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Emergency Management Training Center
Dakota County
State and Federal Disaster Assistance 9 October 2018
Disaster Recovery Agenda
• Introductions. • Recent events. • Emergency declarations. • Disaster assistance programs. • Preparing for recovery. • Questions.
Introduction What We Do
Help Minnesota prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters.
A resilient Minnesota – prepared to respond and recover.
Introduction Why We Do It
Because disasters happen in Minnesota.
Disasters Happen Nobles, Rock & St. Louis Counties – April 13-4 May, 2018
Disasters Happen Lac qui Parle and Marshall Counties –April 21-May 17, 2018
Disasters Happen Fillmore & Red Lake Counties – June 9-10, 2018
Disasters Happen Ramsey County – April 28, 2018
Disasters Happen Statewide – June 15-July 12, 2018
Disasters Happen Goodhue, Houston & Koochiching Counties – August 26-27, 2018
Why We Do It Southern Minnesota – September 20, 2018
Policy Group What is an Incident?
Disaster
Emergency
Incident
Event
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 12
Emergency Powers Under a Local Declaration
• Invokes emergency operations plans. • Authorizes powers to “fast provide emergency aid.” • Enter into contracts and incur obligations to protect health
and safety and provide emergency assistance. • Bypass compliance with time-consuming procedures and
formalities for purchasing, contracting, employing temporary workers, renting equipment, etc.
• Expedite appropriation and expenditure of public funds, budget requirements, etc.
• Meets requirement for disaster declarations.
Disaster Assistance Types of Assistance
Public Assistance (PA) • Repair, replacement, or
restoration of disaster damaged publicly owned facilities.
• Federal and state.
• Disaster-related needs not covered by insurance for individuals, families, and small business owners.
• Federal only.*
Individual Assistance (IA)
Disaster Assistance
The state and/or county must meet certain damage thresholds to qualify for assistance (i.e., reimbursement) for uninsured damages: • Debris removal. • Emergency protective measures. • Roads and bridges. • Water control facilities. • Buildings and equipment. • Utilities. • Parks, recreational, and other.
Federal & State Public Assistance (PA) Programs for Infrastructure
Disaster Assistance
Federal Individual Assistance (IA) and Supplemental State Assistance.
• Individual and households programs (IHP). – Housing assistance. – Other needs.
• Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan programs. – Home and personal property loans. – Business physical disaster and economic injury loans.
• Other programs. – Disaster unemployment assistance. – Disaster legal services. – Crisis counseling assistance. – Disaster case management.
• State “Chapter 12A” supplemental assistance for individuals includes: – “Quick Start” loan program. – Long term recovery coordination.
Disaster Assistance
Federal & State Programs for Public Assistance (PA) for Infrastructure
Federal “Stafford Act” assistance (FEMA): • 2019 state indicator: $7,955,887.50
‒ $1.50 per capita
• 2019 Dakota County indicator: $1,506,526.56 ‒ $3.78 per capita
• 75/25 federal/state cost share
State “Chapter 12B” assistance (DPS): • 2019 Dakota County indicator: $753,263.28
‒ $1.89 per capita
• 75/25 state/local cost share
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Disaster Assistance
Gubernatorial disaster declarations for counties and tribes
State “Chapter 12B” Public Assistance (PA)
Disaster Assistance Federal & State Process Flow
• Respond to event. • Report scope of event. • Declare local emergency. • Submit initial damage assessment (IDA). • Request joint preliminary damage assessment (PDA). • Conduct joint PDA. • Request disaster assistance. • Governor or President authorize disaster assistance. • Brief applicants. • Formulate projects. • Reimbursement of eligible expenses. • Payment, closeout, and audit.
Governor Visit
Disaster Assistance
Regardless of What You Think About Eligibility....
We Want You
To Report All Your Damages!
Disaster Assistance Ready for Recovery?
• Get to know your county emergency manager. • Keep good records. • Get some training and participate in recovery
exercises. • Have a plan to document and report your damages.
‒ Maps. ‒ Tables and spreadsheets. ‒ GIS databases. ‒ Pictures.
• Plan to be proactive!
Emergency Management Training Center
Policy Group Training Programs
• Elected/appointed officials program. Roles and responsibilities. – Federal and state disaster assistance. – Public information. – Review and tabletop exercise.
• Community emergency preparedness (CEP) program. • Local training and exercises.
Contact Information
Joe Kelly Director Homeland Security & Emergency Management Minnesota Department of Public Safety 651-201-7404 [email protected] Gary Peterson Region 6 Program Coordinator Homeland Security & Emergency Management Minnesota Department of Public Safety 763-441-2896 [email protected]
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