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the impact of identified hazards on critical/essential operations, critical assets, critical infrastructure, essential services,
assigned personnel, and both government and personal property. Multiple functional areas execute mitigation tasks as a
normal part of their operations. Mitigation efforts in local civil jurisdictions are often closely tied to grant funding
requirements established by references Stafford Act and 44 CFR 201. Within Army installations, mitigation phase
activities are a requirement under DODI 6055.17 and a key component of the all-hazards risk management process.
b. Coordination. The task presented to installation emergency managers is the coordination of these efforts through
the installation EMWG under an integrated strategy to ensure effective coordination of effort and resources. These
mitigation activities are executed by the applicable functional leads. Examples of mitigation activities include the
following:
Installation EM mitigation efforts such as responder, community, and individual preparedness, to include training on
evacuation and sheltering procedures, as well as analyses of floodplain and other hazard-related data to determine
where potential hazard impacts, where to open safe havens in emergencies, and where to locate temporary housing
during recovery operations.
Public Works mitigation efforts such as facility design and construction, dam and levee maintenance, flood control,
floodplain buyout, roof repair and strengthening, structural anchoring, and transportation network maintenance and
signage.
Information Technology mitigation efforts such as system/network redundancy, data storage and backup, recovery
procedures, and service support contracts, and/or procedures.
Fire and Emergency Services mitigation efforts such as pre-incident fire planning, fire protection inspections, and
burn bans.
AT Program mitigation efforts such as UFC 4–010–01 for structural protection against explosive devices and
additional efforts, to include barrier plans, environmental security engineering, and standoff distances.
Medical treatment facility (or hospital) mitigation efforts such as facility design and construction.
16–2. Mitigation strategy
The installation EMWG shall develop and promulgate an installation mitigation strategy to reduce the impact of
identified hazards. The installation EMWG shall promulgate the installation mitigation strategy through the development
and maintenance of an installation mitigation plan as a supporting plan to (or plan element/component of) the
installation EM plan. The installation mitigation plan will be used to guide the combined mitigation efforts of all
relevant functional areas. The best practice is to identify a mitigation committee of select members of the installation
EMWG to perform this function.
16–3. Mitigation planning
a. Requirement. Mitigation planning shall be conducted at the installation level. Mitigation planning is conducted by
the installation EMWG with the technical direction of the installation emergency manager and in coordination with the
installation ATWG and Installation DPW and NEC representatives. Mitigation plans shall describe the physical,
information technology, and nonmaterial mitigation strategies associated with hazards identified during the risk
management process described in chapter 5. Mitigation plans shall also consider mitigation opportunities during the
Recovery phase, when hazard awareness is high and funds may become available, for the redesign and/or relocation of
facilities and infrastructure.
b. Resources. Mitigation phase activities draw from a large number of resources established by Federal and private
sources. Many of these resources are available at FEMA’s Mitigation Web site at http://www.fema.gov/government/
mitigation.shtm and FEMA’s Building Science Web site at www.fema.gov/rebuild/buildingscience.
(1) Federal Emergency Management Agency design guides. Table 16–1 identifies some of the recommended design
guides and technical bulletins available from the FEMA Bookstore (1–800–480–2520). Additional titles are available
from FEMA on a regular basis and at no cost to the installation. For more information, see catalog of FEMA’s flood
and wind publications and training courses.
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