charged by state statute to reduce the vulnerabilities of the people and communities of Nebraska from the damage, injury and loss of life and property resulting from natural, technological or man-made disasters and emergencies.
Nebraska Emergency Management Act
After every presidential disaster declaration, states receive extra federal funding determined as a percentage of the federal disaster relief they received under the declaration. This Stafford Act Section ______ funding is to pay for hazard mitigation activities.
Section 404
Buffalo County
Darrin Lewis
Submittal deadlines for applications for this program are established based on the Presidential major disaster declaration date.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
RPA
Request for Public Assistance
On Oct. 5, 2018, President Trump signed the ___________________________ in law. These changes acknowledge the shared responsibility for disaster response and recovery, aim to reduce the complexity of FEMA, and build the nation’s capacity for the next catastrophic event.
Disaster Recovery Reform Act
This federal agency dispenses vast sums of federal money as post-disaster loans to homeowners.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Emergency Manager for Thomas, Blaine, Loup, Garfield, Wheeler, Valley, Greeley and Sherman counties.
Alma Beland
FEMA will only consider project applications that use a FEMA-approved methodology to demonstrate cost-effectiveness. This is typically demonstrated by the calculation of a BCA, which stands for...
Benefit Cost Analysis
GEF
Governor's Emergency Fund
For both Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation- all Applicants, sub-applicants, and non-Federal entities must follow the requirements under the procurement regulations located in the _______ Sections 200.317 through 200.326
2 CFR
For large permanent work projects using _____________, funding is made on the basis of a fixed-cost estimate agreed upon by the applicant, recipient and FEMA.
Section 428 PA Alternative Procedures
Emergency Manager for Cherry, Keya Paha, Boyd, Brown and Rock counties.
Doug Fox
FEMA delineates large and small public assistance projects based on cost. The large project threshold for FY 2021 is___________.
$132,800.00
BRIC
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
FEMA defines this as "An additional amount of height above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) used as a factor of safety in determining the level at which a building’s lowest floor must be elevated or floodproofed to be in accordance with state or community floodplain management regulations."
Freeboard
DR 4225 was declared on _____________.
June 25, 2015
Emergency Manager for Dawes, Sioux, Box Butte, and Sheridan counties.
Nan Gould
In the event of an emergency anywhere in the state, the _____________ are responsible for first response to the emergency. If local resources are inadequate to deal with the situation, the _____________ declares an emergency and requests state assistance.
1. Local jurisdictions (entities, jurisdictions)
2. highest elected official
THIRA
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment