Fighting With FEMA

A Practical Regulations Handbook
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-03-277033-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

In this book, disaster finance and cost recovery expert Michael Martinet provides unparalleled coverage of the practical, real-world key principles necessary to successfully navigate the nuances of federal regulations surrounding FEMA’s Public Assistance program. Accessibly written, Martinet demystifies the many policies, procedures, and administrative processes a local government agency should adopt before a disaster to prepare themselves for a greater financial recovery after a disaster. The intent is to awaken local authorities to the realities of the process and assist them in preparing for a day which all hope they will never see.

Designed for financial officers, purchasing officials, Public Works officials, Building & Safety officials, public construction project managers, and emergency management professionals at all levels of government, Fighting With FEMA will also earn a place in the libraries of consulting disaster recovery specialists and students interested in the financial aspects of disasters.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martinet, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Folgen von Katastrophen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  1. FEMA’s Public Assistance Program: Overview  2. General Conditions for Pre-emptive Strategies  3. Pre-Disaster Strategies & Policies  4. The Local Government Cost Recovery Planning Process  5. Disaster Cost Accounting Systems and Details  6. Work Activity Documentation & Work Process Flow  7. Criticality of Effective/Comprehensive Documentation  8. Pre-Disaster and Post-Disaster Photo Documentation  9. Disaster Procurement  10. Insurance and Risk Management  11. Role of the EOC & Department Operations Centers  12. The Role of the EOC and Departmental Operations Centers  13. Hired Guns & Consultants  14. Proclamation & Declaration Processes  15. Debris Monitoring & Debris Management  16. Immediate Needs Funding  17. Expedited Projects for Emergency Work  18. Community Disaster Loan Program  19. Mutual Aid  20. Local Damage Assessment Process  21. FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA)  22. Other Federal Agencies (OFA) Funding  23. FEMA Authorized Repair Versus Replacement (50% rule)  24. Developing the AList of Projects@ aka the Damage Inventory  25. Interpreting Contracts, Policies, and Memoranda of Understandings  26. Eligibility  27. Categorizing Projects  28. Beginning the Paperwork Process  29. The Public Assistance Grants Portal  30. Special Considerations   31. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)  32. Direct Administrative Costs (DAC)  33. Regional (& Personal) Interpretation of FEMA Regulations  34. Building & Infrastructure Codes & Standards  35. Catch 22's: Conflicting Regulations  36. Local Agency Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wounds  37. Private Non-Profit Agencies  38. Small Business Administration Loans (For Non-Profits)  39. Fraud  40. Audits  41. Appeals and Arbitration  42. Close Outs and Net Small Project Overruns (NSPO)  43. Summary and General Rules.  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Martinet is Principal with The Martinet Group, LLC, specializing in teaching Disaster Finance and Cost Recovery programs. For over 25 years, Martinet has trained local government officials on how to maximize their disaster cost recovery under FEMA’s Public Assistance program. Attendees have come from cities, counties, states, special districts and private non-profit agencies across the nation. He has a master’s degree from California State University at Long Beach and is a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). Martinet is the founder and chair of the IAEM Disaster Cost Recovery Caucus and former Principal on the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard 1600, the Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs. Martinet has also worked as a local government emergency manager since 1989 and retired in 2013 from the City of San Francisco where he worked as the Emergency Planning Manager in the Controller’s Office. Since 2013 he has focused exclusively on disaster cost recovery training for local government agencies and eligible private non-profit agencies.