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FiveTipstoMakeYourRecoveryMoreEffective1. DocumentAll Disaster-RelatedDamages: Before your communitymakes any emergency
repairs, document damages with photographs and measurements to prove repairs aredisaster-related.
2. DocumentDonatedResources toOffset Local Share: Your community is likely to receivemanyoffersofhelpfromvolunteers.Donatedresources(includingvolunteerlabor)canbeused to offset the local cost share required by FEMA. You can track those hours withsomethingassimpleasadatedsign-insheet.Thiswillmakeclaimingthosehoursmucheasierintheweeksandmonthsafterthedisaster.
3. SegregateDisaster-RelatedWork: Use separatedisasteraccounting codesand/or relatedworkorderstomoreeasilysegregatedisaster-relatedfromday-to-daywork.ThiswillhelpyoucompilelaborandequipmentusageforFEMAreimbursement.
4. ExpediteandCarefullyTrackDebrisRemoval:FEMArequiresa“cradletograve”accountingof all debris removed. In addition to labor and equipment, it’s important to track debrislocations,photographs(ifpossible),andloadticketstodocumentdebrisremoval.Also,FEMApaysmoreforexpediteddebrisremovalthroughtheDebrisRemovalAlternativeProceduresPilotProgram.ThePilotProgramlowersthelocalcostsharefordebrisremovedwithinthefirst30and90daysafteradisaster.ContactusforinformationonthisProgramconsideringrecentcostshareincreasesthatarenotspecifictothispilotthatmayaffectyourdecisiontoengageinthepilotprogram.
5. EnsureProperProcurement toReducetheRiskof LostFunding inanAudit: Ifyouthinkprivate sector services are required to support your recovery effort (consulting,architecture/design,construction,etc.),allworkmustbecompetitivelybidandcomplywith2C.F.R.Part200(federalregulation).Itiscriticaltounderstandtheservicespromisedbeforesigninganycontract.BesuretoincluderequiredFEMAandHousingandUrbanDevelopment(HUD)contractclausesforalldisaster-relatedcontracts.
What’satStakeinaDisasterRecovery1. FEMACanTakeBackFunding:Inanaudit,theDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)Office
ofInspectorGeneral(OIG)canrecommendthatFEMAtakebackfundingifprojectsarefoundtonotcomplywithallfederalrequirements.Inthelast10years,FEMAtookbackhundredsofmillionsfromrecoveringcommunities.
2. You Could Leave Money on the Table: In the fog of a rushed recovery, unprepared oruninformedcommunitiesmaynotbeknowledgeableonallFEMAreimbursementproceduresand other disaster related grant programs to which they are entitled. Additionally, FEMAmakesfundingavailabletorecoverstrongerandmoreresilientthanbeforetheincidentbutmanycommunitiesfailtotakeadvantageoftheseprograms.
HurricaneIrma2017Florida-SpecificUpdate
AscommunitiescontinuetorespondtoandbegintorecoverfromtheimpactsofHurricaneIrma(www.fema.gov/hurricane-irma), we at Hagerty Consulting want to share five tips for youroperations.Thesetipswillpositionyouwelltoreceivefederalfunding,andmaximizeyourpotentialassistance,underaPresidentialDisasterDeclarationinFlorida.