ENVS 4262 Lecture : Lecture 4 Federal Framework
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General (cid:121) immediate responder (cid:121) principal financer (cid:121) hazard mitigator. 1950"s (cid:121) several hurricanes cause a lot of damage during the. 1950s: hurricane hazel virginia and north carolina in 1954, hurricane diane mid-atlantic and northeastern states in. 1960"s (cid:121) 1961 - office of emergency preparedness was created (cid:123) created to deal with natural disasters (cid:121) 1968 national flood insurance act created the. National flood insurance program (nfip) (cid:123) lack of insurance prompted passage of this act (cid:123) encouraged local government to undertake community-based mitigation activities to lessen flood risks. 1980"s (cid:121) explosion of federal aid (cid:123) 1988 robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance. Firm (cid:217) determine insurance rates (cid:123) flood insurance rate maps may be updated (cid:123) map modernization program used to update us floodplain map inventory. They do not quality as substantially damaged thereby allowing the owner to patch up the home without complying with the newer construction standards.
