Fighting With FEMA

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