Marion County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee
Environment
2822 E Washington St, Indianapolis, Indiana 46201 Indianapolis, IN 46201 (Directions)
Indianapolis Public Library - East Washington Street branch
This meeting with review the natural hazard risks across the county and seek public feedback about strategies for tackling these challenges.
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Edited and summarized by the Indianapolis - IN Documenters Team
Live reporting by
Breone Dupree
What is Marion County's plan for flooding, tornado, and extreme temperature disasters?
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03:32 PM Jul 29, 2024 CDT
SAVI is a graphic info system that maps out all central Indiana. It's free and publicly accessible.
We're completing a survey that asks "What does 'natural hazards' mean to you?" What does it mean to you??
These are FEMA requirements. There needs to be a plan from federal down to very local mitigation plans.
This needs to be a living document like a business plan because things change all the time. Global warming is an example of that change.
This is the basis for the plan. We're currently in the 3rd meeting for this plan.
There's a 26% chance of experiencing flooding over a 30-year mortgage 🤯
This is simulating the analysis of what may happen if a tornado occurs in Marion County
Surface temperatures across Marion County over a 2-day span in the early summer
This isn't major for us but after last year and what happened in Canada this has become more important
We're going to have a group discussion on how this resonates personally.
What hazards concern you and why? My choice was flooding as I prepare for homeownership.
An idea not reported on but was brought up are solar flares. Flooding, air quality, and extreme temperatures are most important to this group.
It's been revealed that there are plenty of strategies being considered for flood insurance access and even making bus stops that can be shelter from extreme temps
If you were given $1M to address a natural hazard what would you do and who would you want involved? This is a question I'm not sure about. What say you??
An idea to include FEMA was recommended as he believes they lack a presence on the local level.
The discussion around the poorer communities and the unhoused is getting strong consideration as we know they will feel the effects the hardest and rebound the slowest. We must figure out a plan for them.
What information do you want to have about natural hazards? We've got discussion about transportation, safe spaces, communication especially in the case of no cell service, and access to data.
Data is good for decision makers, stories are more impactful for citizens.. a statement made by a group member (not an exact quote)
The final plan is published for public knowledge once they are complete.
These planes are done on a 5-year basis and evaluated by FEMA to see what was used and how effectively the strategies were executed.
Final note.. Indiana typically receives very few FEMA dollars as they tend to focus on states that are "disaster prone". We typically see funding after a disaster and hardly in preparation for them. It's a gift and a curse.
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