SECTION 2: PLANNING PROCESS
Section 4.2 provides a comparison of the hazards addressed in the 2023 State of North Carolina Hazard Mitigation Plan and the existing Wake County plan and provides the final decision made by the HMPC as to which hazards should be included in the updated 2024 Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Plan. In addition to the specific changes in hazard analyses identified in Section 4.2, the following items were also addressed in this plan update: • GIS was used, to the extent data allowed, to analyze the priority hazards as part of the vulnerability assessment • Assets at risk for identified hazards were identified by property type and values of properties based on the North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) IRISK Database • A discussion on climate change and its projected effect on specific hazards was included in each hazard profile in the risk assessment • The discussion on social vulnerability in addition to growth and development trends was enhanced utilizing 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data • Enhanced public outreach and agency coordination efforts were conducted throughout the plan update process to meet the more rigorous requirements of the 2017 CRS Coordinator’s Manual, in addition to Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA) requirements 2.3 PREPARING THE PLAN The planning process for preparing the Wake County Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan was based on DMA planning requirements and FEMA’s associated guidance. This guidance is structured around a four-phase process:
1) Planning Process 2) Risk Assessment 3) Mitigation Strategy 4) Plan Maintenance
In the context of this process, the planning consultant team integrated a more detailed 10-step planning process used for FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS) and Flood Mitigation Assistance programs. Thus, the modified 10-step process used for this plan update meets the requirements of six major programs: (1) FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program , (2) Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program, (3) Community Rating System, (4) Flood Mitigation Assistance Program, (5) Severe Repetitive Loss Program, and (6) new flood control projects authorized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Table 2.1 shows how the 10-step CRS planning process aligns with the four phases of hazard mitigation planning pursuant to the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. Table 2.1 – Mitigation Planning and CRS 10-Step Process Reference Table DMA Process CRS Process Phase I – Planning Process §201.6(c)(1) Step 1. Organize to Prepare the Plan §201.6(b)(1) Step 2. Involve the Public §201.6(b)(2) & (3) Step 3. Coordinate Phase II – Risk Assessment §201.6(c)(2)(i) Step 4. Assess the Hazard §201.6(c)(2)(ii) & (iii) Step 5. Assess the Problem
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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