Guam Hazard Mitigation Plan - Western States Seismic Policy Council

SECTIONSIXMitigation Strategy6.4 MITIGATION GOALSThe DMA 2000 requirements for consideration by FEMA for mitigation goals are shown belowand addressed in the following text.DMA 2000 REQUIREMENTS – MITIGATION STRATEGY – HAZARD MITIGATION GOALSHazard Mitigation GoalsRequirement § 201.4(c)(3)(i): [The State mitigation strategy shall include a] description of State goals to guide theselection of activities to mitigate and reduce potential losses.Requirement § 201.4(d): Plan must be reviewed and revised to reflect changes in development, progress instatewide mitigation efforts, and changes in priorities.ElementA. Does the new or updated plan provide a description of State mitigation goals that guide the selection ofmitigation activities? (GOALS are long-term; represent what the state wants to achieve, such as “eliminateflood damage;” and are based on the risk assessment findings.)B. Does the updated plan demonstrate that the goals were assessed and either remain valid or have beenrevised?Source: FEMA 2008.Five mitigation goals provide the foundation for the 2011 Guam HMP. The goals were originallydeveloped for the 2005 Guam HMP through solicitation of HMAC members and through variousmeetings with Government of Guam agencies and other organizations. The 2008 Guam HMPretained the same mitigation goals, because no new hazards were profiled in the 2008 GuamHMP and no major disasters had occurred since 2005. Although the 2011 Guam HMP addednon-seismic ground failure hazards (sinkholes), slope failure hazards (non-seismic landslide,mudslide, and post-fire debris flow), and terrorism to the list of hazards to be addressed in the2011 Guam HMP, the GHMO and HMAC determined that the existing mitigation goalssufficiently addressed the new hazards profiled in this HMP update. Also, no major disastershave occurred in the period from the 2008 Guam HMP to the 2011 Guam HMP. As a result, the2011 Guam HMP includes the same five mitigation goals described in the 2005 and 2008 GuamHMPs. The goals are as follows.• Goal 1: Improve the quality and comprehensiveness of information on assets and hazards• Goal 2: Reduce risks of disaster damage to existing buildings and infrastructure, especiallyEFMUTS• Goal 3: Promote disaster-resistant development and disaster recovery• Goal 4: Develop institutional support of hazard mitigation within Government of Guamagencies and the public• Goal 5: Protect human health and safety6-18