SAVE THE DATE!
2012 Annual KAMM Conference
September 17-20, 2012
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park
This year’s conference will have an excellent program of informed and dynamic speakers as well as a myriad of networking activities. Click on 2012 KAMM Conference for more information.
Renew your KAMM Membership
It’s the time of year again to renew your KAMM membership! KAMM was formed in order to promote mitigation and management of natural hazards in Kentucky. Our members represent local floodplain coordinators, planning and zoning officials, engineers, surveyors, GIS specialists, geologists, hydrologists, public safety and emergency managers.
As part of your KAMM membership, you will receive the following benefits:
- KAMM newsletter
- Complimentary training opportunities
- Discounted rate at the Annual KAMM Conference to be held at the Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park from September 17-20, 2012
- Opportunities to provide input on issues important to you and your community to state and national leaders
- Voting rights in KAMM elections
- The opportunity to serve on the KAMM Board of Directors to shape KAMM’s future
We look forward to your participation in KAMM as we have a great year planned! To register for KAMM Membership, click on the “Join KAMM” tab.
President Declares Disaster For Kentucky
Federal Disaster Aid In Kentucky Tops $18 Million
Release Date: April 20, 2012
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Total federal disaster assistance approved for Kentucky survivors of the tornadoes and damaging storms of Feb. 29 – March 3 now stands at more than $18.6 million.
To date:
- Close to 5,300 Kentuckians in 21 designated counties have contacted FEMA for help or information regarding disaster assistance.
- Over $8.7 million has been approved for Individual Assistance grants, including housing assistance, short-term rental assistance, home repair costs and other needs assistance.
- Nearly $1.8 million of the Individual Assistance grants was for Other Needs Assistance, including payments for such eligible disaster-related items as medical and dental expenses, and lost personal possessions.
- More than 2,580 homes sustained damages. Of those, more than 280 were destroyed.
- Nearly 3,200 inspections of damaged properties have been conducted.
- More than $9.9 million in low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters and businesses has been approved by the Small Business Administration.
- FEMA Public Assistance has obligated more than $55,000 for repair projects in eligible counties.
Kentucky counties eligible for help from FEMA’s Public Assistance program are Adair, Ballard, Bath, Grant, Johnson, Kenton, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan, Pendleton, Trimble and Wolfe. Public Assistance is available on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of damaged infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, utilities, schools, and similar facilities. Public Assistance is also available to certain private nonprofit agencies and organizations.
Commonwealth counties eligible for Individual Assistance are Bath, Campbell, Carroll, Grant, Grayson, Johnson, Kenton, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Rowan, Russell, Trimble and Wolfe. Individual Assistance for homeowners and renters can include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses not met by insurance or other assistance programs.
Kentucky Emergency Management and FEMA encourage Kentuckians to make sure their friends, neighbors and family members have registered with FEMA for federal disaster assistance by the federal disaster assistance registration deadline of May 7.
Disaster officials stress the importance of returning the Small Business Administration loan application survivors may have received as part of their registration package. Completion of the application provides information that may determine eligibility for further federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply for property damage SBA loans also is May 7. The deadline to apply for economic injury SBA loans is Dec. 6
Due to a steady decrease of activity, SBA’s Business Recovery Center located in Johnson County, Kentucky closed April 19. SBA’s Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Morgan County will cease operations on Friday, April 27, at the close of business. All Commonwealth-FEMA disaster recovery centers are now closed as well.
There are three ways to register with FEMA or to contact FEMA for help or information regarding disaster assistance: call 800-621-FEMA (3362), register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, or register using a tablet or Smartphone by visiting m.fema.gov. Help is available in many languages. Disaster applicants who use TTY should call 800-462-7585. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Service should call 800-621-3362. Lines are open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, every day.
Kentucky Emergency Management urges anyone who has storm damage to their residence or other property to document the damage by photographing or videoing it and to maintain a list of any repairs and keep repair receipts. If survivors have not done so, they should report the damage and location to their county emergency manager.
Free crisis counseling, supported by a grant from FEMA to the Kentucky Community Crisis Response Board, is available to Kentuckians who suffer from stress, anxiety or depression as a result of the recent storms and flooding. Persons who need this assistance and live in Johnson, Magoffin, or Martin County call 800-422-1060; residents of Bath, Lawrence, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Rowan, or Wolfe counties call 800-562-8909; citizens in Campbell, Carroll, Grant, Kenton, or Pendleton County call 859-331-3292; and in Laurel County, call 888-640-9335.
The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provides Commonwealth, local governments and certain private nonprofits with grants to improve the ability of public facilities to withstand future disasters. Additional information on the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in Kentucky can be accessed at: http://kyem.ky.gov/recovery/Pages/HazardMitigation.aspx
More disaster-specific information can be found on the Kentucky Emergency Management website at www.kyem.ky.gov.
News Releases
- Apr 20, 2012: Federal Disaster Aid In Kentucky Tops $18 Million
- Apr 18, 2012: FEMA Letters May Ask For Follow Up Information
- Apr 17, 2012: Help Kids Cope With Disaster
- Apr 16, 2012: Disaster Preparedness Costs Little, Saves a Lot
- Apr 13, 2012: Kentucky Clock is Ticking – Three Weeks Left to Register With FEMA
- Apr 13, 2012: Two Additional Kentucky Counties Eligible for Public Assistance; Disaster Aid Exceeds $17 Million
- Apr 13, 2012: FEMA May Need to Find You: Keep in Touch
- Apr 10, 2012: Take Charge of Your Recovery
- Apr 9, 2012: Disaster Preparedness is Good for Kentucky Businesses
- Apr 6, 2012: Federal Disaster Aid Total In Kentucky Exceeds $14 Million
- Apr 5, 2012: Commonwealth-FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers In West Liberty, Hazel Green Closing; SBA Center To Open In West Liberty
- Apr 5, 2012: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Helps Protect Against Future Disaster
- Apr 3, 2012: Make Sure Your Friends and Neighbors Are Getting the Assistance They Need
- Apr 2, 2012: Use Disaster Grants Wisely
- Mar 31, 2012: Energy and Environment Cabinet Offers Additional Emergency Cleanup Grants to Four Kentucky Counties
- Mar 30, 2012: FEMA Specialists Offer Rebuilding Advice Near You
- Mar 30, 2012: More Than $10 Million Goes to Kentucky Storm Survivors
- Mar 30, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Wolfe County
- Mar 29, 2012: Kentucky Division for Air Quality Issues Precautions About Safe Handling of Storm Debris
- Mar 29, 2012: FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Kenton and Pendleton Counties Closing Saturday
- Mar 29, 2012: FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Johnson, Lawrence and Martin Counties Close Saturday
- Mar 28, 2012: Counseling Can Help Releive Stress From the Storms
- Mar 28, 2012: Kentuckians Can Improve Preparedness With Weather Radios
- Mar 28, 2012: Kentucky Private Sector, Louisville Shelter, UPS Send Pet Food to Hard Hit Areas
- Mar 28, 2012: FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Menifee County Closes Friday
- Mar 27, 2012: FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Laurel County Closes Thursday
- Mar 26, 2012: Tell Your Neighbor to Register with FEMA
- Mar 25, 2012: FEMA Specialists Offer Rebuilding Advice at Walmart
- Mar 24, 2012: Renters May Be Eligible for FEMA Assistance
- Mar 23, 2012: FEMA Aid to Kentucky Tornado Recovery Exceeds $7 Million
- Mar 22, 2012: In Ravaged West Liberty, Volunteers Drive Recovery
- Mar 22, 2012: Senior Citizens Won’t Lose Benefits If They Receive Disaster Aid
- Mar 22, 2012: Seven More Kentucky Counties Designated For Disaster Assistance
- Mar 20, 2012: FEMA Specialists Offer Rebuilding Advice
- Mar 19, 2012: Disaster Declaration Expanded to Include Public Assistance for Seven Counties
- Mar 18, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Martin County
- Mar 17, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Kenton County
- Mar 17, 2012: Storm Survivors Whose Property is Insured May Qualify for Federal Assistance
- Mar 17, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Pendleton County
- Mar 16, 2012: FEMA Aid to Kentucky Tornado Recovery Tops $4 Million
- Mar 16, 2012: Disaster Recovery Centers: What to Expect When You Visit
- Mar 15, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Magoffin County
- Mar 14, 2012: Storm-Impacted Kentucky Counties Eligible For Disaster Unemployment Insurance
- Mar 14, 2012: Don’t Let the Storms Hurt You Again…Watch for Fraud
- Mar 14, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Laurel County
- Mar 12, 2012: FEMA Inspectors Are In The Field What To Expect
- Mar 11, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Menifee County
- Mar 11, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Johnson County
- Mar 10, 2012: FEMA Registration Process in Three Easy-Steps
- Mar 10, 2012: Nine More Kentucky Counties Designated for Disaster Assistance
- Mar 9, 2012: Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Morgan County
KAMM Welcomes Two Kentucky Communities to the NFIP
January 24, Lyon County
February 9, Monroe County
Monroe County and Lyon County are now a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which means those living and working in these counties can purchase federally-underwritten flood insurance.
The NFIP does more than make flood insurance available; it also supports local communities in their efforts to reduce the risk and consequences of serious flooding. In order to participate in the program, a community must agree to adopt and enforce sound floodplain management regulations and ordinances to reduce future flood damage. In exchange for these practices, flood insurance is available to homeowners, business owners and renters in participating communities.
Grant Opportunity
Announcing FY 12 Grant Supplemental for Public Private Collaboration in Emergency Management and Homeland Security
We are pleased to announce an important resource for state, tribal and territory-level efforts to partner with the private sector in emergency management and homeland security initiatives: the Fiscal Year 2012 grant supplemental to support public private collaboration.
This is the second annual grant supplemental for private sector collaboration, and corresponds to language written into the Homeland Security, Tribal and Emergency Management grant guidance. The suggested uses outlined in the FY 12 supplemental are based on feedback on actual needs identified by state-level government and private partners who are already doing great work. In addition to sharing resources to help build and sustain public-private partnerships, the supplemental outlines key ways grant funding may be spent to promote public-private collaboration, including:
Program management:
- Salary for a dedicated liaison who acts as the primary point of contact, coordinates the public-private partnership and ensures proper implementation of the strategic plan
- Facilities, including meeting space and work space for private sector liaisons
- Supplies needed to support regular communications and document partnership efforts
Tools, resources and activities that facilitate shared situational awareness between the public and private sectors.
- Web-based and new media platforms that allow real-time information exchange
- Asset mapping, such as participation in FEMA’s Total Asset Visibility and LogViz initiatives
- A seat(s) in the emergency operation center, or virtual EOC
Structures and mechanisms for information sharing between the public and private sector:
- Tools, software, programs, and other mechanisms that support two-way information sharing during normal and emergency operations
- Means to receive input or feedback from the private sector, and encourage participation from civic leaders from all sectors
Operational Support:
- Tools for identifying and tracking available paid and unpaid disaster response resources
- Dedicated space and equipment for private sector representation within a state, county, or city emergency operation center
- Tools for real time information sharing between the public and private sector
- Licensing, screening, or other requirements for access to real EOC or virtual EOC
Joint Training and Exercises with the Public and Private Sectors:
- Training to ensure private sector and public sector participants are qualified to work on specific tasks or for learning new tools used to the support the partnership
- Training for members of the public and private sector on how to work together
- Overtime pay for first responders and emergency managers who participate in private sector-sponsored exercises
- Support inclusion of private sector in government-sponsored training and exercises
Outreach and marketing to support recruitment, as well as sustain and increase year around partnership efforts:
- Support for in-person meetings, events, and conferences that bring the public and private sectors together
- Web-based and social media tactics (webinars, emails, newsletters, alerts, databases, online collaboration tools, website development and maintenance, etc)
- Traditional print and radio outreach (advertisements, localization of Ready public service announcements, etc)
- Collateral (brochures, banners, fact sheets and other informational material)
More information on homeland security and emergency management grants may be found at http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/index.shtm.
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