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1 2014 Annual Mitigation Plan Review Meeting Highland County EMA

2 MEETING OBJECTIVES Understand Your Natural Disaster Risk Review of Previous Plans Current Plan Status Future Activity Plan/Needs of Each Community

3 MISSION OF STATE EMA MITIGATION PLANNING ODPS Ohio Emergency Management Agency Mitigation Branch Properties Mitigated: 1300 Damages Prevented Through Mitigation: $10,148, The mission of the Mitigation Branch is to integrate hazard mitigation principles in a variety of ways to make Ohio communities more sustainable and citizens more resilient in the face of future disaster events. This mission is implemented through projectsand planning efforts to reduce the cost of damage caused by disasters and minimize the impact on citizens, businesses, and properties. The Mitigation Branch maintains the State's All Hazard Mitigation Plan, coordinates the State Hazard Mitigation Team (SHMT), is the state entity responsible for implementing FEMA's hazard mitigation programs, and assists Ohio communities in their mitigation planning efforts.

4 Storm Data Annual lstorm Events 2004 to

5 Storm Data Top Six Communities Impacted by Storm Events Lynchburg Mowrystown 7% 7% Greenfield 8% Highland 45% Leesburg 10% Hillsboro 23%

6 Storm Data Heavy Rain Tornado High Wind Excessive Heat Frost/Freeze Heat 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% Flood Ice Storm 3% 1% Heavy Snow 4% Winter Storm Thunderstorm/ 9% Wind 43% Flash Flood 9% Hail 13% Winter Weather 10% % Storm Type 2004 to 2013

7 Storm Data Storms : Time of Day 8 Noon 6 8 am midnight 6 am 1 3 pm 7 midnight 4 6 pm

8 2014 Survey Results Based on Community Leadership Responses Tornados & Winter Storms T Storms, High Wind, Ice & Extreme Temps Top targets based on actual storm events Thunderstorms & Wind Hail Flash Floods Winter Weather, Flash Floods & Winter Storms

9 17 December Storm Data Storm Events by Month 2004 to November October September August July June May April March February January 0

10 Purpose (Mission Statement) At the beginning ofthe planning process, a mission statement was drafted to establish a clear goal for the Core Group. The Core Group reviewed and approved the following as its Mission Statement: The mission of the Pre Disaster Hazard Mitigation Core Committee for Highland County, Ohio is to develop a working document that fulfills the mandates of the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, and satisfies the requirements of FEMA and the Ohio EMA, as well as meets the needs of all of Highland County. Further, by researching and planning for future natural hazards and implementing appropriate mitigation techniques, all of Highland County can save lives and protect property, reduce the cost of disasters and provide for a rapid and efficient recovery by coordinating response efforts, and increasing the educational awareness of natural hazard events and their effects on the people, property, and resources of all Highland County.

11 Previous Determination of Hazards (2003) Page 3 2 of Plan 1. Winter Storms Snow/Ice/Extreme Cold 2. Summer Storms Thunderstorms/High Winds/Hail/Lightning 3. Flooding 100 Year Flooding 4. Tornadoes 5. Localized Flooding 6. Earthquakes 7. Dams 8. Droughts/Extreme Heat/Wild Fires

12 Current Determination of Hazards (2014) 1. Thunderstorms/High Winds 2. Hail 3. Winter Weather 4. Flash Flood 5. Winter Storm 6. Heavy Snow 7. Flood 8. High Wind 9. Heavy Rain 10. Tornado 11. Excessive Heat 12. Frost/Freeze 13. Heat 14. Ice Storm

13 The Core Group chose 22 prioritized activities to consider as follows: Hazard Priority 1: Winter Storms/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold, reference page 8 1 Prioritized Activity Will it be Who will Timeline implemented? implement? Provide larger back up generators for critical facilities, such as the Leesburg sewer and water plant. Completed at Leesburg and Hillsboro Treatment Plants Provide back up generators for critical facilities, which need to maintain EOC has purchased a To be installed by continuous power to protect human generator. Dec health and life. Establish a back up fuel source for To be EMA/ January End emergency generators and response vehicles in order to respond to long term emergencies. implemented. Commissioners Develop a map of locations that indicates the locations of special needs residents throughout the county. To be implemented. EMA and volunteers. 1 st Quarter of 2015

14 Hazard Priority 2: Summer Storms/Thunderstorms/High Winds/Lightning/Hail, i /H il Reference page 8 2 Prioritized Activity Will it be Who will Timeline implemented? implement? Provide back up generators for Already done in Determine any critical facilities, which need to health care sectors additional maintain continuous power to per life safety facilities and protect human health and life. codes. feasibility of budgets. Develop an education program On Web Site. EMA Outreach Tentative 1 st on hazards associated with Additional ideas to may be possible Quarter of severe weather and how to add Apps for after the first of 2015 prepare p for a severe weather weather the year. event prior to the summer storm season. notifications and check Nursing Homes for radios. Develop a map of locations that indicates the locations of special needs residents See Previous.

15 Hazard Priority 3: Flooding 100 Year zone, non flood zone, flash flooding, reference page 8 2 Prioritized Activity Develop GIS layer of all bridges and culverts in Highland County. Provide back up generators for critical facilities, including shelters, which need to maintain continuous power to protect human health and life. Develop regional mutual aid agreements between fire departments, law enforcement agencies and other counties to assist in the clean up process after an event. Will it be implemented? Completed for the county. See previous. Completed. Would like these to be signed for established periods of time. Who will implement? Timeline

16 Hazard Priority 4: Tornadoes, reference page 8 3 Prioritized Activity Will it be Who will Timeline implemented? implement? Provide back up generators See previous for critical facilities, including comments. shelters, which need to maintain continuous power to protect human health and life. Provide NOAA weather radios Some have their TBD for all critical facilities within own. Determine the county. funds for each facility. Develop a public education On web site. EMA TBD program for informing residents about the benefits of having NOAA radios and Possibly get into schools programs or additional family disaster plans, which will help them better respond to an emergency situation. public events. See comments on Apps.

17 Hazard Priority 5: Earthquakes, reference page 8 3 Prioritized Activity Will it be Who will Timeline implemented? implement? Provide back up generators for Limitations for TBD TBD critical facilities, including shelters, which need to maintain continuous power to protect humanhealth health andlife. funding. Need dto get more input from communities. Develop regional mutual aid agreements between fire See previous comments. departments, law enforcement agencies and other counties, to assist in clean up process after an event. Develop a public education program concerning the hazards associated with earthquakes, as well as a homeowners option to purchase earthquake insurance. Yes. Add to EMA website. EMA End of 1 st Quarter 2015

18 Hazard Priority 6: Dams, reference page 8 4 Pi Prioritized iti datiit Activity Will it be Who will Timeline implemented? implement? Educate public on the hazards of building below a dam. No ordinance to restrict building sites. Create a map of all Class I and II dams. Completed. GIS Hazard Priority 7: Droughts/Excessive Heat/Wild Fires Prioritized Activity Create a map of all dry hydrants throughout the county Seek funding for more dry hydrants throughout h the rural areas of Highland County. Develop a public education program for informing residents of the hazards ards associated with droughts and the secondary effects such as wild fires. Will it be implemented? TBD TBD TBD Who will implement? Timeline

19 Planning Objectives Qualify for Federal Relief Following a Disaster Determine Feasible Actions in Each Community Begin the Planning Process Determine Support Needs Set Regular Meeting schedule

Table G - 6. Mitigation Actions Identified for Implementation by the City of Kent ( ) (From Wilkin County Master Mitigation Action Chart)

Table G - 6. Mitigation Actions Identified for Implementation by the City of Kent ( ) (From Wilkin County Master Mitigation Action Chart) Table G - 6. Actions Identified by the () (From Master Action Chart) Multi-Hazard Plan, 2017 Action Comments 5 All-Hazards Local Planning & Regulations Update the Operations Plan on an annual basis. Work