Pacific NW Counties Win 3 Out Of 5
National Awards Recognize Disaster Resistance Initiatives
Release Date: July 19, 2001
Release Number: R10-01-38
Seattle, WA -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) awarded the Building Disaster Resistant Communities National Leadership Award in five categories at NACo's 13-17 July 2001 Annual Conference in Philadelphia. In March 2001, FEMA and NACo honored twenty-eight recipients from twenty-two states for their efforts in disaster prevention at NACo's legislative conference in Washington D.C., from which the five national winners were chosen:
- Innovations in Disaster Resistant Growth - Ron Sims, King County Executive, Washington.
- Building Code Implementation - Kitsap County, Board of Commissioners, Washington.
- Comprehensive Mitigation Planning - Kootenai County Board of Commissioners, Idaho.
- Progressive Floodplain Management - Lee County Board of Commissioners, Florida.
- Community Outreach and Risk Education - Tommie McJunkins, Ouachita Parish Louisiana.
Disaster resistant efforts undertaken in the highlighted communities include fire ordinances; storm water management; retrofitting; growth management; small business mitigation; and community education on hazards ranging from terrorism and safe rooms to flood insurance and earthquakes.
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