georgia flood plain management conference

Georgia Flood Plain

Management Conference 2014

Thomas Pitchford

Chief Building Official

Centennial, Colorado

Chair of Colorado Chapter ICC Disaster Mitigation Committee

Certified SAP Trainer

Safety Assessment Program

SAP is intended to help local governments perform

facility safety evaluations as quickly as possible.

SAP Program Focus

Reduce impacts on shelter needs

SAP Guidance Documents

SAP Evaluator Student ManualATC-20-1 (2005): earthquake guidance ATC-45 (2004): flood and wind guidance

Training Available

• Evaluator – for civil engineers, architects, and building inspectors (~6,800)

• Coordinator – for building officials and emergency managers (~350)

• Train-the-Trainer – to train evaluators to become official trainers (~230)

Concept of Operations

State resource used to assist local governments

Under Operations in Incident Command System, is therefore SEMS and NIMS compliant

Costs eligible for FEMA Category B – Emergency Protective Measures

SAP – Type of Resources

DSW Volunteer - Volunteer Engineers, Architects, and Building Inspectors

DSW Local - Building Inspectors, Engineers, and Architects Employed by Local Jurisdictions

DSW State - Engineers, Architects, and Building Inspectors Employed by State Agencies

Public-Private Partnership

• Volunteer cadre is deployed through private-non-profit organizations:

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Structural Engineers Association (SEA)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

American Construction Inspectors Association (ACIA)

SAP – Approved Licenses (Any State) Registered Civil, Structural, or

Geotechnical Engineer Licensed Architect Registered Geologist Registered Engineering Geologist

SAP – Approved Certificates• Certified Inspector (continued)

– Building Inspector (ICC)– Combination Plans Examiner (ICC)– Combination Inspector (ICC)– Building Code Official (ICC)– Building Plans Examiner (ICC)– Building Official (ICC)– Residential Building Inspector (ICC)– Residential Combination Inspector (ICC)– Combination Dwelling Inspector (ICC)– Commercial Building Inspector (ICC)– Master Code Professional (ICC)– Construction Inspector Division II (ACIA)– Construction Inspector Division IV (ACIA)– DSA Classes I & 2 Inspector– OSHPD Class A Inspector– City of Los Angeles Construction Inspector

SAP – Evaluators Role

Assess Safety of Essential Services Buildings

Provide Rapid Assessment of Other Buildings

Provide Detailed Evaluation of Questionable Buildings

SAP – Evaluators

Do NOT Provide Cost Estimates

Do NOT Evaluate Code Compliance for older noncompliant structures

Do NOT Provide Escort or Property Retrieval Duties

Interstate Program via EMAC

• SAP evaluators and coordinators available to other states through Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)

• Cal OES offers Train-the-Trainer classes to other states to help start their own programs

• Deployed 86 SAP personnel to post-Katrina Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005

Infrastructure

• Roads & Bridges• Pipelines & Pump Stations• Tanks• Water & Wastewater Treatment

Facilities• Airports• Geotechnical Site Review

Multi-Hazard

• Earthquakes• Windstorms• Floods• Fires• Explosions

INSPECTEDLAWFUL OCCUPANCY PERMITTED

This structure has been inspected (as indicated below) and no apparent structural hazards has been found.

Inspected Exterior Only

Inspected Exterior and Interior

Report any unsafe condition to the local authorities; reinspection may be required.

Inspector comments:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Facility Name and Address:______________________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________Time: _______________________________

(Caution: Aftershocks since inspection may increase damage and risk.)

This facility was inspected under emergency conditions for:____________________________________

(Jurisdiction)

Inspector ID / Agency________________________________________________________________________

Do Not Remove, Alter or Cover this Placarduntil Authorized by Governing Authority

Caution: This structure has been inspected and found to be damaged as described below:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry, occupancy and lawful use are restricted as indicated below: Do not enter the following areas: ______________________________ Brief entry allowed for access to contents Other restrictions:__________________________________________________Facility Name and Address:____________________________________________________________________

RESTRICTED USEDate: ______________________________Time: ______________________________

(Caution: Aftershocks since inspection may increase damage and risk.)

This facility was inspected under emergency conditions for:

____________________________________(Jurisdiction)

Inspector ID/Agency________________________________________________________________________

Do not Remove, Alter or Cover this Placarduntil Authorized by Governing Authority

UNSAFEDO NOT ENTER OR OCCUPY

(THIS PLACARD IS NOT A DEMOLITION ORDER)This structure has been inspected, found to be seriously damaged and is unsafe to occupy, as described below:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do not enter, except as specifically authorized in writing by jurisdiction. Entry may result in death or injury.

Facility Name and Address:____________________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________Time: _______________________________

This facility was inspected under emergency conditions for:____________________________________

(Jurisdiction)

Inspector ID / Agency:________________________________________________________________________

Do Not Remove, Alter, or Cover this Placarduntil Authorized by Governing Authority

Records back to 1893 at Boulder NWS Wx Stn. were shattered  Also at other locations E.P. etc

• All time 1 d‐ ay rainfall, 9.08” (previous record was 4.80”)

• 2 d‐ ay rainfall, 11.52”

• 7 d‐ ay 16.9”

• Monthly precip total, 18.16” (nearly double the previous record)

New Colorado one d‐ ay rainfall record  set  12 Sep 2013

• Fort Carson Rod and Gun observing station

‐‐ 11.85” calendar day total

‐‐ 12.46” for 24 hour‐ period ending 9 AM Sep 13, 2013

Flood Recovery Scope and Impacts

• $535 million estimated damage to facilities

• 486 Miles of state highway closed

• 200+ Bridges and culverts damaged

• 120,000 cubic feet of debris removed

County

Affected  Minor  Major  Destroyed Total

Damaged Households

Boulder 6,790 2,373 573 79 9,815 Arapahoe 1,637 248 12 ‐ 1,897 Larimer 848 267 77 24 1,216 Weld 564 220 201 200 1,185 El Paso 512 201 10 1 724 Adams 562 87 10 ‐ 659 Jefferson 455 71 15 ‐ 541 Logan 59 27 7 11 104 Clear Creek 81 17 2 ‐ 100 Morgan 5 4 2 1 12 Fremont 8 1 ‐ ‐ 9

Totals 11,521 3,516 909 316 16,262

FEMA PRELIMANARY DATA

Town of Lyons

Town of Lyons

Estes Park – Fish Creek, Temporary

Park ‐ Temporary Repairs on Fall River Estes

City of Evans

Questions?Thomas Pitchford

tpitchford@safebuilt.com