Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Topic 2: Understanding and Communicating Risk Exposure and Costs

Any house that is in a VE zone that is built above the required base flood elevation should not have to pay outragious FEMA charges, and should pay only as in an AE zone. If the house is built to code and meets the requirements outlined by FEMA, why are they considered at a huge risk? I do not mind having to pay something towards FEMA insurance, but not the high amount of $15,000 they have earmarked for my home. I can ...more »

HISTORIC CASE BASED LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CONSEQUENCES OF NOT BEING PREPARED, LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING, KITS, PREPARATION, WARNING SIGNS, AND COMPLYING WITH PROTOCOL. BACKGROUND: From a position of hindsight we can all learn by examining historic disasters, then, attempt to uncover mistakes, followed by an attempt to address (ways and means) to be better prepared in future incidences. PURPOSE: Rather than leave ...more »

Why is it that so few small businesses prepare for emergencies? Or is that even the right question... Maybe the question should be more along the lines of, Why do so few small businesses focus on preparedness in response to the avalanche of messages prompting them to do so?I submit that the breakdown is not with the business owner not wanting to prepare but more so with the way in which the message of preparedness is ...more »

FEMA should build off of the Multihazard Mitigation Council’s study, ”Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An Independent Study to Assess the Future Savings from Mitigation Activities.” It is important to more comprehensively define the cost savings and benefits associated with implementing a variety of mitigation actions. The Nature Conservancy is working on and is most interested in quantifying the flood risk reduction ...more »