Stakeholders
FEMA
Creating Force Multipliers for Residential Catastrophe Mitigation
FEMA’s resources are strained by natural catastrophes and by the pandemic.
As FEMA focuses much of its mitigation attention on infrastructure, states and the private sector can do much more to support residential catastrophe mitigation.
Creating a new state-based distribution system for mitigation will speed up resiliency.
FEMA as a thought leader is reinforced with more boots on the ground to implement.
FEMA’s strategic objectives are supported by state mitigation programs.
Build national culture of preparedness; with stakeholder engagement and coordination.
Prepare the nation for catastrophes; by building more partnerships with the private sector.
Simplify FEMA; adopting private sector efficiencies for the PDM application process.
Identifying how state mitigation programs help FEMA.
Economic, environmental and social impact.
Reducing disaster payouts protecting the national debt.
Growing states’ GDP with quantifiable boost in earnings and employment.
Keeping more toxic household waste out of landfills post event.
Supporting impoverished communities with local knowledge and presence.
There are many good reasons to do wind mitigation.
Home resale improved.
Homeowner wind premium discount.
Business continuity and workforce management.
Applying private sector efficiencies; making FEMA simpler, while maintaining controls.
Treaty reinsurance portfolio management controls proven to work.
No diminution in FEMA’s financial controls, with full transparency, accountability.
Making it far less complicated for states to apply for PDM funds will expedite mitigation efforts.