SILVER JACKETS INTERAGENCY PROJECT POST-WILDFIRE GUIDE. Rachael Orellana, PE. Jeremy Lancaster, CEG

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1 SILVER JACKETS INTERAGENCY PROJECT POST-WILDFIRE GUIDE Rachael Orellana, PE Flood Risk Program Manager Sacramento District Rachael.Orellana@usace.army.mil September, Jeremy Lancaster, CEG Senior Engineering Geologist California Geological Survey, Forest and Watershed Geology Program Jeremy.Lancaster@conservation.ca.gov September,

2 2 SUMMARY Overview of the National Silver Jackets Program Interagency Projects Post Wildfire Flood Risk Video Overview of Post-Wildfire Guide Project Details on Contents

3 Who has heard of Silver Jackets? Anyone have a jacket? Participate on a Team? 3

4 Overview of National Silver Jackets Program 1. Silver Jackets teams are state-led 2. SJ teams facilitate interagency projects 48 Active Interagency FRM Team (SJ) 3 Ongoing Effort to Develop Team 3. Goal is to collaboratively managed flood risk As of April

5 SHARED RISK MANAGEMENT High Building Codes Zoning Insurance DRIVE DOWN FLOOD RISK Risk Assessment, Outreach Natural Storage Channels, Levees, Dams Building Elevation, Flood Proofing Emergency Preparedness Plans Risk Level Cumulative Use of Tools Over Time INITIAL LEVEL OF RISK To achieve the lowest risk level requires collaboration. RESIDUAL RISK INCREASING SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

6 Preparation/Training DIVERSITY OF STATE TEAM ACTIVITIES Joint Levee Safety communication Inundation Forecast Mapping Community Rating System Table Top Exercises Response Oroville / Harvey support Inter-state basin coordination Produce/Update EAPs Flood Warning Systems Mitigation Evacuation Plans SHMP updates SHMP actions: Ex. Buy-Outs Risk MAP support Develop IRRMs for Leveed Areas Recovery ID and Implement Nonstructural measures Flood Risk Mgmt training & Education Nonstructural workshops for Community officials & Public

7 INTERAGENCY PROJECTS Goal: Promote USACE participation in small interagency projects undertaken in conjunction with other partners to achieve FRM benefits that could not be achieved by one party alone; nonstructural focus Desired outcomes include: Protect life safety, reduce loss of property, increase resilience Promote shared responsibility Address priorities identified in State or Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Leverage partner resources: each dollar invested by USACE leverages approximately another dollar from project partners, including work in kind 280 interagency projects initiated in 48 states/dc USACE Interagency Project Funding ($k) Interagency Projects Initiated (Cumulative) Not a grant: USACE funds most typically support USACE labor that, in combination with partner contributions, allows achievement of a greater whole

8 READY TO GET MORE INVOLVED WITH THE CALIFORNIA / NEVADA SILVER JACKETS TEAMS? Annual team meeting on Friday 9:30am 12:00 pm 8 Will include: Summary of Recent CA SJ Projects Evolution of CA SJ Team Past Water Year Recent NV SJ Activity NWS Seasonal Forecast Brainstorming of Next Year s CA SJ Projects

9 This video was created as part of a Silver Jackets Interagency Project to raise awareness about increased flood risk in places that have experienced fires.

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11 CALIFORNIA California Post-Wildfire Resources Guide Project Description This document will provide a "one-stop" compendium of resources available to those affected from agencies that are responsible for hazard recognition and recovery after a wildfire. Flood Risk Reduction Benefits Increase community participation in the recovery process by providing resources for communities to use in the reduction of flood risk after a wildfire. Give people the information they need to prepare for and respond to a flood after a wildfire which could reduce future expenditures from post-wildfire floods. Partners and Project Cost Agency DWR USACE $60K CGS Cal OES USGS CA Water Science Center Cal Fire Investment $20K In-kind $10K In-kind $12K In-kind $10K In-kind $10K In-kind TOTAL $120K Successes/Best Practices Documenting resources in a consolidated format helps state and local agencies know what resources are available to them after a wildfire. Multiple agencies are bringing diverse knowledge, expertise and resources to the table. Project Point of Contact Rachael Orellana, PE USACE Sacramento District

12 POST-WILDFIRE GUIDE INTERAGENCY PROJECT CONTRIBUTIONS 12 Additional Contributions From: USFS, USBLM, NRCS File Name

13 POST WILDFIRE GUIDE 13 Why is this important? WERT Experience with fires in: Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Clara, Calaveras, Amador, Lake and Monterey Counties Different levels of information are provided Some more sophisticated than others

14 POST WILDFIRE GUIDE 14 Why Continued: Consistent Messaging Gains Traction Faster and Maintains it Longer Guidance Document and Web Presence Facilitate Broader Understanding Target Audiences: County/State Emergency Managers City/County/Local Govt. Communities Individuals

15 POST WILDFIRE GUIDE 15 Guidance Stresses Action: Community Involvement and Development of Volunteer Coordinator Preparedness Evacuation Plan Immediate Safety Concerns Fire and Flood NWS Watch and Warnings Hazardous Trees Electricity/Power Poles Contaminated Water

16 POST WILDFIRE GUIDE 16 Guidance Stresses Action: Recovery Resources 1. For Communities USACE Continuing Authorities Emergency Flood Protection NRCS EWP 2. For Individuals Red Cross FEMA USDA

17 POST WILDFIRE GUIDE General Products: 1. Detailed Guidance Document 2. Summary Guidance Document 3. Web Page Mirroring Guidance Document! All of these having general consistency with work done in other states. 17

18 POST WILDFIRE GUIDE 18 Look and Feel: Web: Simple Icons that create positive associations with content Access to awareness and recovery videos Advantage to web: communities affected by fire may be cut off from electricity, but most everyone has a smart phone

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