"Link to Content",title,body,"Related Locations","Incident Type"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/iberia-parish-communications-center-maximizing-mitigation-through-collaboration,"Iberia Parish Communications Center: Maximizing Mitigation through Collaboration","The Iberia Parish Emergency Operations Center, operated from the 1930’s era Iberia Parish Courthouse.  The parish had outgrown the courthouse building and wanted to make improvements. ","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/enhanced-communication-mt-2-submittals-part-fema-letters-map-revision-review-partners,"Enhanced Communication for MT-2 Submittals as Part of the FEMA Letters of Map Revision Review Partners Program","The Colorado Water Conservation Board and Mile High Flood Control District hold pre-submittal meetings. These meetings are a chance to answer questions about the Letter of Map Revision process. This joint effort has made for more complete submittals. It has also improved coordination among local agencies and mapping partners.","Region 8, Colorado",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grant-effectiveness-case-study-new-york-city-0,"Preparedness Grant Effectiveness Case Study: New York City","In August 2021, FEMA conducted a grant effectiveness case study with New York City to understand how FEMA preparedness grant funding helped prepare the city’s mass fatality management (MFM) system for the significant increase in deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic. FEMA conducted this case study virtually with representatives from NYC’s MFM system, including NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) and the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). ","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/blue-lake-rancheria-case-study-impacts-preparedness-grant-funding,"Blue Lake Rancheria Case Study: Impacts of Preparedness Grant Funding","In 2022, FEMA‘s National Preparedness Assessment Division conducted a grant effectiveness case study with the Blue Lake Rancheria to better understand the effects of preparedness grant funding investments made by the tribe. To conduct this case study, FEMA personnel held a virtual interview with Blue Lake Rancheria’s Office of Emergency Services in September 2022. During the case study, participants discussed the tribe’s use of preparedness grant dollars to invest in community resilience, investment and allocation strategies, and recommendations for improving FEMA’s administration of its preparedness grant programs.","Blue Lake Rancheria, Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/equity-based-approach-floodplain-management-virginia,"Equity-Based Approach to Floodplain Management in Virginia","This presentation focuses on the history of environmental justice in the Commonwealth of Virginia and how those legacies impact current policies.","Region 3, Virginia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/equity-region-3-planning,"Equity In Region 3 Planning","The purpose of the Equity In Region 3 Planning brief is to provide an example of equity inclusion in a recent planning effort and to describe our path forward.","Region 3",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/voluntary-regional-planning-approach-builds-stronger-partnerships,"Voluntary Regional Planning Approach Builds Stronger Partnerships","In the mid-1990s, North Carolina was a leader in mitigation planning. In 1996, the state created a Hazard Mitigation Planning Initiative. This grew outreach, training and funding support for North Carolina’s local planning efforts. This marked a milestone for North Carolina’s efforts to improve planning in its local jurisdictions.","North Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-county-hunterdon-acquisition-repetitive-loss-property,"New Jersey: County of Hunterdon Acquisition of Repetitive Loss Property","Hunterdon County will acquire flood-prone property impacted by Hurricane Ida to prevent future losses.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-berkeley-township-elevation-three-homes,"New Jersey: Berkeley Township Elevation of Three Homes","The township of Berkeley will raise three residential properties for long-term flood protection.","New Jersey","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/partner-developed-high-water-mark-mural-engage-community,"Partner Developed High-Water Mark Mural to Engage Community","Carson City, Nevada created a high-water mark mural that serves as both a teaching tool and a reminder of the community’s flood risk.","Region 9, Nevada",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-harris-county-flood-control-district-buyout,"Texas: Harris County Flood Control District Buyout","A community in Harris County, Texas, is moving to higher ground to prepare for future floods by creating a natural floodplain.",Texas,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-climate-resilient-elevation-flood-vulnerable-properties-0,"Texas: Climate Resilient Elevation of Flood Vulnerable Properties","The city of Houston, Texas, seeks to improve the safety and resiliency of 24 homes. This project will elevate the homes two feet above the 500-year flood level.",Texas,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-dakota-south-bismarck-flood-risk-reduction-measures,"North Dakota: South Bismarck Flood Risk Reduction Measures","The city of South Bismarck will carry out flood risk reduction measures that will provide FEMA-accredited flood protection and allow properties to be removed from the 100-year regulatory floodplain. ","North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-borough-west-wildwood-living-shoreline-restoration,"New Jersey: Borough of West Wildwood Living Shoreline Restoration","The Borough of West Wildwood, New Jersey, has proposed a wave attenuation and flood protection project to restore the previous marsh barrier.","New Jersey","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mississippi-city-canton-martin-luther-king-stormwater-improvement-project,"Mississippi: City of Canton Martin Luther King Stormwater Improvement Project","The city of Canton has asked for funding for the Martin Luther King South Stormwater Improvement Project. The project aims to enact long-term, sustainable solutions for flood risk.",Mississippi,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-jefferson-parish-elevation-and-green-infrastructure-installation,"Louisiana: Jefferson Parish Elevation and Green Infrastructure Installation","After repeated flooding, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana will elevate and install green infrastructure for 47 flood-prone structures in its community.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-localized-flood-risk-reduction-town-golden-meadow,"Louisiana: Localized Flood Risk Reduction in the Town of Golden Meadow","The coastal town of Golden Meadow is working to solve the drainage problem that has adversely affected quality of life and travel due to flooding of both residences and local businesses.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-machesney-park-acquisition-and-demolition-within-rock-river-floodway,"Illinois: Machesney Park Acquisition and Demolition Within the Rock River Floodway","Machesney Park, Illinois, will buy parcels of residences to create open green space within the Rock River floodway.",Illinois,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-monroe-county-elevation-single-family-homes,"Florida: Monroe County Elevation of Single-Family Homes","Monroe County, Florida, will elevate 19 single-family homes throughout the Florida Keys.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/arizona-weekes-wash-regional-flood-control-facility-application,"Arizona: Weekes Wash Regional Flood Control Facility Application","The city of Apache Junction works to make the downstream community safer and reduce the need for search and rescue operations in flooding events.",Arizona,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/minnesota-city-lamberton-community-safe-room-project,"Minnesota: City of Lamberton Community Safe Room Project","The Community Safe Room Project will build a will build a robust concrete tornado safe room to protect its high-density population.",Minnesota,"Extreme Heat, Severe Storm, Tornado"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-new-york-city-department-environmental-protection-corona-east-cloudburst-hub,"New York: New York City Department of Environmental Protection Corona East Cloudburst Hub Project","The Corona East Cloudburst Hub Project will enhance the stormwater infrastructure using nature-based and climate-adaptive drainage solutions to reduce damage caused by intense rainfall.","New York","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-upper-yadkin-river-floodplain-resiliency-initiative-town-jonesville,"North Carolina: Upper Yadkin River Floodplain Resiliency Initiative for Town of Jonesville","The Floodplain Resiliency Initiative will protect a portion of the Greenway Trail and enhance local businesses.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-city-shafters-nature-based-drought-mitigation-project,"California: City of Shafter’s Nature-Based Drought Mitigation Project","Water districts partner to mitigate drought risk with a nature-based solution for aquifer recharge.",California,Drought
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/connecticut-resilient-bridgeport-coastal-flood-defense-system,"Connecticut: Resilient Bridgeport Coastal Flood Defense System","The Resilient Bridgeport Coastal Flood Defense System is a system-based approach to climate resilience in an environmental justice community. ",Connecticut,"Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-st-charles-parish-elevation-nine-flood-prone-structures,"Louisiana: St. Charles Parish Elevation of Nine Flood Prone Structures","The Parish of St. Charles proposes elevation project to reduce severe repetitive loss properties from future damage.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-mandeville-elevation-16-flood-prone-structures-0,"Louisiana: City of Mandeville Elevation of 16 Flood Prone Structures","The city of Mandeville, Louisiana aims to reduce flooding for structures prone to flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-seven-structures-0,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans Elevation of Seven Structures","The city of New Orleans aims to reduce flooding for structures prone to flooding with an elevation project.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-lafourche-parrish-elevation-project,"Louisiana: LaFourche Parrish Elevation Project","Louisiana Parish aims to reduce flooding for structures prone to flooding with a new elevation project.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-ascension-parish-elevation-severe-repetitive-lossrepetitive-loss-properties,"Louisiana: Ascension Parish Elevation of Severe Repetitive Loss/Repetitive Loss Properties","The Parish of Ascension to elevate flood-prone properties and use nature-based solutions to reduce risk.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-terrebonne-parish-elevation-two-repetitive-loss-properties,"Louisiana: Terrebonne Parish Elevation of Two Repetitive Loss Properties","The Parish of Terrebonne will elevate two repetitive loss structures.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-vermilion-acquisition-and-elevation-project,"Louisiana: Vermilion Acquisition and Elevation Project","Vermilion Parish will acquire and/or elevate six structures at a high risk of future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-ascension-parish-climate-resilience-elevations,"Louisiana: Ascension Parish Climate Resilience Elevations","The parish of Ascension will elevate five repetitive and severe repetitive loss structures.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-denham-springs-climate-resilience-elevations,"Louisiana: City of Denham Springs Climate Resilience Elevations","The city of Denham Springs will elevate eight flood-prone structures.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-tangipahoa-parish-government-elevations-flood-prone-properties,"Louisiana: Tangipahoa Parish Government Elevations of Flood-Prone Properties","Tangipahoa Parish will elevate 14 severe repetitive loss and repetitive loss properties.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-parish-calcasieu-elevation-and-acquisition-project,"Louisiana: Parish of Calcasieu Elevation and Acquisition Project","Parish of Calcasieu aims to reduce flooding for flood-prone structures through elevations and acquisitions.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-lafayette-parish-elevation-and-acquisition-project,"Louisiana: Lafayette Parish Elevation and Acquisition Project","Lafayette Parish will elevate and acquire 18 properties prone to flooding.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-slidell-elevation-26-flood-prone-structures,"Louisiana: City of Slidell Elevation of 26 Flood-Prone Structures","The city of Slidell will elevate 26 flood-prone structures.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-severe-repetitive-loss-properties,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans Elevation of Severe Repetitive Loss Properties","The city of New Orleans addresses flood risk to severe repetitive loss properties.",,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-mandeville-elevation-16-flood-prone-structures,"Louisiana: City of Mandeville Elevation of 16 Flood-Prone Structures","The city of Mandeville will elevate sixteen structures prone to flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-project,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans Elevation Project","The city of New Orleans addresses flood risk to severe repetitive loss properties.",,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-acadia-parish-elevation-project,"Louisiana: Acadia Parish Elevation Project","Acadia Parish, Louisiana works to elevate flood-prone structures.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-mandeville-reconstruction-project,"Louisiana: City of Mandeville Reconstruction Project","City of Mandeville, Louisiana will reconstruct two structures through mitigation reconstruction.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-township-stafford-elevation-10-properties-history-flood-damage,"New Jersey: Township of Stafford Elevation of 10 Properties with a History of Flood Damage","The township of Stafford will elevate 10 flood-prone residential properties in the floodway.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-township-pequannock-elevation-seven-properties-special-flood-hazard-area,"New Jersey: Township of Pequannock Elevation of Seven Properties in Special Flood Hazard Area","The township of Pequannock will elevate seven flood-prone homes.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-borough-westwood-elevation-four-residential-properties,"New Jersey: Borough of Westwood Elevation of Four Residential Properties","Westwood Borough will elevate homes to protect against floods and climate change hazards.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-livingston-parish-acquisition-and-elevation,"Louisiana: Livingston Parish - Acquisition and Elevation","Livingston Parish will acquire and elevate properties to mitigate the risk of future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-18-structures,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans – Elevation of 18 Structures","The city of New Orleans will elevate 18 structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-16-structures,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans – Elevation of 16 Structures","The city of New Orleans will elevate 16 structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-structure,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans Elevation of Structure","The city of New Orleans will elevate one structure to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-structure-elevation-project,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans Structure Elevation Project","The city of New Orleans will elevate 53 structure to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-four-structures,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans – Elevation of Four Structures","The city of New Orleans will elevate four structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-five-structures-history-flooding,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans – Elevation of Five Structures with History of Flooding","The city of New Orleans will elevate five structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-mitigates-flood-risk-through-elevation,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans Mitigates Flood Risk Through Elevation","The city of New Orleans will elevate 18 structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-village-lisle-acquisition-floodplain-properties,"Illinois: Village of Lisle Acquisition of Floodplain Properties","Two floodplain properties in an Illinois community will be acquired and demolished.",Illinois,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-borough-new-milford-elevation-16-properties-special-flood-hazard-area,"New Jersey: Borough of New Milford Elevation of 16 Properties in Special Flood Hazard Area","New Milford elevates 16 flood-prone homes to stabilize the community during disasters.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-hunterdon-and-mercer-county-elevation-four-severe-repetitive-loss-homes,"New Jersey: Hunterdon and Mercer County Elevation of Four Severe Repetitive Loss Homes","Hunterdon and Mercer Counties elevate four severe repetitive loss structures.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-berkeley-township-elevation-two-structures,"New Jersey: Berkeley Township Elevation of Two Structures","Township of Berkeley homeowners address flooding with structure elevation project.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-township-millburn-elevation-three-homes,"New Jersey: Township of Millburn Elevation of Three Homes","The township of Millburn elevates three flood-prone homes for increased protection against flood hazards and climate change impacts.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/missouri-city-webster-groves-acquisition-two-properties-through-buyout-program,"Missouri: City of Webster Groves Acquisition of Two Properties Through Buyout Program","Two flood-damaged residential properties to be bought and demolished.",Missouri,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/missouri-city-ladue-acquisition-flood-prone-properties-buyout-program,"Missouri: City of Ladue Acquisition of Flood-Prone Properties with Buyout Program","Ladue City will buyout and demolish flood-prone properties.",Missouri,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/missouri-university-city-acquisition-apartments-through-buyout-program,"Missouri: University City Acquisition of Apartments Through Buyout Program","University apartments undergo flood buyouts for long-term mitigation.",Missouri,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-dakota-city-milbank-acquisition-home-create-green-space,"South Dakota: City of Milbank Acquisition of Home to Create Green Space","Milbank property will be transformed into restored green space.","South Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-dupage-county-acquisition-two-properties-voluntary-buyout,"Illinois: DuPage County Acquisition of Two Properties in Voluntary Buyout","Two severe repetitive loss and repetitive loss properties will be acquired and demolished through a voluntary buyout program.",Illinois,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-city-ottawa-convert-ymca-building-open-space,"Illinois: City of Ottawa to Convert YMCA Building to Open Space","A YMCA building will be demolished and converted to open space to eliminate future flood damage.",Illinois,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nevada-hobart-creek-reservoir-dam-resilient-infrastructure-project,"Nevada: Hobart Creek Reservoir Dam Resilient Infrastructure Project","Nevada performs a critical infrastructure upgrade to the Hobart Creek Reservoir Dam to enhance safety and protect the water supply.",Nevada,"Dam/Levee Break, Earthquake, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-new-orleans-elevation-seven-structures,"Louisiana: City of New Orleans - Elevation of Seven Structures","The city of New Orleans will elevate seven structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-jefferson-davis-parish-acquisition,"Louisiana: Jefferson Davis Parish Acquisition","Jefferson Davis Parish will acquire flood-prone property and convert it to greenspace for the community.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-city-pacifica-beach-boulevard-infrastructure-resiliency-project,"California: City of Pacifica Beach – Boulevard Infrastructure Resiliency Project","Pacifica Beach builds a new seawall, rock apron and dynamic scour protection system to combat coastal erosion and flooding.",California,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-st-martin-parish-elevation-flood-prone-structures,"Louisiana: St. Martin Parish Elevation of Flood-Prone Structures","St. Martin Parish will elevate flood-prone structures to mitigate the risk of flooding in the future.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-bay-river-metropolitan-sewer-district-facultative-lagoon-system,"North Carolina: Bay River Metropolitan Sewer District Facultative Lagoon System Renovation and Capacity Upgrades","Pamlico County launches a thorough project to prevent lagoon failure and improve sewer infrastructure.","North Carolina","Dam/Levee Break, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-city-gastonia-water-treatment-plant-resilient-power-project,"North Carolina: City of Gastonia Water Treatment Plant Resilient Power Project","The city of Gastonia upgrades the water treatment plant by building redundant generators to safeguard continuous water treatment during disasters.","North Carolina","Dam/Levee Break, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-rapides-area-planning-commission-property-elevations,"Louisiana: Rapides Area Planning Commission Property Elevations","The Rapides Area Planning Commission will elevate properties to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/colorado-gold-hill-pipeline,"Colorado: Gold Hill Pipeline","The Gold Hill Pipeline Project connects treatment plants and enhance the resilience of the water system.",Colorado,"Drought, Fire"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-village-flossmoor-acquisition-property-floodway,"Illinois: Village of Flossmoor Acquisition of Property in Floodway","The village of Flossmoor will acquire and demolish a property located in a floodway area.",Illinois,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-pike-county-acquisition-severe-repetitive-loss-property,"Kentucky: Pike County Acquisition of Severe Repetitive Loss Property","Pike County will acquire and demolish a severe repetitive loss property.",Kentucky,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-louisvillejefferson-county-acquisition-three-repetitive-loss-structures,"Kentucky: Louisville/Jefferson County Acquisition of Three Repetitive Loss Structures","Jefferson County will acquire and demolish three repetitive loss structures.",Kentucky,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-louisvillejefferson-county-prone-structure-acquisition,"Kentucky: Louisville/Jefferson County Prone Structure Acquisition","Jefferson County will acquire and demolish of a flood-prone structure located in floodway to create open space.",Kentucky,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-jefferson-county-acquisition-along-natural-stream-buffer-area,"Kentucky: Jefferson County Acquisition Along Natural Stream Buffer Area","Jefferson County will acquire and demolish a structure located in floodway will open space for stream buffer area.",Kentucky,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-jefferson-county-acquisition-structure-floodway,"Kentucky: Jefferson County Acquisition of Structure in Floodway","Jefferson County will acquire and demolish a structure located in floodway.",Kentucky,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/arizona-city-buckeye-historic-downtown-storm-water-flood-mitigation-project,"Arizona: City of Buckeye Historic Downtown Storm Water Flood Mitigation Project","The city of Buckeye launches a thorough Storm Water Flooding Mitigation Improvement Project .",Arizona,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-st-mary-parish-property-elevation,"Louisiana: St. Mary Parish - Property Elevation","St. Mary Parish will elevate one flood-prone property to prevent future losses.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oregon-lane-county-mapleton-water-storage,"Oregon: Lane County Mapleton Water Storage","Mapleton will buy a 396,000-gallon water storage tank to protect against flooding and improve water supply.",Oregon,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-el-dorado-irrigation-district-critical-water-system-infrastructure-protection,"California: El Dorado Irrigation District Critical Water System Infrastructure Protection Project","The El Dorado Irrigation District mitigates future wildfire risks with a concrete flume replacement project.",California,Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-east-baton-rouge-parish-acquisitiondemolition-and-elevation,"Louisiana: East Baton Rouge Parish Acquisition/Demolition and Elevation","East Baton Rouge Parish will elevate 77 properties and demolish seven others to create green space and prevent future damage.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-st-charles-parish-14-structure-elevations,"Louisiana: St. Charles Parish - 14 Structure Elevations","St. Charles Parish will raise 14 flood-prone structures to prevent future damage and reduce National Flood Insurance Program paid claims.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-jersey-city-mcgovern-park-resilience-project,"New Jersey: Jersey City McGovern Park Resilience Project","The McGovern Park Resilience Project uses green infrastructure measures and a stormwater park to reduce the risk of flooding.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginia-city-portsmouth-lake-meade-dam-adaptations,"Virginia: City of Portsmouth - Lake Meade Dam Adaptations","The Lake Meade Dam Enhancement Project protects drinking water supply and communities in Virginia from heavy precipitation events.",Virginia,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-jefferson-parish-elevation-23-flood-prone-structures-and-installation-green,"Louisiana: Jefferson Parish Elevation of 23 Flood-Prone Structures and Installation of Green Infrastructure","Jefferson Parish will raise 23 flood-prone structures and install green infrastructure to detain stormwater.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-jefferson-parish-reconstruction-14-flood-prone-structures,"Louisiana: Jefferson Parish Reconstruction of 14 Flood-Prone Structures","Jefferson Parish will reconstruct 14 flood-prone structures to prevent future damage.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-jefferson-parish-elevation-16-flood-prone-structures-and-installation-green,"Louisiana: Jefferson Parish Elevation of 16 Flood-Prone Structures and Installation of Green Infrastructure","Jefferson Parish will raise 16 flood-prone structures and install green infrastructure to detain stormwater.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-st-john-baptist-parish-elevation-project,"Louisiana: St. John the Baptist Parish Elevation Project","St. John the Baptist Parish will raise flood-prone structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-louisvillejefferson-county-repetitive-loss-structure-acquisition,"Kentucky: Louisville/Jefferson County Repetitive Loss Structure Acquisition","Jefferson County will acquire and demolish a repetitive loss structure.",Kentucky,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-st-tammany-parish-elevation-six-flood-prone-structures,"Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish Elevation of Six Flood-Prone Structures","St. Tammany Parish will raise six structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-louisvillejefferson-county-acquisition-create-open-space-along-stream,"Kentucky: Louisville/Jefferson County Acquisition to Create Open Space Along Stream","Jefferson County will acquire and demolish a structure located in floodway to open space for stream buffer area.",Kentucky,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-pasco-county-elevation-single-family-residence,"Florida: Pasco County Elevation of Single-Family Residence","Pasco County to elevate a single-family residence to prevent floodwaters from reaching the living area.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-single-family-home-elevation-1,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Single-Family Home Elevation","St. Petersburg, Florida will elevate a single-family residence within a flood-prone area to mitigate future flood damage.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-pasco-county-residential-property-acquisition,"Florida: Pasco County Residential Property Acquisition","Pasco County will acquire and demolish a residential property to eliminate future damage from flood risks.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-fort-lauderdale-single-family-property-elevation-project,"Florida: Fort Lauderdale Single-Family Property Elevation Project","Fort Lauderdale, Florida will elevate a single-family property for enhanced flood protection.",Florida,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-pasco-county-single-family-home-elevation-project-0,"Florida: Pasco County Single-Family Home Elevation Project","Pasco County, Florida will elevate single-family residence to address flood risks.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-elevation-single-family-residence,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Elevation of Single-Family Residence","St. Petersburg, Florida will elevate single-family residence to address flood risks.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pennsylvania-dover-york-county-floodplain-mitigation,"Pennsylvania: Dover York County Floodplain Mitigation","Dover York County restores a floodplain, habitats, and improves water quality.",Pennsylvania,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-st-tammany-parish-elevation-16-flood-prone-structures,"Louisiana: St. Tammany Parish Elevation of 16 Flood-Prone Structures","St. Tammany Parish will raise 16 structures to prevent future flooding.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-fort-lauderdale-elevation-two-single-family-residences,"Florida: City of Fort Lauderdale Elevation of Two Single-Family Residences","Fort Lauderdale, Florida will elevate residences above flood zone to mitigate flood risks.",Florida,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-san-antonio-water-system-emergency-generators,"Texas: San Antonio Water System Emergency Generators","The city of San Antonio builds water supply resilience to the region with three key emergency generators.",Texas,"Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-mount-pleasant-road-pump-station-relocation,"North Carolina: Mount Pleasant Road Pump Station Relocation","Onslow County builds a new wastewater pump station to avoid flood damage.","North Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-port-san-francisco-downtown-coastal-resilience-project,"California: Port of San Francisco Downtown Coastal Resilience Project","San Francisco’s Downtown Coastal Resilience Project mitigates flooding risks caused by sea level rise, extreme storms, and seismic activity.",California,"Earthquake, Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nebraska-st-edward-beaver-creek-stabilization,"Nebraska: St. Edward Beaver Creek Stabilization","The city of St. Edward stabilizes creek banks to prevent flooding, reduce flood damage in urban areas and agricultural land, and improve habitat for wildlife.",Nebraska,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginia-richmond-water-treatment-facility-feeder-channel-retaining-wall-restoration,"Virginia: Richmond Water Treatment Facility - Feeder Channel Retaining Wall Restoration","Richmond protects water treatment and distribution system.",Virginia,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-cape-may-county-municipal-utilities-authority-ocean-city-wastewater-treatment,"New Jersey:  Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority - Ocean City Wastewater Treatment Facility Floodwall","A floodwall will bring resilience to critical infrastructure and protect about 130,000 residents and visitors.","New Jersey","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wisconsin-phillips-school-district-community-safe-room,"Wisconsin: Phillips School District Community Safe Room","A multi-purpose safe room protects at-risk populations and mitigates risks from severe weather events.",Wisconsin,"Extreme Heat, Severe Storm, Tornado"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/massachusetts-emergency-interconnection-pump-station-project,"Massachusetts: Emergency Interconnection Pump Station Project","A new emergency drinking water interconnection improves resilience in three communities.",Massachusetts,"Dam/Levee Break, Earthquake, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-new-jersey-water-supply-authority-spruce-run-dam-foundation-grouting-project,"New Jersey:  New Jersey Water Supply Authority - Spruce Run Dam Foundation Grouting Project","New Jersey Water Supply Authority strengthens aging Spruce Run Dam to protect water supply, downstream communities, and habitats.","New Jersey","Dam/Levee Break"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-bergen-county-utilities-authority-flood-mitigation-pink-street-pump-station,"New Jersey: Bergen County Utilities Authority - Flood Mitigation of Pink Street Pump Station","The Bergen County Utilities Authority builds a free-standing floodwall around the Pink Street Pump Station to mitigate the risk of flooding.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/utah-central-utah-water-conservancy-district-alpine-aqueduct-reach-1-risk-and-resiliency,"Utah: Central Utah Water Conservancy District - Alpine Aqueduct Reach 1 Risk and Resiliency Project","The Central Utah Water Conservancy District builds aqueduct resilience to a fault line, an active landslide and a history of pipeline failures.",Utah,"Earthquake, Fire, Mud/Landslide"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-city-hillsborough-highline-pipeline-project-potable-water-multi-hazard,"California: City of Hillsborough – Highline Pipeline Project for Potable Water Multi-Hazard Resilience","A new earthquake- and fire-resistant pipeline provides drinking water to three communities.",California,"Earthquake, Fire"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-jefferson-parish-entergy-grid-hardening-power-distribution-support-resiliency,"Louisiana: Jefferson Parish - Entergy Grid Hardening of Power Distribution to Support Resiliency","A public-private partnership in a hurricane-prone parish hardens power infrastructure.",Louisiana,Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-township-rochelle-park-reconstruction-sanitary-sewer-pump-station,"New Jersey: Township of Rochelle Park - Reconstruction of Sanitary Sewer Pump Station","Rochelle Park builds a pump facility above the 500-year flood elevation to protect critical infrastructure, the community, and the environment.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-construction-jones-setback-levee,"Washington: Construction of Jones Setback Levee","A nature-based solution restores floodplain connectivity and mitigates flood risk to schools, homes, emergency services and transportation networks.",Washington,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-city-greenville-drainage-improvements-and-stream-restoration-east-fire,"North Carolina: City of Greenville Drainage Improvements and Stream Restoration at East Fire Tower Road","The East Fire Tower Road Project upsizes culverts, reduces stream tailwater, and implements nature-based solutions.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-jefferson-parish-elevation-13-flood-prone-structures-and-installation-green,"Louisiana: Jefferson Parish - Elevation of 13 Flood-Prone Structures and Installation of Green Infrastructure","Jefferson Parish will raise 13 flood-prone structures and install green infrastructure to detain stormwater.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wisconsin-potosi-school-district-community-safe-room-project,"Wisconsin: Potosi School District Community Safe Room Project","Potosi School District constructs community tornado safe room using nature-based solutions and infrastructure improvements.",Wisconsin,"Extreme Heat, Severe Storm, Tornado"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-jefferson-parish-elevation-19-flood-prone-structures-and-installation-green,"Louisiana: Jefferson Parish - Elevation of 19 Flood-Prone Structures and Installation of Green Infrastructure","Jefferson Parish will raise 19 flood-prone structures and install green infrastructure to detain stormwater.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-city-hoboken-southwest-park-expansion-project,"New Jersey: City of Hoboken Southwest Park Expansion Project","Expansion of Southwest Resiliency Park to combat flooding through underground detention, pumping, and green infrastructure.","New Jersey","Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-highlands-and-monmouth-hills-flood-mitigation-and-green-infrastructure,"New Jersey: Highlands and Monmouth Hills Flood Mitigation and Green Infrastructure Project","Highlands community meets challenges of urban growth and intense rain events through stormwater management measures.","New Jersey","Flood, Mud/Landslide"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-scotland-county-reconstructs-and-elevates-emergency-services-facility,"North Carolina: Scotland County Reconstructs and Elevates Emergency Services Facility","Scotland County works with agencies to reconstruct and raise the County’s Emergency Services Facility","North Carolina","Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-flood-prone-property-acquisition-and-elevation,"Louisiana: Flood-Prone Property Acquisition and Elevation","Livingston Parish will acquire and elevate flood-prone structures.",Louisiana,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-mission-lateral-regional-detention-facility,"Texas: Mission Lateral Regional Detention Facility","A new regional stormwater detention facility will increase flood protection and community resilience.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-new-orleans-elevation-16-flood-prone-structures,"Louisiana: New Orleans Elevation of 16 Flood-Prone Structures","The city of New Orleans will elevate 16 structures to prevent future loss from flooding due to severe weather.",Louisiana,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-city-auburn-fire-department-community-hardening-wildfire-project,"California: City of Auburn Fire Department Community Hardening for Wildfire Project","Auburn implements comprehensive wildfire mitigation project to protect 2,000 homes and critical infrastructure from wildfire.",California,Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ohio-mineral-ridge-dam-resiliency-upgrades-and-source-water-protection,"Ohio: Mineral Ridge Dam Resiliency Upgrades and Source Water Protection","Rehabilitation to the Mineral Ridge Dam protects the drinking water supply and communities in Ohio from future flooding events.",Ohio,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oklahoma-tulsa-county-floodplain-buyout,"Oklahoma:  Tulsa County Floodplain Buyout","Tulsa County will acquire and demolish four single-family residential structures in the floodplain.",Oklahoma,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wisconsin-cuba-city-school-district-community-safe-room-project,"Wisconsin: Cuba City School District Community Safe Room Project","School district will build community safe room to protect a high-density population during disasters",Wisconsin,"Extreme Heat, Severe Storm, Tornado"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-single-family-home-elevation-0,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Single-Family Home Elevation","Elevation of a severe repetitive loss home in the city of St. Petersburg.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-santa-rosa-island-authority-elevation-flood-prone-homes,"Florida: Santa Rosa Island Authority Elevation of Flood-Prone Homes","Santa Rosa Island Authority will elevate 10 single-family homes.",Florida,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-monroe-county-elevation-project-10-single-family-homes,"Florida: Monroe County Elevation Project for 10 Single-Family Homes","Monroe County will elevate 10 single-family homes in the Florida Keys.",Florida,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-jefferson-countys-home-elevation-project,"Texas: Jefferson County’s Home Elevation Project","Jefferson County will elevate 37 properties to protect homes and reduce National Flood Insurance Program paid claims.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-monroe-county-elevation-project-15-single-family-homes,"Florida: Monroe County Elevation Project for 15 Single-Family Homes","Monroe County to elevate 15 single-family homes in Key West.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-monroe-county-mitigation-reconstruction-project-five-single-family-homes,"Florida: Monroe County Mitigation Reconstruction Project for Five Single-Family Homes","Five Monroe County homes will be demolished and rebuilt at the necessary elevation levels.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-monroe-county-mitigation-reconstruction-eight-single-family-homes,"Florida: Monroe County Mitigation Reconstruction for Eight Single-Family Homes","Monroe County will conduct mitigation reconstruction for eight single-family homes.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-severe-repetitive-loss-home-elevation,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Severe Repetitive Loss Home Elevation","St. Petersburg will elevate severe repetitive loss single-family home.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-sumter-county-seco-energy-utility-hardening-project,"Florida: Sumter County: SECO Energy Utility Hardening Project","Sumter County and partners launch a comprehensive electrical grid improvement project to enhance system reliability and resiliency",Florida,"Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/connecticut-city-west-haven-flood-hardening-wastewater-treatment-facilities,"Connecticut: City of West Haven Flood Hardening Wastewater Treatment Facilities","Infrastructure is improved to protect water pollution control facility and pumping station from severe flooding.",Connecticut,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-city-conroe-acquires-flood-prone-properties-greenspace-preservation,"Texas: City of Conroe Acquires Flood-Prone Properties for Greenspace Preservation","The city of Conroe will acquire and demolish flood-prone properties to reduce future losses and add greenspace to the community.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/connecticut-city-stamford-pump-station-improvements,"Connecticut: City of Stamford Pump Station Improvements","Stamford upgrades hurricane protection barrier and pump stations to build coastal resilience",Connecticut,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pennsylvania-bethlehem-infrastructure-project-easton-avenue-flood-mitigation,"Pennsylvania: Bethlehem Infrastructure Project - Easton Avenue Flood Mitigation","Two communities coordinated to reduce the frequency and severity of reoccurring flooding through stormwater infrastructure improvements.",Pennsylvania,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-new-york-city-housing-authority-stormwater-protections-nostrand-and-sheepshead,"New York: The New York City Housing Authority - Stormwater Protections for Nostrand and Sheepshead Bay Houses","A stormwater management system and nature-based solutions with multi-functional benefits will make two public housing communities more resilient","New York","Extreme Heat, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-terrebonne-parish-criminal-justice-center-safe-room-construction-project,"Louisiana: Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Center Safe Room Construction Project","Building a new state-of-the-art correctional facility will ensure safety and reduce costs during potential hazards",Louisiana,Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-indian-hills-sub-station,"North Carolina: Indian Hills Sub Station","Sewer pump station upgrades and streambank stabilization will protect water quality with nature-based solutions","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/alaska-rockslide-mitigation-protect-skagways-critical-port-economy,"Alaska: Rockslide Mitigation to Protect Skagway’s Critical Port Economy","Skagway conducts rockslide mitigation work on major port",Alaska,Mud/Landslide
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-south-lateral-regional-detention-facility,"Texas: South Lateral Regional Detention Facility","Regional stormwater detention facility will combat frequent flooding and enhance resiliency in Texas community",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-combes-nixon-road-drainage,"Texas: Combes Nixon Road Drainage","Construction of an underground storm sewer system reduces the likelihood of recurring flooding events during significant rain events",Texas,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-rancho-palos-verdes-portuguese-mudlandslide-community-infrastructure,"California: Rancho Palos Verdes Portuguese Mud/Landslide Community Infrastructure Resilience Project","Rancho Palos Verdes will implement groundwater extraction improvements to stabilize Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex and safeguard critical infrastructure",California,"Mud/Landslide, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-napa-countys-community-wide-comprehensive-wildfire-mitigation-program,"California: Napa County’s Community-Wide Comprehensive Wildfire Mitigation Program","Community-Wide Comprehensive Wildfire Mitigation Program enhances wildfire resilience through ecosystem restoration, structure hardening, and defensible space",California,Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-seaside-park-wave-energy-dissipationerosion-control-project,"New Jersey: Seaside Park Wave Energy Dissipation/Erosion Control Project","Seaside Park shoreline restoration and dune system with additional wave dissipation measures to prevent the future storm-related shoreline damage.","New Jersey","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-goldendale-climate-resilience-microgrid,"Washington: Goldendale Climate Resilience Microgrid","Goldendale project mitigates risks from severe weather and other climate hazards in Central Klickitat County",Washington,"Fire, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-nassau-bay-elevation-19-homes-above-base-flood-elevation,"Texas: Nassau Bay Elevation of 19 Homes Above Base Flood Elevation","The city of Nassau will raise 19 homes to prevent future damage.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-inland-empire-recycled-water-and-aquifer-storage-project,"California: Inland Empire Recycled Water and Aquifer Storage Project","The Inland Empire of San Bernardino County project harnesses recycled water to address drought challenges",California,"Drought, Extreme Heat"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-patterson-street-and-east-prospect-avenue-storm-drainage-improvements,"North Carolina: Patterson Street and East Prospect Avenue Storm Drainage Improvements","Raeford to enhance resilience against flooding risks with culvert upgrades and a nature-based solution","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-hialeah-critical-facility-backup-generator,"Florida: City of Hialeah Critical Facility Backup Generator","Permanent generator at emergency operations center to ensure uninterrupted operations during power outages.",Florida,"Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/maine-saco-water-resource-recovery-project,"Maine: Saco Water Resource Recovery Project","Saco to mitigate sea level rise and flooding risks through a new nature-based wastewater treatment project",Maine,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-forest-city-sewer-force-main-raw-water-intake-and-stream-bank,"North Carolina: Forest City Sewer Force Main, Raw Water Intake, and Stream Bank Stabilization Project","Forest City protects and enhances the Second Broad River to mitigate erosion, prevent sewer overflows, protect the natural environment, and provide protection for future storms.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-jersey-village-home-elevation-14-homes,"Texas: Jersey Village Home Elevation of 14 Homes","The city of Jersey Village will raise 14 homes to preserve housing stock and reduce future damage.",Texas,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-jersey-village-elevation-14-flood-prone-homes,"Texas: Jersey Village Elevation of 14 Flood Prone Homes","Jersey Village will raise 14 homes to reduce flood damage, health and safety risks, clean-up costs, and displacement time for homeowners.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-city-conroe-home-elevation,"Texas: City of Conroe Home Elevation","The city of Conroe will raise one severe repetitive loss residential property to enhance flood protection.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-city-baytown-climate-resilient-flood-mitigation-home-elevation-project,"Texas: City of Baytown Climate Resilient Flood Mitigation Home Elevation Project","The city of Baytown will raise two severe repetitive loss residential properties to enhance flood protection.",Texas,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-orange-county-climate-resilient-elevations,"Texas: Orange County Climate Resilient Elevations","Orange County will raise five residential structures for storm protection and mitigation.",Texas,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-longview-climate-resilient-flood-mitigation-acquisition-project,"Texas: Longview Climate Resilient Flood Mitigation Acquisition Project","Longview will buy and demolish a flood-loss property to prevent future claims and flood related losses.",Texas,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-climate-resilient-elevation-flood-vulnerable-properties,"Texas: Climate Resilient Elevation of Flood Vulnerable Properties","Houston will raise seven homes to enhance resilience and safety during future flooding events.",Texas,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-bridge-city-elevation-six-residential-structures,"Texas: Bridge City Elevation of Six Residential Structures","Bridge City will raise six homes for effective storm protection and mitigation.",Texas,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginia-elevation-severe-repetitive-loss-and-repetitive-loss-properties-city-norfolk,"Virginia: Elevation of Severe Repetitive Loss and Repetitive Loss Properties in the City of Norfolk","The city of Norfolk will raise residential properties to address repetitive flood issues, lower flood insurance rates and reduce flood claims.",Virginia,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginia-gloucester-county-elevation-ware-river-home,"Virginia: Gloucester County Elevation of Ware River Home","Gloucester County will raise a single-family home to mitigate its repetitive flood losses.",Virginia,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginia-northern-neck-planning-district-commission-elevations,"Virginia: Northern Neck Planning District Commission Elevations","The Northern Neck community will raise and fortify five homes for to enhance flood protection.",Virginia,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pennsylvania-borough-yardley-elevation-two-homes-above-100-year-floodplain,"Pennsylvania: The Borough of Yardley Elevation of Two Homes Above 100-Year Floodplain","The borough of Yardley will raise two homes to enhance flood protection and reduce repetitive losses.",Pennsylvania,"Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-berkeley-township-elevation-three-severe-repetitive-and-repetitive-loss,"New Jersey: Berkeley Township Elevation of Three Severe Repetitive and Repetitive Loss Structures","The township of Berkeley will raise three residential properties for long-term flood protection.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-pasco-county-single-family-home-elevation-project,"Florida: Pasco County Single-Family Home Elevation Project","Single-family home located within coastal AE flood zone to be elevated.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-port-richey-single-family-home-elevation,"Florida: Port Richey Single-Family Home Elevation","Port Richey home to be elevated as a flood mitigation measure.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-augustine-elevation-11-structures,"Florida: City of St. Augustine Elevation of 11 Structures","St. Augustine will elevate 11 repetitive loss and severe repetitive loss structures.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-new-port-richey-elevation-project,"Florida: New Port Richey Elevation Project","Single-family home in New Port Richey will be elevated to provide 100-year storm event protection.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-single-family-home-elevation,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Single-Family Home Elevation","St. Petersburg will elevate severe repetitive loss home in coastal AE flood zone.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-santa-rosa-county-elevation-project-six-single-family-homes,"Florida: Santa Rosa County Elevation Project for Six Single-Family Homes","Florida county will elevate six single-family homes with a history of flooding.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-augustine-elevation-project,"Florida: City of St. Augustine Elevation Project","St. Augustine will elevate 50 flood-prone structures.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-pasco-county-elevation-project,"Florida: Pasco County Elevation Project","Pasco County will elevate one single-family home.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Ice Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-severe-repetitive-loss-residence,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Severe Repetitive Loss Residence","St. Petersburg will elevate one single-family residence in coastal AE flood zone.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-panama-city-buyout-two-single-family-properties,"Florida: Panama City to Buyout Two Single-Family Properties","Panama City will purchase two single-family properties through the homeowner buyout program.",Florida,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-elevates-severe-repetitive-loss-residence,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Elevates Severe Repetitive Loss Residence","St. Petersburg will elevate one single-family residence to prevent floodwaters from reaching living areas.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-pasco-county-single-family-residence-elevation-project,"Florida: Pasco County Single-Family Residence Elevation Project","Pasco County will elevate one single-family residence in coastal AE flood zone.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-elevates-home-protect-against-100-year-storm-event,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Elevates Home to Protect Against a 100-year Storm Event","St. Petersburg elevates severe repetitive loss property.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-miami-beach-elevates-two-structures,"Florida: City of Miami Beach Elevates Two Structures","City of Miami Beach will provide 100-year storm protection for two residential structures.",Florida,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mississippi-bolivar-county-emergency-shelter-generator-project,"Mississippi: Bolivar County Emergency Shelter Generator Project","Bolivar County to install generator at county building.",Mississippi,"Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kansas-russell-city-electrical-system-reconstruction,"Kansas: Russell City Electrical System Reconstruction","Russell City rebuilds power distribution system.",Kansas,"Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-dakota-city-lincoln-north-dakota-wastewater-pond-system-regionalization,"North Dakota: City of Lincoln, North Dakota Wastewater Pond System Regionalization Retrofit/Upgrade","The City of Lincoln upgrades its wastewater system to prepare for heavy precipitation events.","North Dakota","Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/idaho-custer-county-mackay-dam,"Idaho: Custer County Mackay Dam","Custer County to make improvements to MacKay Dam.",Idaho,"Dam/Levee Break"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-dakota-walworth-county-resilient-systems-project,"South Dakota: Walworth County Resilient Systems Project","Walworth County upgrades raw water intake system for drought relief.","South Dakota",Drought
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/american-samoa-fagaalu-shoreline-project,"American Samoa: Faga'alu Shoreline Project","Faga’alu Village protects hospital access through shoreline erosion mitigation.","American Samoa",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hawaii-critical-customer-hubs-koolaupoko,"Hawaii: Critical Customer Hubs - Ko‘olaupoko","Koʻolaupoko to build three Critical Customer Hubs to keep the power on during severe weather.",Hawaii,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/iowa-coralville-utility-resilience-project,"Iowa: Coralville Utility Resilience Project","City of Coralville replaces overhead utility line with underground electrical infrastructure.",Iowa,"Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/missouri-springfield-utilities-project-blackman-water-treatment-plant-back-power,"Missouri: Springfield Utilities Project - Blackman Water Treatment Plant Back-Up Power with Enclosure","Springfield strengthens water treatment plant with emergency backup generators.",Missouri,Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-dc-eastern-avenue-stormwater-pump-station-resiliency-improvements,"Washington, D.C.:  Eastern Avenue Stormwater Pump Station Resiliency Improvements","A power resilience and floodproofing project aims to safeguard the Eastern Avenue Stormwater Pump Station from flooding and power loss","District of Columbia (DC)","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-st-petersburg-elevates-severe-repetitive-loss-property,"Florida: City of St. Petersburg Elevates Severe Repetitive Loss Property","St. Petersburg will elevate one single-family residence.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-pasco-county-elevates-single-family-residence-new-port-richey,"Florida: Pasco County Elevates Single-Family Residence in New Port Richey","Pasco County will elevate New Port Richey home.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-pasco-county-elevates-home-new-port-richey,"Florida: Pasco County Elevates Home in New Port Richey","Pasco County will elevate single-family residence.",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-carolina-horry-county-implements-buyout-program,"South Carolina: Horry County Implements Buyout Program","Horry County will provide buyout resources for three properties.","South Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-carolina-town-hilton-head-island-elevates-residence,"South Carolina: Town of Hilton Head Island Elevates Residence","Hilton Head Island will elevate one residential structure to mitigate against future floods.","South Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/indiana-mars-hill-flood-control-improvement-district-project,"Indiana: Mars Hill Flood Control Improvement District Project","Indianapolis to use green and gray solutions to prevent flooding in a historic, socially vulnerable neighborhood.",,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-harlingen-drainage-improvements,"Texas: Harlingen Drainage Improvements","A city with a history of storms proposes drainage improvements to prevent flooding and reduce threats to public health.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-mebane-sewer-rehabilitation-projects,"North Carolina: Mebane - Sewer Rehabilitation Projects","A city with aging infrastructure proposes upgrades to improve operations and prevent sewer overflows.","North Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/michigan-city-detroit-project-jefferson-chalmers-implementation,"Michigan: City of Detroit Project - Jefferson Chalmers Implementation","The Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood in Detroit will install new sewer mains to protect 620 properties from flooding.",Michigan,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pennsylvania-bridgeville-borough-flood-control-infrastructure-project,"Pennsylvania: Bridgeville Borough Flood Control Infrastructure Project","Bridgeville Borough plans to lower flood elevations and construct a levee wall to prevent flooding and enable growth.",Pennsylvania,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-carteret-county-elevates-repetitive-loss-residential-structures,"North Carolina: Carteret County Elevates Repetitive Loss Residential Structures","Carteret County will elevate seven residential structures.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-berkeley-township-elevation-two-residential-properties-provide-flood,"New Jersey: Berkeley Township Elevation of Two Residential Properties to Provide Flood Protection","The township of Berkeley will raise two residential properties for long-term flood protection.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-beaufort-county-elevates-local-properties,"North Carolina: Beaufort County Elevates Local Properties","Beaufort County to elevate repetitive and severe repetitive loss properties.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-craven-county-elevation-project,"North Carolina: Craven County Elevation Project","Craven County will elevate severe repetitive loss structures.","North Carolina","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-flood-risk-reduction-project-timberlane-drainage,"Texas: Flood Risk Reduction Project for Timberlane Drainage","The City of Silsbee will construct flood mitigations structures to improve drainage during severe flood events.",Texas,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-town-benson-driving-branch-stream-restoration-project,"North Carolina: Town of Benson Driving Branch Stream Restoration Project","The town of Benson tackles recurring flooding challenges with nature-based solutions through stream restoration and roadway improvements","North Carolina","Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-abilene-increases-storage-catclaw-creek-overbanks,"Texas: Abilene Increases Storage in Catclaw Creek Overbanks","Texas community increases valley storage in creek overbanks.",Texas,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-jefferson-county-mitigation-construction-and-channel-improvements,"Texas:  Jefferson County Mitigation Construction and Channel Improvements","Mitigation construction and channel improvements address flooding in Jefferson County.",Texas,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-harris-county-upgrades-storm-water-infrastructure,"Texas: Harris County Upgrades Storm Water Infrastructure","Harris County upgrades storm drainpipes to mitigate flood hazards for local subdivision.",Texas,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-city-margate-elevation-homes-across-coastal-communities,"New Jersey: City of Margate Elevation of Homes Across Coastal Communities","New Jersey will raise homes in many coastal communities to reduce flood damage risk.","New Jersey","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-santa-cruz-county-wildfire-resilient-communities-home-hardening-and-nature,"California: Santa Cruz County Wildfire Resilient Communities Home Hardening and Nature-Based Mitigation","Santa Cruz County implements nature-based solutions to mitigate wildfire risk and enhance resilience in high-risk areas.",California,"Drought, Fire"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-medina-county-climate-resiliency-project,"Texas: Medina County Climate Resiliency Project","Flood mitigation efforts to be installed along Seco and Parkers Creek.",Texas,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-hickory-slough-channel-improvements,"Texas: Hickory Slough Channel Improvements","Channel improvements provide flood risk reductions for Hickory Creek Place community.",Texas,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-city-santa-cruz-pump-station-mitigation-project,"California: City of Santa Cruz Pump Station Mitigation Project","The city of Santa Cruz enhances resilience against climate-driven flood risks with nature-based solutions. These combine pump station upgrades and riparian restoration in a comprehensive project.",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-cannon-ditch-watershed-improvements,"Texas: Cannon Ditch Watershed Improvements","Cannon Ditch watershed will improve to address flood risks in a Texas community.",Texas,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-hendricks-drainage-channel-stormwater-improvements,"Texas: Hendricks Drainage Channel Stormwater Improvements","City of Silsbee tackles stormwater with new flood mitigation improvements.",Texas,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-cowart-creek-channel-modifications,"Texas: Cowart Creek Channel Modifications","City of Pearland constructs channel modifications to protect structures in 100-year flood limit.",Texas,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pennsylvania-city-philadelphia-increases-sewer-capacity,"Pennsylvania: City of Philadelphia Increases Sewer Capacity","Germantown and Ogontz neighborhoods to increase sewer conveyance capacity.",Pennsylvania,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-new-york-power-authority-vischer-ferry-dam-ice-jam-and-flood-mitigation-project,"New York: New York Power Authority Vischer Ferry Dam Ice Jam and Flood Mitigation Project","The Vischer Ferry Dam project targets ice jam formation and flooding. It will improve community resiliency to extreme weather events","New York","Flood, Winter Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-city-dunn-raw-water-electrical-relocation-and-line-replacement,"North Carolina: City of Dunn Raw Water Electrical Relocation and Line Replacement","The city of Dunn will protect infrastructure and water supply with a new raw water pipeline and pump station project. It tackles aggradation and channel migration challenges.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/michigan-hamtramck-phase-1b-sewer-relief-construction,"Michigan: Hamtramck Phase 1B Sewer Relief Construction","Hamtramck's Phase 1B Relief Sewer Project aims to tackle basement and street-level flooding through the construction of new relief combined sewers.",Michigan,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-shaw-and-wide-hollow-creeks-flood-control-project,"Washington: Shaw and Wide Hollow Creeks Flood Control Project","Yakima flood control project removes 200 structures from floodplain",Washington,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/montana-lincoln-county-resilient-energy-and-transportation-infrastructure-project,"Montana: The Lincoln County Resilient Energy and Transportation Infrastructure Project","Rural Montana community relocates power lines underground",Montana,"Fire, Severe Storm, Winter Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginia-virginia-department-emergency-management-green-power-mobile-energy-storage,"Virginia: Virginia Department of Emergency Management - Green Power Mobile Energy Storage System","Virginia introduces mobile green power storage system to mitigate power outages.",Virginia,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/arkansas-danville-school-district-safe-room,"Arkansas: Danville School District Safe Room","Arkansas community builds safe room at local elementary school",Arkansas,"Severe Storm, Tornado"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-karuk-tribe-fire-adaptive-community-resilience-project,"California: Karuk Tribe Fire-Adaptive Community Resilience Project","Karuk Tribe mitigates against wildfire risk with hazardous fuels reduction",California,"Drought, Fire"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-california-earthquake-authority-statewide-multi-family-soft-story-seismic,"California: California Earthquake Authority - Statewide Multi-Family Soft-Story Seismic Retrofit Program","California program offers seismic retrofit grants to multi-family properties",California,Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-depue-wastewater-treatment-plant-rebuild,"Illinois: DePue Wastewater Treatment Plant Rebuild","The village of DePue to relocate wastewater treatment plant out of floodplain",Illinois,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-climate-resilience-flood-mitigation-project-critical-power-and-treatment,"Texas: Climate Resilience Flood Mitigation Project for Critical Power and Treatment Infrastructure","Austin protects utility plants with levee improvements and nature-based solutions",Texas,"Dam/Levee Break, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pennsylvania-philadelphia-water-department-updates-queen-lane-water-pump-generator,"Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Water Department Updates Queen Lane Water Pump Generator","Philadelphia pump station receives generators and upgrades to boost resiliency",Pennsylvania,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/massachusetts-massachusetts-bay-transportation-authority-blue-line-tunnel-airport-portal,"Massachusetts: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Blue Line Tunnel Airport Portal Flood Protection Project","Boston mitigates flood risk to critical public transit system",Massachusetts,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-acquisition-valley-brook-mobile-home-park-and-floodplain-reconnection,"Washington: Acquisition of Valley Brook Mobile Home Park and Floodplain Reconnection","Pierce County is proposing to acquire a mobile home park to restore land to a natural floodplain.",Washington,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-san-bernardino-county-cable-creek-basin-flood-mitigation-project,"California: San Bernardino County - Cable Creek Basin Flood Mitigation Project","San Bernardino County builds detention basin to protect growing community from flooding",California,"Flood, Mud/Landslide, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-marion-county-seco-energy-utility-hardening-project,"Florida: Marion County - SECO Energy Utility Hardening Project","Florida community upgrades utility poles to withstand extreme weather events",Florida,"Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-homestead-pump-station-hardening,"Florida: City of Homestead - Pump Station Hardening","Growing Florida city improves local pump station",Florida,Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-key-west-hurricane-community-safe-room-first-responders-and-emergency,"Florida:  City of Key West Hurricane Community Safe Room for First Responders and Emergency Managers","Key West builds hurricane safe room for first responders",Florida,"Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-yuba-county-climate-change-resiliency-project,"California: Yuba County Climate Change Resiliency Project","Yuba County to strengthen levee system",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/massachusetts-cities-chelsea-and-everett-island-end-river-coastal-flood-resilience,"Massachusetts: Cities of Chelsea and Everett – Island End River Coastal Flood Resilience Project","City of Chelsea implements nature-based flood resilience solutions",Massachusetts,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oregon-medford-water-distribution-system-resilience-project,"Oregon : Medford Water Distribution System Resilience Project","Medford to improve water system infrastructure and protect against risks of earthquakes and wildfire",Oregon,"Drought, Earthquake, Fire"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-city-riverbank-recycled-water-and-water-supply-resiliency-project,"California: City of Riverbank Recycled Water and Water Supply Resiliency Project","City of Riverbank to increase groundwater recharge and improve water quality",California,Drought
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-florida-water-management-district-building-resiliency-gray-and-green,"South Florida Water Management District:  Building Resiliency with Gray and Green Infrastructure in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties","Broward and Miami Dade Counties to install nature-based flood-control measures in the City of North Miami Beach.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-grove-circle-lift-station,"North Carolina: Grove Circle Lift Station","Kenansville elevates lift station","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-longport-upgrades-storm-sewer-infrastructure,"New Jersey: Longport Upgrades Storm Sewer Infrastructure","The borough of Longport to implement second phase of flood mitigation plan.","New Jersey","Flood, Winter Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-city-north-miami-arch-creek-northarch-creek-south-community-flood-protection,"Florida: City of North Miami Arch Creek North/Arch Creek South Community Flood Protection Project","North Miami to install drainage infrastructure in disadvantaged neighborhoods",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-hominy-swamp-stormwater-park-will-prevent-future-flooding,"North Carolina: Hominy Swamp Stormwater Park Will Prevent Future Flooding","Vacant shopping mall will come a stormwater park","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pennsylvania-philadelphia-water-department-pump-station-mitigation,"Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Water Department Pump Station Mitigation","Water pollution control plant upgraded to mitigate flood risks.",Pennsylvania,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-kern-valley-healthcare-district-hospital-seismic-retrofitting-project,"California: Kern Valley Healthcare District Hospital Seismic Retrofitting Project","Kern County hospital retrofitted to address seismic events",California,Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-graveyard-spit-dynamic-revetment-and-dune-restoration,"Washington : Graveyard Spit Dynamic Revetment and Dune Restoration","Nature-based solutions will protect Olympia’s main transportation corridor from future damage.",Washington,"Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-kissena-corridor-cloudburst-hub-project-addresses-flooding-queens,"New York: Kissena Corridor Cloudburst Hub Project Addresses Flooding in Queens","Queens uses nature-based solutions to address chronic neighborhood flooding","New York","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oregon-clatsop-county-builds-tsunami-and-earthquake-resistant-structure,"Oregon : Clatsop County Builds Tsunami and Earthquake-Resistant Structure","A multi-purpose building will shelter the public and houses patients during tsunamis and earthquakes",Oregon,"Earthquake, Tsunami"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-beach-avenue-seawall-project,"New Jersey: Beach Avenue Seawall Project","Cape May City plans for future seawall elevation.","New Jersey","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-dakota-lower-heart-river-levee-systems-upgrade,"North Dakota: Lower Heart River Levee Systems Upgrade","North Dakota community upgrades levee system.","North Dakota","Dam/Levee Break, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wyoming-north-platte-river-restoration-boozer-creek,"Wyoming: North Platte River Restoration at Boozer Creek","North Platte River conducts stream restoration project.",Wyoming,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-surry-county-flood-mitigation-project-yadkin-valley,"North Carolina: Surry County Flood Mitigation Project in the Yadkin Valley","Surry County moves sewer pump station and uses nature-based solutions to stabilize Dutchman Creek","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-relocation-north-walnut-and-happy-hill-pump-stations-fairmont,"North Carolina:  Relocation of the North Walnut and Happy Hill Pump Stations in Fairmont","The town of Fairmont relocates two pump stations outside the 100-year floodplain","North Carolina","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-fayetteville-russell-person-street-bridge-and-stream-improvement-project,"North Carolina:  Fayetteville Russell‐Person Street Bridge and Stream Improvement Project","Fayetteville enhances riparian environment along Blounts Creek","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ohio-boardman-township-nature-based-solutions-mitigate-flooding,"Ohio: Boardman Township Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigate Flooding","Boardman Township constructs culverts and uses nature-based solutions to bolster flood control.",Ohio,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oregon-grants-pass-water-treatment-plant-relocation,"Oregon:  Grants Pass Water Treatment Plant Relocation","Oregon community to relocate water treatment plant out of 500-year floodplain.",Oregon,"Extreme Heat, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-high-point-inner-city-rehabilitation-restoration-and-enhancement,"North Carolina: High Point Inner-City Rehabilitation, Restoration and Enhancement","High Point invests in climate resiliency through nature-based solutions and restoration efforts.","North Carolina","Earthquake, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-miamis-8th-street-flood-improvement-project,"Florida:  Miami’s 8th Street Flood Improvement Project","Little Havana neighborhood to improve stormwater infrastructure",Florida,"Flood, Hurricane, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/georgia-city-tennille-drainage-project,"Georgia: City of Tennille Drainage Project","Tennille to address flooding with improved culverts and drainage systems.",Georgia,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-wilkesboro-cub-creek-restoration-using-green-infrastructure,"North Carolina: Wilkesboro Cub Creek Restoration Using Green Infrastructure","Floodplain restoration efforts leverages nature-based solutions to improve water quality at Wastewater Treatment Plant","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-robeson-county-resilient-power-project,"North Carolina: Robeson County Resilient Power Project","Robeson County ensures safe drinking water by acquiring generators for water treatment plants.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-city-sacramento-north-beach-lake-levee-and-habitat-resiliency-project,"California:  City of Sacramento North Beach Lake Levee and Habitat Resiliency Project","Sacramento strengthens levee to provide nature-based resiliency for local community.",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-mendocino-county-wildfire-community-resilience-project,"California:  Mendocino County Wildfire Community Resilience Project","Mendocino retrofits residences with ignition-resistant construction materials.",California,Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oregon-city-portland-tree-planting-heat-mitigation,"Oregon: City of Portland Tree Planting for Heat Mitigation","Portland creates strong tree canopy to fight extreme heat.",Oregon,"Extreme Heat, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-florida-water-management-district-improving-canal-systems-using-gray-and-green,"South Florida Water Management District:  Improving Canal Systems Using Gray and Green Infrastructure in Miami-Dade County Communities","Canal and water control structures receive major upgrade to provide communities from future flooding.",Florida,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-mount-pleasant-downtown-utility-duct-bank-enhancements,"North Carolina: Mount Pleasant Downtown Utility Duct Bank Enhancements","The town of Mount Pleasant partners with local utility companies to protect electric and emergency communications from flood events.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-mollies-branch-stream-restoration-and-infrastructure-improvements,"North Carolina: Mollies Branch Stream Restoration and Infrastructure Improvements","The city of Whiteville undertakes floodplain restoration as a critical component of their flood reduction planning.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-city-harvey-stormwater-management-project,"Illinois:  City of Harvey Stormwater Management Project","Harvey, Illinois, tackles history of flooding with nature-based solutions.",Illinois,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-yuba-county-atmospheric-river-control-spillway-project,"California: Yuba County Atmospheric River Control Spillway Project","Marysville will install an additional spillway to bolster flood control infrastructure.",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-nature-based-mitigation-megafires,"California: Nature-Based Mitigation for Megafires","Benefits: Mitigates wildfire risks to life, property, and the environment.",California,Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/massachusetts-central-street-bridge-improvements-and-sawmill-brook-restoration-culvert,"Massachusetts: Central Street Bridge Improvements and Sawmill Brook Restoration, Culvert Retrofit and Restoration Project","Benefits: Mitigates for a projected increase in flood conditions and restores natural wetland habitat.",Massachusetts,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-dc-saint-elizabeths-hospital-campus-and-dc-emergency-communications-microgrid,"Washington, D.C.: Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital Campus and D.C. Emergency Communications Microgrid Project","Benefits: Safeguards access to health care and emergency services during severe storms and disasters.","District of Columbia (DC)","Earthquake, Extreme Heat, Fire, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-carolina-resilient-water-supply-project,"South Carolina: Resilient Water Supply Project","Benefits: Ensures water treatment plant supply during flooding events.","South Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-town-princeville-relocation-project,"North Carolina: Town of Princeville Relocation Project","Benefits: Alleviates repetitive flood loss to critical lifeline utilities and emergency support services.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-vertical-evacuation-structure,"Washington: Vertical Evacuation Structure","Benefits: Provides evacuation shelter for population to escape tsunamis.",Washington,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-snow-creek-pump-station-relocation-and-flood-hardening-project,"North Carolina: Snow Creek Pump Station Relocation and Flood Hardening Project","Benefits: Protects water quality.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-waste-transfer-station-flood-mitigation-project,"Washington: Waste Transfer Station Flood Mitigation Project","Benefits: Protects local water supply from contamination.",Washington,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-wastewater-treatment-facility-hardening-and-stream-restoration,"North Carolina: Wastewater Treatment Facility Hardening and Stream Restoration","Benefits:  Protects wastewater treatment facility.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-hudson-river-floodwall-infrastructure-and-resilience-park-project,"New Jersey: Hudson River Floodwall Infrastructure and Resilience Park Project","Benefits: Reduces storm surge flooding for highly populated, dense urban-coastal communities.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-north-shore-levee-west-project,"Washington: North Shore Levee West Project","Benefits: Prevents repetitive annual flooding and allows for the revitalization of West Hoquiam.",Washington,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/maryland-middle-branch-resiliency-initiative-stage-1,"Maryland: Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative, Stage 1","Benefits: Protects the heart of Baltimore City against sea level rise-related flood risk and erosion.",Maryland,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-east-riser-ditch-pumping-station-and-channel-improvements-project,"New Jersey: East Riser Ditch Pumping Station and Channel Improvements Project","Benefits: Increases capacity to remove floodwater faster to protect life, public health and property.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-upper-minkel-dam-decommissioning-and-riparian-corridor-restoration-project,"New York: Upper Minkel Dam Decommissioning and Riparian Corridor Restoration Project","Benefits: Reduces potential flood hazard for downstream communities and natural ecosystem restoration.","New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-tottenville-shoreline-protection-project,"New York: Tottenville Shoreline Protection Project","Benefits: Enhances the shore’s ecology while providing social resilience.","New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-menlo-park-safer-bay-project,"California: Menlo Park Safer Bay Project","Benefits: Prevents flooding to substation and improve the environment and habitat.",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-lumberton-loop-nature-based-project,"North Carolina: Lumberton Loop Nature-Based Project","Benefits: Environmental, reduces flooding, and provides more equitable access to recreational areas.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-mero-flood-pump-station-renewal-and-mero-sanitary-pump-station-relocation,"Kentucky: Mero Flood Pump Station Renewal and Mero Sanitary Pump Station Relocation","Benefits: Prevents flooding/stormwater overflow.",Kentucky,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-copeland-creek-detention-basin,"California: Copeland Creek Detention Basin","Benefits: Reduces stormwater flow and improves habitat.",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-walnut-creekgrayson-creek-levee-project,"California: Walnut Creek/Grayson Creek Levee Project","Benefits: Add flood protection and trail system, and improve local ecology.",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-dc-stormwater-flood-mitigation,"Washington, D.C.: Stormwater Flood Mitigation","Benefits: Reduces flooding, heat, and heat island effect.","District of Columbia (DC)",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-living-shoreline-and-north-carolina-12-resiliency-project,"North Carolina: Living Shoreline and North Carolina 12 Resiliency Project","Benefit: Protecting human populations.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-mitigation-grant-helps-fortify-critical-facility-lee-county-florida,"FEMA Mitigation Grant Helps Fortify Critical Facility in Lee County, Florida","Lee County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) serves an important role in the safety of the residents of within the county. It is the warning center for both natural and man-made hazards that threaten the area and it serves as a focal point for coordination of emergency response and recovery activities.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/environmentalist-takes-steps-towards-actualizing-more-resilient-sustainable-community,"Environmentalist Takes Steps Towards Actualizing a More Resilient, Sustainable Community in Punta Gorda, Florida","To address the issue of storm surge takes planning and strategy. Eight core initiatives— Environment, Health, Education, Energy, Technology, Transportation, Storm Safety and Fun have guided decision making at every stage of development for one Florida community.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cape-coral-florida-wind-retrofit-provides-security-facility-over-30-years-old,"Cape Coral, Florida Wind Retrofit Provides Security for Facility Over 30-Years Old","Gulf Coast Village, in Cape Coral Florida, in operation since 1989, is heralded as the premier Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). Sponsored by Volunteers of America National Services, a national nonprofit faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential, the retirement community is the only CCRC in Cape Coral that offers a full continuum of care, which includes assisted living, skilled nursing, secured memory support, home health and rehabilitation services.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fort-myers-hospital-restoration-project-performs-well-during-storm,"Fort Myers Hospital Restoration Project Performs Well During Storm","Hurricane Irma struck Florida in September 2017, causing extensive damage in many parts of the state. Hurricane Irma's 185 mph maximum winds continued for more than 37 hours — the longest any cyclone on record to maintain that intensity. Sixty-five percent of the state was without power immediately after the storm including 6.5 million homes and businesses.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevating-higher-alleviate-flood-woes-louisiana-parish,"Elevating Higher to Alleviate Flood Woes in Louisiana Parish","Flood water is no stranger to the residents of Lafitte, an unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-methods-reduce-risks-mexico-beach-florida-residents,"Mitigation Methods Reduce Risks for Mexico Beach, Florida Residents","Although the land Paul Jackson purchased was in a low-risk zone on the community’s current flood maps, he understood the risk of living in a coastal area. With a mitigation mindset, he decided to build a resilient home and purchased a flood insurance policy to protect his investment.","Region 4, Florida","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/montgomery-county-texas-post-storm-home-replacements-stand-tests-time-and-weather,"Montgomery County, Texas Post-Storm Home Replacements Stand the Tests of Time and Weather Hazards","Mobile homes damaged by the winds and rain of Hurricane Ike in 2008, resulted in new homes for 54 residents of Montgomery County, Texas. Little did they know just how much that hurricane would change their lives.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fight-keep-his-home-mitigation-action-real-world-lafitte-louisiana,"The Fight to Keep His Home – Mitigation Action in the Real World – Lafitte, Louisiana","When Albert Darda bought his brick and wood frame home in 1978, he knew flooding was a possibility. A long-term resident of the Lafitte area, he has watched the slow disintegration of the Louisiana coastline over the years. Based on that fact, and his experience, he knew the only way to escape flooding was to elevate his home above future flood levels. The challenge was he also knew that only his local officials could help him access the FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) that would help him get there.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-buyout-program-after-hurricane-harvey-wins-praise-flooded-property-owners,"Texas Buyout Program After Hurricane Harvey Wins Praise from Flooded Property Owners","Following the catastrophic flood caused by Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas, Harris County quickly approved local funds to buy and demolish some of the worst flooded homes. This action sped up disaster recovery and reduced future flood risks.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-overhaul-means-smooth-sailing-masonboro-marina-new-hanover-county-north,"Mitigation Overhaul Means Smooth Sailing for Masonboro Marina in New Hanover County, North Carolina","After devastating losses from over two decades, George Lowe retrofitted his North Carolina marina to with-stand the “worst case scenario” hurricane. The investment has paid off.","Region 4, North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/jackson-county-oregon-culvert-upgrade-ensures-safety-and-durability,"Jackson County, Oregon - Culvert Upgrade Ensures Safety and Durability","Located in the beautiful Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon, the Eagle Point Fire District was in the path of the devastating fire. The top of the culvert was made of wood and damaged by the fire. The District replaced the 18-ft long x 18-ft wide x 2-ft high 8-inch damaged wooden top with a metal one for safety and longevity.","Region 10, Oregon",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-emergency-sirens-sound-saving-lives-during-2019-missouri-tornado,"New Emergency Sirens Sound Off, Saving Lives During 2019 Missouri Tornado","In 2011 a deadly EF-5 tornado—winds more than 200 mph, top of the Enhanced Fujita Damage Scale—took 161 lives in Joplin, Missouri. The catastrophic event, which brought down nearly 7,000 homes, a hospital, and other public buildings, prompted a wave of initiatives throughout the state to reduce risks to lives and damage to property in the path of another disaster.","Region 7, Missouri",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/initiative-helps-rural-amish-communities-become-weather-ready-jackson-kentucky,"Initiative Helps Rural Amish Communities Become Weather Ready in Jackson, Kentucky","When communicating life safety and preparedness messaging, cultural differences need to be considered.  In Amish communities, there is a minimalist lifestyle. They do not typically use electricity and don’t adopt or use the conveniences of modern technology. There are many pockets of Amish communities across the country A warning coordination meteorologist and an emergency management director teamed up to initiate a project which has become far reaching beyond the bounds of Eastern Kentucky.","Region 4, Kentucky",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-prone-property-becomes-community-asset-wilson-north-carolina,"Flood Prone Property Becomes Community Asset in Wilson, North Carolina","The City of Wilson is a quiet community of 22,000 about 60 miles inland from the coast of North Carolina. In 1996, Hurricane Floyd destroyed 400 homes. Three years later, the city partnered with the North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) and the FEMA to acquire many of the damaged structures with Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds.","Region 4, North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-insurance-financial-protection-and-peace-mind-puerto-rico,"Flood Insurance is Financial Protection and Peace of Mind in Puerto Rico","The year 2017 was difficult for most Puerto Ricans. The island was already going through a financial crisis, when in September, Hurricane María, a Category 4 storm, brought flooding that wreaked havoc on the island.  There were areas impacted that had never flooded before. Millions in real and personal property losses. Without flood insurance, the cost to recover can be extensive. Most residents and businesses must pay out of pocket or take out loans to replace damaged items.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-oakland-park-florida-benefits-hazard-mitigation,"Community in Oakland Park, Florida Benefits from Hazard Mitigation","When rain and a high tide event in 1999 brought significant damage to their properties, residents of Oakland Park, Florida realized their current drainage system needed serious improvement. With nearly 400 home sites in the Lloyd Estates and Sleepy Hollow neighborhoods affected, city officials researched solutions to prevent future flooding.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/murray-utah-school-district-seismic-retrofits,"Murray, Utah School District Seismic Retrofits","Around 2010, the Murray School District decided to mitigate against future earthquakes and other natural disasters by undertaking a multiyear retrofit program that brought all its campuses up to current earthquake safety standards.","Region 8, Utah",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/coastal-home-rebuilt-stronger-help-isabela-puerto-rico,"Coastal Home Rebuilt Stronger with Help - Isabela, Puerto Rico","Kathy Valentine Hall, a marine biologist, and expert in sea turtles, decided to build back stronger after losing her wood-framed home to Hurricane María in September 2017. With help from FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program, a U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loan, her life savings and help from friends, Kathy built a hurricane-resistant home. She used mitigation measures in the new concrete structure, following building codes and using proper materials.","Region 2, Puerto Rico","Flood, Hurricane"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-funded-flood-project-new-orleans-louisiana-works-not-against-water,"FEMA-Funded Flood Project in New Orleans, Louisiana Works With, Not Against, Water","In 2008, Pontilly neighborhood homeowners brought forth ideas and designs for a new flood management system to New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) and the city. The new design would hold water where it falls, giving the existing drainage system time to follow its natural drainage process without flooding the neighborhood.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/schools-joplin-missouri-stand-tornadoes-building-safe-rooms,"Schools in Joplin, Missouri Stand Up to Tornadoes by Building Safe Rooms","A deadly tornado struck Joplin, Missouri one Sunday in May 2011 killing 161. The tornado destroyed or damaged many of the 14 schools in the Joplin School District where more than 7,000 students attend classes. At the time, there were no safe rooms for students to seek shelter in Joplin.  In 2023, there are saferooms now. Since 2011, the Joplin School District has built 14 school safe rooms with federal assistance.","Region 7, Missouri",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/protecting-people-and-fish-rainbow-bend-king-county-washington,"Protecting People and Fish at Rainbow Bend in King County in Washington","Flooding sparked the need to design and develop the Cedar River Corridor Plan. As part of the plan, King County completed restoration at Rainbow Bend.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mandeville-louisiana-city-stays-afloat-promoting-elevations,"Mandeville, Louisiana: A City that Stays Afloat by Promoting Elevations","The City of Mandeville, located in St. Tammany Parish, decided to commit to helping residents escape troublesome flood waters. Finally tiring of the constant issue of a repeated damage-repair cycle, city officials decided to act by adopting high regulatory standards for the elevation of homes and businesses.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fix-bricks-fortifying-salt-lake-city-utah-past-present-and-future,"Fix The Bricks! Fortifying Salt Lake City, Utah – Past, Present and Future","The Wasatch Fault poses one of the most catastrophic natural threat scenarios in the United States. Despite the lack of high magnitude earthquakes in recent history, the Wasatch Front has a 43% chance of experiencing a 6.75 or greater magnitude earthquake in the next 50 years. The City of Salt Lake has partnered with the state to fund life-safety level retrofits to URM homes through the “Fix the Bricks” program, increasing the likelihood of an occupant’s ability to survive a damaging earthquake.","Region 8, Utah",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/coastal-flooding-hazard-use-case,"Coastal Flooding Hazard Use Case","The island communities off the coast of Maryland often face coastal flooding and other hazards. The islands are very remote; in some cases, there may be only one way to travel to and from an island. Those who may need to evacuate during a flood event are at higher risk. The Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) used Risk Index data to identify and prioritize communities with limited emergency access.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/riverine-flooding-hazard-use-case,"Riverine Flooding Hazard Use Case","Many communities in Nebraska are small and rural. Agriculture makes up much of the state’s economy. Many crop and livestock farms are located within the floodplain; a normal rainfall event can greatly affect these farms and the state economy. The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NeDNR) used the National Risk Index to analyze riverine flood risk and train local officials on the interactive tool.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hurricane-hazard-use-case,"Hurricane Hazard Use Case","The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is carrying out a department-wide Climate Action Plan for Resilience. As part of the plan, DOT has developed a climate vulnerability assessment tool for all of its mission critical sites. The tool uses natural hazard risk and climate model data with information on local asset vulnerability.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rising-interest-expenses,"Rising Interest Expenses","On Sept. 30, 2022, the NFIP made a semi-annual interest payment of $300 million to the U.S. Treasury. With this payment, the NFIP has now paid over $5.7 billion in interest since Hurricane Katrina hit the United States in 2005.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nfip-modifies-benefit-cost-ratio-community-grant-programs,"NFIP Modifies Benefit-Cost Ratio for Community Grant Programs","There is a Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) requirement to access funding through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs. The BCA is the method used to calculate the future risk reduction benefits of a hazard mitigation project and compares those benefits to its costs.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/partner-developed-guidance-mapping-debris-flow-and-mudflow-hazards,"Partner Developed Guidance for Mapping Debris Flow and Mudflow Hazards","The State of Oregon is using the new method developed by DOGAMI for FEMA-funded projects to map landslide risk. They are creating debris flow and mudflow hazard maps for areas recently impacted by wildfires in Oregon. These maps are giving communities and regional groups the information they need to help reduce risk to residents, infrastructure, and property after wildfires.","Region 10, Oregon",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/paradise-california-rebuilding-resilient-homes-after-camp-fire,"Paradise, California: Rebuilding Resilient Homes after the Camp Fire","The Town of Paradise employed innovative tactics with state and federal support to empower low-to-moderate income residents to rebuild their homes safely and navigate disaster assistance options after the Camp Fire. Establishing a Building Resiliency Center provided a single place to assist property owners with their rebuilding needs and questions. Direct engagement with impacted residents and a focus on customer service helped overcome challenges and provides an example of trauma-informed disaster assistance at the local level.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginia-department-emergency-management-office-diversity-opportunity-inclusion-grants,"Virginia Department of Emergency Management Office of Diversity Opportunity Inclusion for Grants","Challenge
Good governance is defined by several characteristics including accountability; transparency; responsiveness; efficiency; integrity; and inclusiveness. By developing data-driven policies and laws that address the diverse needs of the Commonwealth, we can continue to build resilient communities and inter-connected counties, towns, and cities.  ","Region 3, Virginia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/maryland-equity-climate-adaptation-projects-grants,"Maryland – Equity & Climate Adaptation Projects for Grants","Challenge
How do we build climate-resilient communities while also advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality?","Region 3, Maryland",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/dchsema-subrecipient-monitoring-protocol,"District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Grants Subrecipient Monitoring Protocol","The DCHSEMA monitoring process follows a risk-based monitoring strategy which looks at prior monitoring, spending performance, number of subawards, average financial risk, audits, quarterly status review, and overall performance.","Region 3, Maryland",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/maryland-department-environment-promoting-higher-standards-climate-ready-action-boundary,"Maryland Department of the Environment: Promoting Higher Standards with the Climate Ready Action Boundary Map Viewer","Challenge: 
The Base Flood Elevation (BFE) is how high floodwater is likely to rise during a 1%-annual-chance flood event. It is one way to measure and indicate flood risk. However, the study that established the BFE is only a snapshot in time. There are many factors that can cause floodwaters to rise above the BFE. These factors include debris-blocked bridge and culvert openings; blocked city storm sewer drains; higher-intensity rain events; storm tracks causing coinciding peak flows of flooding sources; high backwater conditions; and heavy rains on frozen ground with considerable snow depths. There is also always the potential for an event more severe than the 1%-annual-chance event. To communicate and reduce flood risk in areas beyond FEMA’s regulatory flood zones, communities need more information (especially spatial information) about flooding that exceeds the 1%-annual-chance event.","Region 3, Maryland",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nfip-debt,"NFIP Debt","This section outlines the current state of the NFIP’s debt to Treasury and proposes potential reforms to address this accumulation of debt.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-grant-program-helps-reduce-high-risk-flood-properties-and-increases-resilience,"Flood Grant Program Helps Reduce High Risk Flood Properties and Increases Resilience","An overview of FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance program that provides a summary of the program’s results for FY 2021.  Relevant details of the program for FY 2022 are also provided.  This program is key to FEMA’s resilience efforts as catastrophic flooding persists.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/expanding-feedback-opportunities-secures-more-public-planning-input-city-and-county,"Expanding Feedback Opportunities Secures More Public Planning Input: City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i","The city and county of Honolulu, Hawai‘i, held public meetings during their 2019 hazard mitigation plan update. The city tapped into local and regional networks to share the messaging and boost public attendance. Informal community meetings were held to discuss the plan; a continental breakfast, bento box lunch and small group breakout sessions were offered. The plan update committee also refreshed its messaging methods","Region 9, Hawaii",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/three-forks-city-montana,"Montana: Mitigation Affordability, Climate Resiliency and Economic Vitality for a Small Community Confluence Project","Proposed communitywide mitigation solution that will counter the effects of climate change, protect nearly 1,000 structures from flooding, and yield multiple ancillary benefits.",Montana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/somerset-county-new-jersey,"New Jersey: Homeowners Suffer Repetitive Losses and Want to Eliminate Future Flood Loss By Selling Their Homes","Homeowners impacted by the stress, financial loss and loss of quality of life are willing to sell their homes and move away from the constant flooding in their community.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oldham-county-kentucky,"Kentucky: Rebuilding After Flood Loss","Reconstruction after flood loss help homeowners get back to their lives.",Kentucky,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mecklenburg-county-north-carolina,"North Carolina: Leveraging Voluntary Single Property Acquisition to Promote Open Space Preservation","North Carolina’s annual heavy rains cause repetitive flooding to homes in Mecklenburg County. This is a Justice40 project.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/jefferson-county-texas,"Texas: Borley Heights Relief Community Flood Mitigation Project","Repetitive flooding events call for draining improvements to address water in area homes. This is a Justice40 project.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/houston-texas,"Texas: Elevating 27 Homes to Mitigate Flood Risk","The city of Houston works with homeowners to mitigate homes in accordance with applicable codes and standards to prevent and protect homes from future flood risk.",Texas,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/esplanade-gardens-new-york,"New York: Improving Flood Resiliency in a Housing Development from Coastal Flooding with Infrastructure Updates and Green Solutions","A highly vulnerable coastal community will gain improvements through improving a local seawall to reduce National Flood Insurance Program claims and protect this disadvantaged community with an adaptive flood protection system.","New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cranford-township-new-jersey,"New Jersey: Whole Community Mitigation Using Elevation","Cranford Township, a community that voluntary participate in the Community Rating System (CRS), leverages their Union County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan to identify structures to elevate which benefit the whole community.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/baton-rouge-louisiana,"Louisiana: Louisiana State University Lakes, McKinley Diversion and Corporation Canal Retrofit, Community Flood Mitigation Project","Improving the ecological health of Louisiana State University’s six lakes will improve water flows and decrease flooding.",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/atlantic-city-new-jersey,"New Jersey: Baltic Canal Flood Mitigation Project","Community flood control project improves 100-year flood control system for a disadvantaged community. This is a Justice40 project.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/county-nevada-california,"California: Nature-Based Mitigation and Wildfire Retrofitting for Climate Resiliency","Using nature-based solutions to provide critical protection from wildfires for some of the most vulnerable communities.",California,"Extreme Heat, Fire"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/salt-lake-city-utah,"Utah: SLC City Creek Water Treatment Plant Resilient Water Quality & Supply","A growing and environmentally vulnerable metropolitan area bolsters its water supply and resilience.",Utah,"Earthquake, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lane-county-oregon,"Oregon: Alderwood Looped Power Transmission","Providing rural residents with essential utility protection.",Oregon,Drought
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/jacksonville-florida,"Florida: Flood Mitigation and Wastewater Reliability Enhancement Project","Protecting stormwater and flood capacity infrastructure. This is a Justice40 project.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/greenville-north-carolina,"North Carolina: St. Andrews Drives Critical Infrastructure Protection and Stream Restoration","The diverse economic and cultural hub of North Carolina’s coastal plain region bolsters its defense for community members against future flood and rainfall vulnerability.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bayonne-new-jersey-pumping-station,"New Jersey: 63rd Street Pumping Station Power & Flood Resilience Project","Protecting a diverse community from extreme flood and infrastructure vulnerabilities.","New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/imperial-irrigation-district-california,"California: K-Line Transmission Hardening Project","A rural, agricultural community bolsters its defense against extreme heat vulnerabilities.  This is a Justice40 project.",California,"Drought, Extreme Heat, Fire, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/washington-dc,"Washington D.C.: Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Floodwall Segment","Floodwall to protect one of the world’s largest wastewater treatment plants serving an essential population hub.  This is a Justice40 project.","District of Columbia (DC)",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginia-beach-virginia,"Virginia: Eastern Shore Drive Drainage Improvement Project","A coastal community in Virginia with several protected natural resources will implement a variety of infrastructure, nature-based, and community outreach and education solutions in order to improve resilience against worsening chronic flooding.",Virginia,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tulsa-oklahoma,"Oklahoma: Improving Infrastructure to Protect Residential and Commercial Facilities","Mitigating multiple climate change vulnerabilities in an increasingly influential city. This is a Justice40 project.",Oklahoma,"Extreme Heat, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-florida-water-management-florida,"Florida: Flood Mitigation with Living Levee, Shoreline and Pump Station Repairs","Optimizing structures and providing nature-based solutions to combat increased flood risk and sea level rise threats in one of the nation’s most rapidly growing areas. This is a Justice40 project.",Florida,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/siler-city-north-carolina,"North Carolina: Blood Run Pump Station Relocation","Protecting critical sewage infrastructure in a town that provides food supplies. This is a Justice40 project.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sawmills-north-carolina,"North Carolina: Sewer Pump Station Elevation Project","Mitigating flood risk in an underserved community. This is a Justice40 project.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/savannah-georgia,"Georgia: Springfield Canal Improvement/Historic Carver Village and Cloverdale Flood Reduction Project","Mitigating future flood damage in a historically underserved community. This is a Justice40 project.",Georgia,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/salisbury-north-carolina,"North Carolina: Water Supply Resiliency Project","Protecting water supply for a rapidly growing and diverse community. This is a Justice40 project.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sacramento-river-west-side-levee-district-california,"California: Floodplain Restoration and Levee Resiliency Project","Severely disadvantaged community along the Sacramento River will implement a combination of nature-based solutions and levee hardening to protect the Grimes community and critical infrastructure from flooding, while also restoring riparian habitats and conserving endangered species. This is a Justice40 project.",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/port-authority-new-york-new-jersey,"New York and New Jersey Port Authority: Elevation Floodproofing of Building 111","Critical infrastructure protection for an essential trading port.","New Jersey, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pollocksville-north-carolina,"North Carolina:  Building Elevations to Restore the Town’s Commercial Corridor","Mitigating future flood damage and climate change vulnerability to a rural community’s economic engine and identity. This is a Justice40 project.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/philadelphia-pennsylvania,"Pennsylvania: The Cohocksink Flood Mitigation Project","Increasing sewage capacity to mitigate future floods in historically vulnerable neighborhoods.  This is a Justice40 project.",Pennsylvania,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/papio-missouri-river-natural-resources-district-nebraska,"Nebraska: The West Papio Regional Basin 4","In order to mitigate flood risk in the face of climate change and expand recreational open space, the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District of Omaha, Nebraska will construct a dam and water quality control basins.",Nebraska,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/orange-county-california,"California: Nature-Based Shoreline Adaptation Project","Southern California beach communities are facing severe, tidally induced erosion; the implementation of nature-based solutions, namely vegetated sand dunes, will reduce the impacts of sea level rise and protect the local residential communities and marine ecosystems from flooding.",California,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-new-york-seaport,"New York: Seaport Coastal Resiliency Project","A highly vulnerable, mixed-use neighborhood that provides critical services to New York City will implement a multifaceted construction project using nature-based solutions to improve climate resilience.","New York","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-new-york-hunts-point,"New York: Hunts Point Food Security Mitigation Project","Flood-proofing and other building-hardening solutions will protect essential facilities in one of the world’s largest food distribution centers, located in Hunts Point, New York. This is a Justice40 project.","New York","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-new-york-clinton-houses,"New York:  Clinton Houses/East Harlem Community Stormwater Resiliency","Nature-based flood control and multi-functional open space solution will mitigate the impacts of extreme rainfall events in New York City low-income housing community. This is a Justice40 project.","New York","Extreme Heat, Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-new-york-breukelen-houses,"New York: Breukelen Houses Stormwater Protection","Large community housing complex in Brooklyn, New York will implement multi-functional nature-based solutions to increase flood resilience and reduce the impacts of extreme heat. This is a Justice40 project.","New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-haven-connecticut,"Connecticut: Inland Coastal Flood Resiliency Project","Mitigating flood risk to protect a crucial railroad junction, connecting millions of Americans and economic impact. This is a Justice40 project.",Connecticut,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/newark-new-jersey,"New Jersey: Newark Ironbound Resiliency Hub","Building critical resources for a diverse and at-risk community. This is a Justice40 project.","New Jersey","Extreme Heat, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mount-pleasant-south-carolina,"South Carolina: Old Village Drainage Improvement","Historic South Carolina town on the Charleston harbor implements green infrastructure and nature-based solutions to increase flood resilience in a low-lying area.","South Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/meriden-connecticut,"Connecticut: Meriden Harbor Brook Flood Resilience","Meriden nature-based solution will help a vulnerable community experiencing repetitive flooding.  This is a Justice40 project.",Connecticut,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/meriden-connecticut-greenway,"Connecticut: Building Removal and Greenway Development to Reduce Flooding Impacts and Improve Town Aesthetics","Protecting historic buildings and town identity from flood vulnerabilities. This is a Justice40 project.",Connecticut,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/madison-wisconsin,"Wisconsin: Pheasant Branch Tributary Greenway","Vital economic and business community in a growing region secures flood protection for the next century.",Wisconsin,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lander-wyoming,"Wyoming: Structure Relocation and Property Acquisition","Critical nature-based solution to rural community mitigates future flood risk.",Wyoming,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/imperial-beach-california,"California: Bayside Community Resiliency: The Living Levee Project","Flood risk mitigation project will improve resilience to sea level rise in California’s disadvantaged Bayside community. This is a Justice40 project.",California,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hillsborough-north-carolina-water-supply,"North Carolina: Resilient Regional Water Supply Project","A diverse Piedmont community bolsters its water protection as it deals with persistent drought. This is a Justice40 project.","North Carolina","Drought, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gastonia-north-carolina,"North Carolina: Critical Infrastructure Restoration & Stream Protection","Duharts Creek in Gastonia, North Carolina, will be strengthened by restoring the stream, stabilizing the creek bank, and realigning critical water and power infrastructure.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fayetteville-north-carolina,"North Carolina: Flood Protection with Improved Drainage Infrastructure","Improving infrastructure to protect vulnerable communities in a rapidly growing region. This is a Justice40 project.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fair-bluff-north-carolina,"North Carolina: Fair Bluff Park Phase 2","Rural agricultural town in North Carolina implements nature-based solution to decrease impervious surfaces and improve flood resilience. This is a Justice40 project.","North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/conway-south-carolina,"South Carolina: Utilizing the Natural Environment and Parks for Flood Reduction","Using nature-based solutions to protect a vulnerable population center from increased flood and storm water intensity.","South Carolina","Extreme Heat, Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/boston-massachusetts,"Massachusetts: Equitable Climate Resilience at Boston’s Moakley Park","Implementation of nature-based solution will reduce flood risk in environmental justice neighborhood in Boston, where sea level rise and chronic flooding pose significant threats to communities.",Massachusetts,"Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bergen-county-new-jersey,"New Jersey: Bergen County Utilities Authority Flood Mitigation of Joint Meeting Pump Station","Mitigating sea level rise risk and protecting a critical transportation corridor in New Jersey’s most populous county.","New Jersey","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/belvedere-california,"California: Belvedere Lagoon Coastal Levee System Resiliency Project","Mitigating sea level rise risk from storms and seismic activity.",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bayonne-new-jersey-oil-cottage,"New Jersey: Oil Cottage Street Park Flood Mitigation Project","Infrastructure improvements will mitigate the drainage issues in the diverse city of Bayonne, New Jersey, and limit the impacts of coastal and inland flooding.  This is a Justice40 project.","New Jersey","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/aberdeen-washington,"Washington: North Shore Levee","Critical infrastructure and flood protection for a city reliant on its industry and tourism.",Washington,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/weber-basin-water-conservancy-district-utah,"Utah: Avoiding Faults: Geohazards and Water Resilience Through Parallel Pipeline in Northern Utah","Earthquake and flood resilient infrastructure updates will protect Utah’s vital transportation corridor and metropolitan area residents.",Utah,"Earthquake, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shoreline-washington,"Washington: Reducing Risks to Public Infrastructure from Projected Population Growth and Seismic Activity","Protecting a rapidly growing community and transportation corridor from infrastructure failure due to earthquakes.",Washington,Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/seattle-washington,"Washington: Good Shepherd Center South Annex Seismic Retrofit","Historic Seattle community and emergency communications hub retrofits utilities building to mitigate the risks posed by seismic activity.",Washington,Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/king-county-water-district-washington,"Washington: Well Relocation and Emergency Water Construction","A vital economic and growing population hub builds vital water infrastructure in the face of multiple hazard risks.",Washington,"Earthquake, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-earthquake-authority,"California: Multi-Family Soft-Story Retrofit Program","A new grant program will offer funding to California building owners of multi-family apartments to retrofit buildings and benefit disadvantaged residents.  This is a Justice40 project.",California,Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/auburn-washington,"Washington: Reservoir 2 Seismic Control Valve Project","Updates to the water supply sources in an earthquake-prone Seattle-Tacoma suburb will help ensure access to safe and secure drinking water during natural disasters. This is a Justice40 project.",Washington,"Earthquake, Flood"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/provo-utah,"Utah: Improving Drinking Water Standards and Drought Mitigation by Improving Water Treatment Infrastructure","Severe drought in Utah forces larger cities to look at drinking water quality and preservation.",Utah,"Drought, Extreme Heat, Fire"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hillsborough-north-carolina-pumping,"North Carolina: Sewage Pumping Station Relocation from Floodway","Relocating and improving critical infrastructure in a rural hub.","North Carolina","Flood, Severe Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/healdsburg-city-california,"California: Groundwater and Aquifer Storage Construction to Help a Drought-Prone Community","One of California’s premier wine producing communities braces for continued drought in the present and future.",California,Drought
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/office-flood-insurance-advocate-annual-report,"Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate Annual Report","The 2021 OFIA Annual Report highlights affordability issues across the NFIP and makes recommendations for programmatic improvements.",All,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/femas-swift-current-initiative-supports-increased-nationwide-resilience-and-equity,"FEMA’s Swift Current Initiative Supports Increased Nationwide Resilience and Equity","In March 2022, FEMA launched the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program Swift Current initiative that seeks to substantially speed up the delivery of funding following a flood event.",All,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/where-do-policyholder-dollars-go,"Where Do Policyholder Dollars Go?","This section of the Watermark shows how policy money funds NFIP activities. As of December 31, 2021, the average premium, including FPF, is $771.",All,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/information-about-community-rating-system,"Information about the Community Rating System","Since 1990, the Community Rating System (CRS) has been a voluntary program for recognizing and encouraging community floodplain management activities exceeding the minimum NFIP standards. Flood insurance premiums for policyholders in a CRS-participating community are reduced to reflect the added flood risk protection that results from community activities.",All,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/town-lyons-colorado-leveraging-financial-resources,"Town of Lyons, Colorado: Leveraging Financial Resources","Mountains over a week, in an area that typically receives 14 inches of precipitation annually. That rain landed on the tens of thousands of mountainous acres that drain into the St. Vrain watershed, at the base of which sits the town of Lyons (population 2,035).","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/town-lyons-colorado-building-community-strength-through-recovery,"Town of Lyons, Colorado: Building Community Strength Through Recovery","On September 9, 2013, a major storm front stalled over Colorado, dumping a record-breaking 18 inches of rain across the Rocky Mountains over a week, in an area that typically receives 14 inches of precipitation annually. That rain landed on the tens of thousands of mountainous acres that drain into the St. Vrain watershed, at the base of which sits the town of Lyons (population 2,035).","Region 8, Colorado",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/town-lyons-colorado-rebuilding-substantially-damaged-housing,"Town of Lyons, Colorado: Rebuilding Substantially Damaged Housing","On September 9, 2013, a major storm front stalled over Colorado, dumping a record-breaking 18 inches of rain across the Rocky Mountains over a week, in an area that typically receives 14 inches of precipitation annually. That rain landed on the tens of thousands of mountainous acres that drain into the St. Vrain watershed, at the base of which sits the town of Lyons (population 2,035).","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/puerto-rico-community-mapping-collaboration-empowering-risk-informed-resilience,"Puerto Rico Community Mapping Collaboration: Empowering Risk-Informed Resilience in Underserved Communities","Examine the outcomes of leveraging data-driven assessments and technical assistance from the Community Planning and Capacity Building (CPCB) Recovery Support Function (RSF) to empower underserved communities in Puerto Rico to recover.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-hurricane-ida-2021-jefferson-parish-louisiana,"Loss Avoidance Study: Hurricane Ida 2021: Jefferson Parish Louisiana","Three separate hurricanes affected the same area of Jefferson Parish between 2005- 2021. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, FEMA mitigation funds for $2.3 million were used to elevate 23 individual homes. After Hurricane Isaac in 2012, FEMA published a loss avoidance study. This original loss avoidance study has been updated after Hurricane Ida in 2021.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/teamwork-approach-outreach-and-engagement-reduces-flood-risk,"Teamwork Approach to Outreach and Engagement Reduces Flood Risk","Tulsa, Oklahoma, has a long history with flood-related disasters and hazard mitigation planning. Decades ago, a George Washington University study identified Tulsa as the most frequently flooded city in the United States.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/financing-coastal-resilience,"Financing Coastal Resilience","Bourne, Massachusetts, is the gateway to other Cape Cod towns. It spans the Cape Cod Canal and has 55 miles of coastline. It uniquely faces Cape Cod Bay to the northeast and Buzzards Bay to the west. The town faces many risks and vulnerabilities from coastal flooding, erosion and severe storms. Water quality is also a serious concern for the town estuaries.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/emerald-coast-utilities-authority-wastewater-treatment-plant-repair-or-relocate,"Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant: Repair or Relocate?","The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) was facing possibly the biggest challenge of its 25-year existence in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-updates-building-community-resilience-nature-based-solutions,"FEMA Updates Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions","In June, the Risk Management Directorate updated its Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions: A Guide for Local Communities publication to emphasize using nature-based solutions to combat the risk posed by the changing climate.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/national-risk-index-full-applications-released-more-customization-and-reporting-and-data,"National Risk Index Full Applications Released with More Customization and Reporting and Data Updates","In August, FEMA announced the full application launch of the National Risk Index, an online resource that visually identifies traits of the communities most at risk from natural hazards. 
This online mapping application provides a holistic view of community risk by providing baseline relative risk scores. It measures a community’s risk for 18 natural hazards, in addition to resilience, social vulnerability and expected annual loss.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grant-effectiveness-case-study-hawaii,"Preparedness Grant Effectiveness Case Study: Hawaii","In October 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study with the state of Hawaii to understand how state and local jurisdictions use preparedness grants to increase their emergency preparedness and counterterrorism capabilities. FEMA examined how Hawaii used grant funds to close capability gaps and the impact those investments had on the state’s response to Hurricane Lane, severe flooding, and the Kilauea volcanic eruption and earthquakes, all of which occurred in 2018.","Region 9, Hawaii",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/grand-portage-band-lake-superior-chippewa,"Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa","The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has seen the recent impacts from flooding events on their wild rice which are a cultural and important natural resource for the tribe. The tribe has invested in several planning efforts over the years to help mitigate/reduce the flooding risks to the wild rice lakes. Recently, the Grand Portage Ojibwe people reached out to Cook County, Minnesota and collaborated with other neighboring tribes to integrate their hazard mitigation, wetland and climate adaptation plans.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grant-effectiveness-case-study-georgia,"Preparedness Grant Effectiveness Case Study: Georgia","In May 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a preparedness grants effectiveness virtual case study with the State of Georgia. The purpose of this case study was to understand the role of FEMA preparedness grants in Georgia’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine rollout. This case study used data gathered from one interview with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS). It also drew from information that Georgia emergency management personnel provided through the Biannual Strategy Implementation Report (BSIR) and the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)/Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR).",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lumberton-loop-city-wide-plan-flood-mitigation-restoration-and-recreation-lumberton-0,"Lumberton Loop: A City-Wide Plan Flood Mitigation, Restoration, and Recreation in Lumberton, North Carolina","This project received funding during Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program's inaugural year to restore stream channels, construct wetlands, reforest floodplains, demolish roadways and develop multi-modal paths to reduce future flood losses and enhance the equity of park space to disadvantaged populations.","North Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/reducing-complexity-hazard-mitigation-assistance-hma-grants-ecosystem-services-0,"Reducing the Complexity of Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grants for Ecosystem Services","The Ecosystem Service Benefits in Benefit-Cost Analysis for FEMA’s Mitigation Program Policy reduces the complexity of Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grants by removing the limitation on ecosystem service benefits allowing them to be included in mitigation projects regardless of the value.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lake-lery-marsh-creation-and-rim-restoration-phase-iii-project-saint-bernard-parish-la-0,"Lake Lery Marsh Creation and Rim Restoration Phase III Project in Saint Bernard Parish, LA","For FY20, this project received FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program funding to counteract further degradation by establishing 2.42 miles of permanent lake rim along the northern perimeter of the project area and restoring 401.2 acres of broken marsh.",Louisiana,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grant-effectiveness-case-study-jersey-city-newark-new-jersey,"Preparedness Grant Effectiveness Case Study: Jersey City-Newark, New Jersey","In May 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a virtual case study interview with representatives from the Jersey City–Newark Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) to discuss the effectiveness of two grant investments that were made with FEMA preparedness grant funds. The purpose of the study was to understand how FEMA preparedness grants aided Jersey City–Newark in preparing for and responding to challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/national-building-museums-big-build-community-day,"National Building Museum’s Big Build Community Day","The RNPN developed an interactive exhibit for the National Building Museum’s Big Build Community Day in October 2019. We engaged children and families about resilience and flood risk.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/strengthening-local-capacity,"Strengthening Local Capacity","In 2018, FEMA’s Region 3 team and the Resilient Nation Partnership Network helped establish the Lackawanna County Flood Risk Coalition.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nature-conservancy,"The Nature Conservancy","The Nature Conservancy was able to meet and learn from a diverse group of stakeholders with whom they don’t typically interact, helping them find collaboration opportunities and innovate in ways that improve disaster response and resilience across the country.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/us-chamber-commerce-foundation,"U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation","Through its vast network of partners, the RNPN was able to collaborate with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation by lining up thought leaders to participate at its esteemed Building Resilience through Private-Public Partnerships Conference.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/federal-alliance-safe-homes-flash,"Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)","This experience provides an excellent forum for diverse organizations to come together to inspire, share best practices, and collaborate.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/international-code-council,"International Code Council","Achieving resilience at a community level requires the engagement of multiple partners and disciplines who come together to share information and resources. Effective strategies like the implementation of modern building codes and emerging solutions like community resilience benchmarking can only be successful when we work together.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pinellas-county-florida,"Pinellas County, Florida","Learn about Pinellas County's experiences working with the Resilient Nation Partnership Network.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/partner-developed-guidance-connects-use-nature-based-solutions-femas-mitigation-programs,"Partner Developed Guidance Connects the Use of Nature-Based Solutions with FEMA’s Mitigation Programs","Many potential applicants do not understand how to develop competitive nature-based hazard mitigation project proposals for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) programs.). Without clear understanding a community may miss out on the opportunity to help reduce its potential for flood disasters.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/reducing-complexity-hazard-mitigation-assistance-hma-grants-ecosystem-services,"Reducing the Complexity of Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grants for Ecosystem Services","FEMA recognizes the natural environment is an important component of a community’s resilience strategy.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lake-lery-marsh-creation-and-rim-restoration-phase-iii-project-saint-bernard-parish-la,"Lake Lery Marsh Creation and Rim Restoration Phase III Project in Saint Bernard Parish, LA","FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program makes federal funds available through the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program to states, local communities, tribes, and territories (SLTTs) to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood dam",Louisiana,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lumberton-loop-city-wide-plan-flood-mitigation-restoration-and-recreation-lumberton,"Lumberton Loop: A City-Wide Plan Flood Mitigation, Restoration, and Recreation in Lumberton, North Carolina","FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program incentivizes mitigation projects that include nature-based solutions, giving them an advantage in nationally competitive grants.","North Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/integrating-and-adapting-plans-throughout-planning-cycle,"Integrating and Adapting Plans Throughout the Planning Cycle","In 2017, Santa Rosa was ravaged by the Tubbs Fire, part of a series of fast-moving wildfires that spread across Northern California. To better plan for and reduce the risk of future wildfires, the city decided to integrate its community wildfire protection plan and local hazard mitigation plan. The community wildfire protection plan annex builds on the local mitigation plan by providing more detailed, site-specific wildfire assessments and an action plan for mitigating wildfire risk. The city developed the plan through collaborating with local and state officials, private stakeholders and federal agencies.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/integrating-plans-advance-resilience,"Integrating Plans to Advance Resilience","The city of Nashua used the hazard mitigation planning process to launch a larger effort focused on long-term community resilience. The Resilient Nashua Initiative used city staff across all aspects of government, from public works to public health to the conservation commission. The city also partnered with other organizations.","Region 1, New Hampshire",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazard-mitigation-assistance-division-year-review-2020,"Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division Year in Review 2020","The annual Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Division’s Year in Review provides an overview of HMA’s 2020 activities and accomplishments.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/office-flood-insurance-advocate-ofia-five-years-advocacy,"The Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate (OFIA): Five Years of Advocacy","The Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate (OFIA) reflects on its role within FEMA over the last five years.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mile-high-flood-districts-approach-early-flood-threat-recognition-and-warning,"Mile High Flood District’s Approach to Early Flood Threat Recognition and Warning","Challenge: Protecting lives and property by enabling timely, effective responses to flood threats.","Region 8, Colorado",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/restoring-native-ecosystems-build-resilience,"Restoring Native Ecosystems to Build Resilience","Santa Clara Pueblo



Learning Objective: Analyze how a tribe used creativity, perseverance, and a long-term mindset to manage and build resilience through a challenging wildfire and flood recovery.","Region 5, Santa Clara Pueblo",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tribes-journey-prepare-mitigate-and-recover,"A Tribe’s Journey to Prepare, Mitigate, and Recover","Learning Objective: Examine how a tribal government with limited prior disaster management experience embraced a collaborative approach after a devastating fire and subsequent floods to successfully build back better.","Region 6, Santa Clara Pueblo",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/portland-lowers-flood-risk-and-insurance-rates,"Portland Lowers Flood Risk and Insurance Rates","Portland, Oregon, residents now save 25% in flood insurance premiums — an average $365 per policy in the Special Flood Hazard Area — as a result of Portland’s continued focus on floodplain management and flood risk reduction.",Oregon,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/using-hazard-mitigation-planning-process-hazard-specific-action,"Using the Hazard Mitigation Planning Process for Hazard-Specific Action","Multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation planning can be an effective process to build partnerships between communities that face common hazard risks, leading to shared solutions. It can also help build a foundation to shift priorities as risks and vulnerabilities change.","Region 7, Nebraska",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/effective-public-outreach-and-engagement,"Effective Public Outreach and Engagement","A good hazard mitigation plan assesses a community's risk and prioritizes solutions to address that risk. It is created by community experts with input from various stakeholders including the public-those who live and work in the community.","Region 7, Missouri",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/creating-and-evaluating-meaningful-mitigation-strategy,"Creating and Evaluating a Meaningful Mitigation Strategy","The purpose of mitigation planning is for state, local, and tribal governments to identify the natural hazards that affect them and develop a mitigation strategy to reduce potential losses from these hazards. Many communities, especially those with limited capacity, struggle to develop and evaluate meaningful mitigation strategies that match their capability and resources to carry out.","Region 7, Iowa",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/site-ppe-cleaning-innovative-cleaning-apparatus,"On-Site PPE Cleaning: Innovative Cleaning Apparatus","Massachusetts Firefighting Academy



Stow, Massachusetts -- Peter Ostroskey explains how the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy uses a laundromat-on-wheels to clean and maintain 600 sets of turnout gear.","Region 1, Massachusetts",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grant-effectiveness-case-study-st-louis,"Preparedness Grant Effectiveness Case Study: St. Louis","In 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study in New York City, NY to understand how the city uses preparedness funds to increase its ability to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks.","Region 7, Missouri",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mapping-risk-reduction-benefits-coral-reef-conservation,"Mapping the Risk Reduction Benefits of Coral Reef Conservation","The Hazus Team worked with the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to map coastal flood losses avoided due to coral reef protection across Hawaii. Results from this project can help guide future nature-based mitigation initiatives.","Region 9, Hawaii",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/university-resources-produce-risk-reduction-tools,"University Resources Produce Risk Reduction Tools","Universities are not required to complete hazard mitigation plans. Most do not, instead relying on and participating in their local jurisdiction or county plan. The county hazard mitigation plan covers a broad geographic area and did not have the level of detail needed to take all the university associated risks into account. 

East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is like a small city with unique risks and vulnerabilities, which are spread out among several smaller ancillary campuses in different jurisdictions. 

Andrew Worley, the university’s emergency management specialist, explained that “we felt that there were specific needs and concerns about a university campus that may not apply to cities and counties.” For example, the university maintains its own critical facilities, such as its emergency operations center, food services, power plant and telecommunications buildings.","Region 4, Tennessee",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/implementing-limit-moderate-wave-action-coastal-communities,"Implementing the Limit of Moderate Wave Action in Coastal Communities","Coastal communities face a range of flooding hazards that include storm surge, waves and erosion—all of which can severely damage homes, businesses and infrastructure. Waves, in particular, can damage properties located farther inland than one would expect. Some communities use the Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) to inform the adoption of higher building codes and standards in areas vulnerable to waves.",,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/west-virginia-flood-tool,"West Virginia Flood Tool","Challenge: To provide public access to flood data to enable users to make informed decisions about the degree of risk for their area or property.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-am-university-helps-stakeholders-plan-future-flood-risk,"Texas A&M University Helps Stakeholders Plan for Future Flood Risk","Challenge: Community planning is successful when there is extensive citizen involvement and participation throughout the process. However, many community planning tools and resources are either inaccessible or too technical for many stakeholders.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/utilizing-comprehensive-plans-bring-awareness-flood-risk,"Utilizing Comprehensive Plans to Bring Awareness to Flood Risk","Challenge: Comprehensive plans are required by the State of Nebraska to provide objectives, goals, and policies for and by the community. The objective of a comprehensive plan is to act as a visionary document which aligns zoning ordinances with community practices in development with consideration to social, economic and environmental factors specific to the community.","Region 7, Nebraska",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/resources-understand-debris-flows,"Resources to Understand Debris Flows","Challenge: Areas recently affected by wildfires are particularly susceptible to debris flows during rainstorms. It is important to provide debris flow information so that communities recovering from wildfire are aware of the added risks.","Region 6, New Mexico",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/missouri-state-emergency-management-agency-promoting-higher-standards-freeboard-mapping,"Missouri State Emergency Management Agency: Promoting Higher Standards with Freeboard Mapping","Challenge: The Base Flood Elevation (BFE), or how high floodwater is likely to rise during a 1%-annual-chance flood event, is one way to measure flood risk. However, there are many factors that can cause flood waters to rise above the BFE such as debris-blocked bridge and culvert openings, city sewer storm drain blockage and development in the floodplain.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/base-level-engineering-and-enhanced-outreach-brings-flood-risk-information-north,"Base Level Engineering and Enhanced Outreach Brings Flood Risk Information to North Dakotans","Challenge: Despite significant flood risk, roughly two-thirds of North Dakota had no FEMA flood risk data. Without data, many small cities and the rural population were left with little information to base their local floodplain management regulations and decisions.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/charting-right-course-using-compass-tool-integrate-city-plans,"Charting the Right Course: Using the Compass Tool to Integrate City Plans","Santa Cruz is a city of 65,000 people located on Monterey Bay on California’s central coast. The Pacific Ocean lies to the south and the Santa Cruz Mountains border the city to the north. This dynamic landscape makes the city vulnerable to coastal hazards such as storm surge, erosion and flooding, as well as mountain hazards of wildfire and landslide. Like most California municipalities, the city has several plans to address its vulnerability to these hazards.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/effectively-expanding-community-engagement,"Effectively Expanding Community Engagement","The Knox County, city of Knoxville and town of Farragut Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan avoided a one-size-fits-all approach by conducting extensive public outreach and engagement efforts. These Tennessee communities used the planning process itself as an educational tool to help community members learn more about their risks and mitigation efforts.","Region 4, Tennessee",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/long-term-dedication-reducing-risks,"Long-term Dedication to Reducing Risks","Lummi Indian Reservation, Washington – The Lummi Nation’s hazard mitigation planning began with the 2001 Flood Damage Reduction Plan. The Nation developed the plan to address ongoing flooding that turns a large portion of the Reservation, the Lummi Peninsula, into an island. The Nation formed a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Team to create a comprehensive and integrated plan that increases access to potential project funding. Over the last 2 decades, the Lummi Nation has experienced gaps in funding and resources to complete certain large-scale projects. Despite the gaps, the Lummi Nation continues to regularly review, update and implement their FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grant-effectiveness-case-study-new-york-city,"Preparedness Grant  Effectiveness Case Study:  New York City","In 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study in New York City, NY to understand how the city uses preparedness funds to increase its ability to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks.","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-electrical-transmission-and-distribution-mitigation,"Loss Avoidance Study: Electrical Transmission and Distribution Mitigation","This report, Electrical Transmission and Distribution Mitigation: Loss Avoidance Study, assesses the effectiveness of completed electric system mitigation projects in Nebraska and Kansas affected by the ice and wind storms of December 2006 through January 2007.","Region 7, Kansas, Nebraska",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grant-effectiveness-case-study-washington,"Preparedness Grant Effectiveness Case Study: Washington","In July 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a preparedness grant effectiveness case study of the State of Washington (the state).","Region 10, Washington",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grant-effectiveness-case-study-chicago,"Preparedness Grant Effectiveness Case Study: Chicago","In August 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a preparedness grant effectiveness case study with the City of Chicago Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI).","Region 5, Illinois",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grants-effectiveness-case-study-idaho,"Preparedness Grants Effectiveness Case Study: Idaho","In August 2020, FEMA conducted a preparedness grants effectiveness virtual case study with the State of Idaho. The purpose of this case study was to understand the role of FEMA preparedness grants in Idaho’s coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response.",Idaho,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hwm-pilot-summary-cities-sacramento-and-roseville-ca,"HWM Pilot Summary: Cities of Sacramento and Roseville, CA","This page highlights the Sacramento and Roseville, CA High Water Mark Pilot Project which took place on November 8, 2013.",California,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hwm-pilot-summary-nashville-tn,"HWM Pilot Summary: Nashville, TN","This page highlights the Nashville, TN High Water Mark Pilot Project which took place on May 9, 2013.",Tennessee,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hwm-project-summary-san-anselmo-ca,"HWM Project Summary: San Anselmo, CA","This page highlights the San Anselmo, CA High Water Mark (HWM) Project which took place on December 13, 2014.",California,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hwm-project-summary-santa-rosa-county-fl,"HWM Project Summary: Santa Rosa County, FL","This page highlights the Santa Rosa County, FL High Water Mark (HWM) Project which took place on December 9, 2014.",Florida,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hwm-pilot-summary-orange-beach-al,"HWM Pilot Summary: Orange Beach, AL","This page highlights the Orange Beach, AL High Water Mark (HWM) Pilot Project which took place on September 10, 2013.",Alabama,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hwm-pilot-summary-harrisburg-pa,"HWM Pilot Summary: Harrisburg, PA","This page highlights the Harrisburg, PA High Water Mark (HWM) Pilot Project which took place on April 29, 2013.",Pennsylvania,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hwm-pilot-summary-frankfort-and-franklin-county-ky,"HWM Pilot Summary: Frankfort and Franklin County, KY","This case study highlights the Frankfort and Franklin County, Kentucky High Water Mark (HWM) Pilot Project, which took place on December 10, 2012.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-mexico-flood-map-website,"New Mexico Flood Map Website","Challenge:  A significant number of maps for New Mexico counties were not modernized during Flood Map Modernization.","Region 6, New Mexico",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/streams-your-fingertips,"Streams at Your Fingertips","Challenge: Access to mapping and updated modeling that result from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state projects benefit both the general public and the engineering community.","Region 5, Indiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-ctp-collaboration-success,"Illinois CTP Collaboration Success","Challenge: The Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS), part of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Cooperating Technical Partner (CTP) that has been conducting all components of flood mapping in Illinois since 2005.","Region 5, Illinois",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pennsylvania-cooperating-technical-partners-program-best-practice,"Pennsylvania Cooperating Technical Partners Program Best Practice","Challenge: After several flood events ravaged the area, including Tropical Storm Lee in 2011, residents of the Borough of Muncy were sensitive to the damages that floodwaters can bring.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oklahoma-ctp-collaboration-success,"Oklahoma CTP Collaboration Success","Challenge: In May and June of 2015, Oklahoma experienced severe flooding in the southeastern two-thirds of the state.","Region 6, Oklahoma",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-central-texas-council-governments-integrated-stormwater-management-program-water,"North Central Texas Council of Governments Integrated Stormwater Management Program Water Quantity and Quality through Development,  Design, and Construction Strategies","Challenge: The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is a regional planning agency that assists local governments in planning for common needs, cooperating for mutual benefit, and coordinating for sound regional development.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kansas-online-map-review,"Kansas Online Map Review","Challenge: The Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources (KDA DWR) set out to improve stakeholder participation in Risk MAP projects and draft map reviews.","Region 7, Kansas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kentucky-approach-community-engagement-and-risk-communication,"Kentucky Approach to Community Engagement and Risk Communication","Challenge: In a region that experiences numerous storms, a community’s mindset is often focused on disaster recovery, rather than mitigation actions that reduce losses.","Region 4, Kentucky",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/increasing-flood-risk-communication-property-owners-risk-map-products,"Increasing Flood Risk Communication for Property Owners with Risk MAP Products","Challenge:  In the new era of flood risk assessment, management, and communication, there is an increased need for awareness and action.","Region 4, Georgia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/maryland-flood-mapping-website,"Maryland Flood Mapping Website","Challenge:  A Maryland state law issued in 1933 required permits for activities that cause physical changes in the course, current, or cross-section of any (riverine) waters of the state.","Region 3, Maryland",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/regional-floodplain-management-carson-river-watershed,"Regional Floodplain Management in the Carson River Watershed","Challenge: Although floods are not new in the Carson River Watershed, floodplain development is causing flooding in areas that did not previously flood.","Region 9, Nevada",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-york-city-hazard-mitigation-plan-goes-digital,"New York City Hazard Mitigation Plan Goes Digital","City of New York, New York - Hazard mitigation plans (HMPs) are often dense, technical documents that can be hundreds of pages. New York City was one of the first communities in the country to convert its plan content into a web-based, living document. New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) led the effort to replace the 500-page printed mitigation plan with an interactive and visually appealing website that has user-friendly tabs to communicate risk and promote mitigation investments.","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/state-program-consultations-strengthening-fema-state-relationships-through-annual,"State Program Consultations - Strengthening FEMA-State Relationships Through Annual Meetings","WASHINGTON D.C. AND IOWA - State Program Consultations - Every year, FEMA and a state or territory work together to find ways to advance mitigation programs during an annual mitigation program consultation meeting. When successful, these touchpoints strengthen communication, relationships and mitigation outcomes. Below are how Washington, D.C. and the state of Iowa approached these meetings to better engage partners and attendees.","Region 3, Region 7, District of Columbia (DC), Iowa",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/partnerships-and-collaboration-result-action-lower-platte-south-natural-resources,"Partnerships and Collaboration Result in Action - Lower Platte South Natural Resources District, Nebraska","LOWER PLATTE SOUTH, NE - Hazard mitigation plans are often difficult for communities to actively implement because of financial constraints. Funding for mitigation projects can be difficult to secure, especially for expensive infrastructure which requires both design and construction. Working together on mitigation projects is a way communities can share and reduce project costs, though getting those connections in place is a challenge all its own.","Region 7, Nebraska",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/plan-manitou-small-community-demonstrates-large-scale-planning,"Plan Manitou: A Small Community Demonstrates Large-Scale Planning","MANITOU SPRINGS, CO - After a close call with the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012 and subsequent flooding and debris flow in 2013, the City of Manitou Springs, Colorado realized that it needed to take a more proactive approach to preserve its historic structures and unique natural assets. This small community relies heavily on year-round tourism, but its location and environmental conditions make it vulnerable to natural hazards. These include steep topography, loose soils, multiple creeks and natural drainage channels, and proximity to forested open space.","Region 8, Colorado",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/under-sustainability-umbrella-baltimores-plan-integration,"Under the Sustainability Umbrella: Baltimore’s Plan Integration","BALTIMORE, MD - The city of Baltimore, Maryland has found itself increasingly at risk from harmful levels of snow and rain, heat waves and sea level rise. A historic port city, Baltimore is also vulnerable to the effects of climate change. As its population grows, keeping everyone safe is more of a priority than ever. Hazard mitigation is often separate from other planning efforts, but there is an increasing need to consider it at the same time as other planning and development efforts.","Region 3, Maryland",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/strong-relationships-build-mitigation-franklin-county-pennsylvania,"Strong Relationships Build Mitigation in Franklin County, Pennsylvania","FRANKLIN, PA - Hazard mitigation plans are guides for reducing risk. However, communities often lack the resources to put their plans into action because of low staff capacity, financial resources, or a lack of existing relationships. Franklin County, Pennsylvania faces these challenges and more as they grapple with urban and rural communities, and both a mountainous and agricultural landscape.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/getting-most-out-community-rating-system-marshfield-ma,"Getting the Most out of the Community Rating System in Marshfield, MA","MARSHFIELD, MA - The town of Marshfield, Massachusetts, is a coastal  community with rivers and wetlands. About 40% of the buildings in town are in  Special Flood Hazard Areas along the coast. The town has  experienced large flood events, including a seawall breach in 2015 during  Winter Storm Juno. High risk and high flood insurance costs prompted town  officials to better plan for disasters to help their residents.","Region 1, Massachusetts",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/protecting-whole-community-portland-oregon-incorporating-social-equity-and-equality,"Protecting the Whole Community in Portland, Oregon: Incorporating Social Equity and Equality","PORTLAND, OR - Oregon residents still remember the devastating 1948 Vanport flood, when 19,000 people were left homeless, disproportionately families of color. Recent  planning efforts set out to ensure that history won’t repeat itself. The 2012 “Portland Plan, a Strategic Roadmap for the City”, contains a  vision for equity that all city bureaus and offices are responsible for  pursuing. This vision required a fresh look at the “2010 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan” to work toward a future  where vulnerable populations do not carry disproportionate burdens when  recovering from natural disasters.","Region 10, Oregon",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/linking-planning-efforts-across-jurisdictions-everyone-has-role-hazard-mitigation,"Linking Planning Efforts Across Jurisdictions: Everyone Has a Role in Hazard Mitigation","SNOHOMISH CO, WA - To qualify for disaster-related federal grants under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Snohomish County needs to maintain and update their Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan covers several jurisdictions. Naturally there are some competing interests, potential for duplication of efforts, and different timing requirements involved with this process.","Region 10, Washington",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/education-and-employment-support-people-disabilities-during-covid-19,"Education and Employment Support for People with Disabilities During COVID-19","Local jurisdictions and nonprofit organizations have compiled resources and offered video conferencing services for students and employees with disabilities who are learning or working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/accessibility-covid-19-information-sharing-and-public-communications-people-disabilities,"Accessibility of COVID-19 Information-Sharing and Public Communications for People with Disabilities","People with disabilities must have equal access to COVID-19 information as those without disabilities. State and local jurisdictions, as well as healthcare organizations, can enhance communication access through visual symptom check cards and accessible videos. These videos may include American Sign Language (ASL)/Puerto Rican Sign Language (PRSL), captioning, voice-over, or audio description. Televised press conferences have also included qualified sign language interpreters.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/disaster-shelter-services-people-disabilities-during-covid-19,"Disaster Shelter Services for People with Disabilities During COVID-19","During natural disasters that coincide with a pandemic, shelter providers can coordinate with disability service organizations to ensure the accessibility of congregate and non-congregate shelters.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/crisis-counseling-services-people-disabilities-during-covid-19,"Crisis Counseling Services for People with Disabilities During COVID-19","Amid the increase in counseling need during the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis counseling providers can train staff on disability-related topics, such as etiquette and accessible communication, to enhance the reach of their services. Crisis counseling services can include auxiliary aids and services for individuals who may have access and functional needs.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/healthcare-considerations-people-disabilities-during-covid-19,"Healthcare Considerations for People with Disabilities During COVID-19","To ensure the accessibility of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical facilities should consider allowing caregivers to accompany patients with disabilities to medical visits, while implementing the necessary precautions for social distancing and mask-wearing. Medical centers have also created visual guides to explain COVID-19 preventive behaviors to individuals with autism.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/covid-19-considerations-nursing-home-assisted-living-and-group-home-residents,"COVID-19 Considerations for Nursing Home, Assisted Living, and Group Home Residents with Disabilities","To offer emotional and social support for nursing home and assisted living residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, facilities can set up video conference calls between residents and loved ones. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidance documents on ensuring the safety of patients, residents, and staff amid shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and life-sustaining medical equipment.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/covid-19-testing-considerations-people-disabilities,"COVID-19 Testing Considerations for People with Disabilities","Jurisdictions can increase the accessibility of COVID-19 testing by offering mobile testing services that allow individuals with disabilities to be tested at home. COVID-19 testing sites can also provide video interpreting services or reserve time slots for populations with access and functional needs.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/technology-considerations-people-disabilities-during-covid-19,"Technology Considerations for People with Disabilities During COVID-19","During the COVID-19 pandemic, disability stakeholder organizations and local jurisdictions created phone lines for individuals with disabilities to request grocery or general assistance. Crowdsourced mobile applications can assist individuals with disabilities while they are grocery shopping and cannot ask for in-person assistance due to social distancing guidelines.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/using-fema-public-assistance-grants-support-people-disabilities-during-covid-19,"Using FEMA Public Assistance Grants to Support People with Disabilities During COVID-19","The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides funding for eligible states and non-profit entities to incorporate auxiliary aids and services in COVID-19 related response activities to accommodate individuals with access and functional needs.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/government-engagement-through-virtual-town-halls-during-covid-19,"Government Engagement Through Virtual Town Halls During COVID-19","Local jurisdictions held virtual town halls during the COVID-19 pandemic to gather community concerns that would inform response efforts.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/government-assessment-constituent-needs-during-covid-19,"Government Assessment of Constituent Needs During COVID-19","Governments can use different survey methods, such as online forms and socially distanced household visits, to assess constituent needs and better formulate outreach and response plans.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/government-engagement-requests-assistance-during-covid-19,"Government Engagement with Requests for Assistance During COVID-19","Online request forms and helplines can help officials assess constituent needs relating to food, hygiene, and medication procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through these resources, residents who are unable to obtain necessities for medical, physical, or financial reasons can request delivery assistance.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/engaging-citizens-through-government-information-hubs-during-covid-19,"Engaging Citizens Through Government Information Hubs During COVID-19","Many state and local governments have consolidated COVID-19 updates, resources, and help request forms on their webpages for convenient access. To ensure accessibility across all communities, some sites include language translations and phone numbers to call for further assistance in navigating the resources.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/food-bank-logistics-during-covid-19,"Food Bank Logistics During COVID-19","State, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments can partner with private organizations to support the logistics of purchasing and distributing large amounts of food donations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals and corporations donated freezers for food storage, and restaurants and caterers donated excess food from business closures and cancelled events.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/food-bank-accessibility-during-covid-19,"Food Bank Accessibility During COVID-19","Centralized information sources online or through a helpline or textline can provide key information regarding county or city food banks, such as location, hours, contact information, and delivery availability. This can increase the accessibility of these resources during a pandemic.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/food-bank-workforce-and-community-partnerships-during-covid-19,"Food Bank Workforce and Community Partnerships During COVID-19","Food banks can partner with restaurants, schools, or private and non-profit organizations to increase their workforce, community reach, and food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grants-effectiveness-case-study-jersey-city-newark-new-jersey,"Preparedness Grants Effectiveness Case Study: Jersey City–Newark, New Jersey","In September 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a preparedness grants effectiveness virtual case study with members of the Jersey City–Newark, New Jersey Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI; Jersey City–Newark). The purpose of the study was to understand the role of FEMA preparedness grants on the region’s COVID-19 pandemic response.","New Jersey",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparedness-grants-and-fema-integration-team-effectiveness-case-study-connecticut,"Preparedness Grants and FEMA Integration Team Effectiveness Case Study: Connecticut","In July 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a preparedness grants and FEMA Integration Team (FIT) effectiveness virtual case study with the State of Connecticut. The purpose of the study was to understand the role of FEMA preparedness grants and FITs in the state’s coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic response.",Connecticut,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/us-and-canada-use-hazus-mitigate-earthquake-risk,"The U.S. and Canada Use Hazus to Mitigate Earthquake Risk","Public agencies in the U.S. and Canada used Hazus in a collaborative project to determine the potential impact of earthquakes and other natural disasters across the Pacific Northwest, a region with multiple vulnerabilities.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/us-geological-survey-usgs-study-more-flood-information-key-more-reliable-damage,"U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Study: More Flood Information is Key to More Reliable Damage Estimates","An innovative study by the USGS, in coordination with FEMA, looked at damage estimate increases in several New York counties following Hurricane Sandy. The study reviewed building damage estimates at storm landfall, two weeks after the storm, and three months later.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/florida-grant-effectiveness-case-study-2018,"Florida Grant Effectiveness Case Study 2018","In 2018, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study in Florida to understand the state’s use of grant funds to increase its ability to respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of natural and man-made disasters and real-world events. Specifically, FEMA examined how Florida invested Federal, state, and local funds to address lessons learned from previous disasters to close capability gaps, and whether these investments resulted in improved preparedness ahead of Hurricane Irma in 2017.",Florida,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/las-vegas-grant-effectiveness-case-study-2020,"Las Vegas Grant Effectiveness Case Study 2020","In 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study of the Las Vegas urban area to understand how the state and local jurisdictions use preparedness grants to increase their emergency preparedness and counterterrorism capabilities. Specifically, FEMA examined how the Las Vegas urban area used grant funds to close capability gaps and examined the impact that those investments had on the area’s response to the October 1, 2017, incident (1 October) at the Route 91 Harvest festival.",Nevada,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-grant-effectiveness-case-study-2018,"Texas Grant Effectiveness Case Study 2018","In 2018, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study in Texas to understand Texas’ use of grant funds to increase its ability to respond to, recover from, and mitigate disaster impacts. Specifically, FEMA examined how Texas made investments using Federal, state, and local funds to address lessons learned from previous disasters by closing capability gaps and whether these investments resulted in improved preparedness ahead of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.",Texas,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/port-authority-new-york-and-new-jersey-grant-effectiveness-case-study-2020,"Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Grant Effectiveness Case Study 2020","In August 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) to understand how the Port Authority used grant funds to increase its ability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other human threats. Specifically, FEMA examined how the Port Authority made investments using Federal, state, and local dollars to address lessons learned from prior terror plots and attacks to close capability gaps and to determine whether these investments resulted in increased preparedness for future terror attacks.","New Jersey, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/food-bank-worker-volunteer-and-client-safety-during-covid-19,"Food Bank Worker, Volunteer, and Client Safety During COVID-19","During the COVID-19 pandemic, many food banks have experienced personnel shortages because their volunteer bases are comprised largely of individuals over the age of 60, a group that has been identified as more vulnerable to COVID-19. Food banks can prepackage food items and hold drive-thru distributions to help workers, volunteers, and clients adhere to social distancing guidelines and stay safe.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-southwestern-community-college-tornado-safe-room,"Loss Avoidance Study: Southwestern Community College Tornado Safe Room","Southwestern Community College (SWCC) implemented tornado safe room mitigation measures in constructing two student dormitories. These rooms were completed independent of Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) program funding.",Iowa,Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/losses-avoided-hurricane-harvey-texas,"Losses Avoided from Hurricane Harvey in Texas","On August 25, 2017, the President approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Texas as Hurricane Harvey dropped an unprecedented amount of rain on coastal areas of the State.",Texas,Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/losses-avoided-hurricane-matthew-north-carolina,"Losses Avoided from Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina","This study examines losses avoided in the State of North Carolina as a result of previous hazard mitigation projects. A large number of the projects were property acquisition and demolition in this analysis. The data clearly show that substantially more damage would have occurred if these properties had not been acquired.","North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-broward-county-fl-hurricane-wind-mitigation-projects,"Loss Avoidance Study: Broward County, FL Hurricane Wind Mitigation Projects","Study Summary



Study Area – Broward County 



Hazard Type – Hurricane wind",Florida,Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-wisconsin-property-acquisition-and-structure-demolition,"Loss Avoidance Study: Wisconsin Property Acquisition and Structure Demolition","Study Summary



Study Area – Kenosha, Jefferson, and Crawford Counties, WIHazard Type – Riverine Flooding",Wisconsin,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-cities-issaquah-and-stanwood-wa-drainage-improvement-projects,"Loss Avoidance Study: Cities of Issaquah and Stanwood, WA Drainage Improvement Projects","Study Summary



Study Area – City of Issaquah and City of Stanwood, WAHazard Type – Riverine Flood",Washington,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-oregon-property-acquisition-and-structure-elevation-0,"Loss Avoidance Study: Oregon Property Acquisition and Structure Elevation","Study Summary



 Study Area – City of Tillamook, OR 



Hazard Type – Flood ",Oregon,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-city-snoqualmie-wa,"Loss Avoidance Study: City of Snoqualmie, WA","Study Summary



Study Area – City of Snoqualmie, WAHazard Type – Flood",Washington,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-southern-california-flood-control-mitigation,"Loss Avoidance Study: Southern California Flood Control Mitigation","Study Summary



Study Area – Southern California counties designated in 1577-DR-CA or 1585-DR-CA (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Ber",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-sonoma-county-california-structure-elevation-mitigation,"Loss Avoidance Study: Sonoma County California Structure Elevation Mitigation","This study evaluated 197 elevation projects in northern California following winter floods in 2006",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-northern-california-flood-control-mitigation,"Loss Avoidance Study: Northern California Flood Control Mitigation","Study Summary



Study Area – Northern California (five counties)Hazard Type – Flood",California,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-hancock-harrison-and-jackson-counties-ms,"Loss Avoidance Study: Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, MS","Study Summary



Study Area – Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, MSHazard Type – Flood and wind",Mississippi,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-jefferson-parish-la,"Loss Avoidance Study: Jefferson Parish, LA","Flooding because of Hurricane




Study Summary



Study Area – West Bank area of Jefferson",Louisiana,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-iowa-flood-reduction-projects,"Loss Avoidance Study: Iowa Flood Reduction Projects","Iowa has long been vulnerable to severe storms and flooding. Every year, flooding causes residents, businesses, and taxpayers millions of dollars in repairs.",Iowa,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-iowa-building-modification-projects,"Loss Avoidance Study: Iowa Building Modification Projects","Study Summary



Study Area – Iowa



Hazard Type – Riverine Flooding",Iowa,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-eastern-missouri-building-acquisition,"Loss Avoidance Study: Eastern Missouri, Building Acquisition","Study Summary



Study Area – Eight counties in eastern Missouri



Hazard Type – Flood",Missouri,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-higher-regulatory-standards-2013-colorado-floods,"Loss Avoidance Study: Higher Regulatory Standards, 2013 Colorado Floods","The primary focus of this study was to evaluate the impacts of floodplain management through higher regulatory standards and policy actions. In addition to evaluating the impacts of floodplain regulations, this study examined a traditional mitigation project in Longmont, Colorado.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/forecasting-dangerous-wildland-fire-behavior,"Forecasting Dangerous Wildland Fire Behavior","The Safety Problem. Despite rigorous training and spot weather forecasts, even seasoned responders may not recognize when conditions on the fire ground become life threatening.",,Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fighting-cancer-fire-service,"Fighting Cancer in the Fire Service","Grant Number: EMW-2014-FP-00200Principle Investigator: Jefferey L. Burgess, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.University of Arizona",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/emerging-hazards-battery-energy-storage-system-fires,"Emerging Hazards of Battery Energy Storage System Fires","Grant Number: EMW-2016-FP-00833Principle Investigator: Ofodike Ezekoye Ph.D., P.E.University of Texas at Austin",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/how-clean-clean-fire-protective-clothing,"How Clean is Clean Fire Protective Clothing?","Grant Number: EMW-2014-FP-00403Principle Investigator: Casey Grant, P.E.Fire Protection Research Foundation",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-department-goes-high-tech-save-lives,"Fire Department Goes High Tech To Save Lives","Newport Beach Fire Department



NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- With a 2002 Fire Prevention and Safety grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, the Newport Beach Fire Department (NBFD) developed the Newport Beach Safety Ladder, an interactive and",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hospital-helps-kids-grant-money,"Hospital Helps Kids With Grant Money","Riley Hospital for Children



INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Riley Hospital for Children is Indiana's only comprehensive children's hospital that provides medical care for the most challenging of pediatric patients nationwide.",Indiana,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/house-house-fire-risk-assessments,"House-to-House Fire Risk Assessments","Berkeley Fire Department



BERKELEY, CA -- The Berkeley Hills area of California is also known as the ""hazardous hills"" because its hot, dry climate and vegetation puts it at high risk of wildfires.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/web-based-training-helps-arson-investigation,"Web-based Training Helps Arson Investigation","International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc.



BRIDGETON, MO -- With primary funding support provided by the AFG's Fire Prevention Grant, the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) has developed a distance learning system to",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/alaska-offers-free-home-fire-safety-inspections,"Alaska Offers Free Home Fire Safety Inspections","Division of Fire Prevention



STATE OF ALASKA -- According to the Alaska Division of Fire Prevention, more than 70 percent of all structure fires in the State occur in the home.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-safety-bus-rolls-greensboro,"Fire Safety Bus Rolls Into Greensboro","Greensboro Fire Department



GREENSBORO, NC -- More than half of the residential fire calls in Greensboro are from the southeast quadrant of the city.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-zone-offers-interactive-learning-environment,"Fire Zone Offers Interactive Learning Environment","FDNY Fire Safety Education Fund Fire Department



NEW YORK, NY -- The Fire Safety Education Fund of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) received a 2003 Fire Prevention and Safety grant to create ""Fire Zone on the Road,"" a new versio",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/firefighters-learn-about-heart-health,"Firefighters Learn About Heart Health","National Volunteer Fire Council



WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Volunteer Fire Council's (NVFC) Heart-Healthy Firefighter booth screened almost 600 fire and emergency services personnel and their families for blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose a",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preschool-children-taught-about-dangers-fire,"Preschool Children Taught About The Dangers of Fire","ROCHESTER, NY -- Children playing with fire cause hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries each year.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/planning-and-education-saves-lives,"Planning and Education Saves Lives","San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-safety-grant-helps-reach-college-students,"Fire Safety Grant Helps Reach College Students","Eastern Connecticut State University



WILLIMANTIC, CT -- Fire Safety Day was held on September 21, 2006, at Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU). Participants took part in hands-on activities including navigating through a smoke-fille",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/everyone-goes-homer-video-produced-help-eliminate-line-duty-fatalities,"Everyone Goes Home® Video Produced to Help Eliminate Line-of-Duty Fatalities","Chicago Fire Department & National Fallen Firefighters Foundation



Chicago, IL--Emergency response is all about saving lives and property and working to prevent incidents.",Illinois,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/seven-lives-saved-thanks-new-smoke-alarm,"Seven Lives Saved Thanks To New Smoke Alarm","Galesburg Fire Department



GALESBURG, IL -- Unemployment and underemployment is widespread in Galesburg, which means homeowners and renters cannot afford extra luxuries, like smoke alarms and other fire protection measures.",Illinois,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/loss-avoidance-study-birmingham-al-acquisitions,"Loss Avoidance Study: Birmingham, AL Acquisitions","735 Acquisitions on Village Creek",Alabama,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/thermal-imaging-camera-locates-victim-saves-life,"Thermal Imaging Camera Locates Victim, Saves Life","WILLIAMSTOWN, VT--The all-volunteer Williamstown Fire Department received a 2003 Assistance to Firefighters grant, and among the equipment it purchased was a thermal imaging camera, or TIC, that features colorization of high heat areas.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/poverty-and-fire-injury-go-hand-hand,"Poverty and Fire Injury Go Hand-in-Hand","BRISTOL, VA -- The region around Bristol Virginia has been experiencing a declining economy and a low per capita income, with 21 percent of their citizens living below poverty level.",Virginia,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/department-adds-12-new-firefighters-who-aid-staffing-new-station,"Department Adds 12 New Firefighters Who Aid In Staffing New Station","Cedar Hill Fire Department



CEDAR HILL, TX -- An agreement among three cities with shared dispatch often left the Cedar Hill Fire Department understaffed for service calls.",Texas,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/frederick-county-recruits-more-900-volunteers-thanks-grant-assistance,"Frederick County Recruits More Than 900 Volunteers Thanks to Grant Assistance","In 2010, fire and rescue services in Frederick County, Maryland, desperately needed more volunteer firefighters.",Maryland,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-firefighters-help-fight-high-rise-blaze-thanks-safer-grant-funding,"New Firefighters Help Fight High-rise Blaze Thanks To SAFER Grant Funding","Winter Haven Fire Department



WINTER HAVEN, FL -- Just a few weeks after adding eight new fire fighters to the Winter Haven Fire Department, the crews were called on to fight a large structure fire.",Florida,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/additional-firefighters-improve-effectiveness-and-response-time,"Additional Firefighters Improve Effectiveness and Response Time","Eagle River Fire Protection District



AVON, CO -- Dropping temperatures, a fully engulfed mobile home fire and a frozen fire hydrant almost created the perfect firestorm.",Colorado,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/all-volunteer-fire-department-more-doubles-staff,"All-volunteer Fire Department More Than Doubles Staff","Grant aids with recruitment and retention efforts



MARIPOSA, CA -- Responding to calls for service is what Jim Wilson wants the Mariposa County Fire Department to do best.",California,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/trained-firefighters-complete-successful-swift-water-rescue-poarch-creek-indians,"Trained Firefighters Complete Successful Swift Water Rescue Poarch Creek Indians Fire/Rescue","Poarch Creek Indians Fire/Rescue 



ATMORE, AL -- Torrential rains left the already-soaked community of Atmore as well as the Poarch Creek Indian Reservation flooded and in danger.",Alabama,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/newly-installed-smoke-alarms-saves-family-six,"Newly Installed Smoke Alarms Saves Family of Six","Hermon Fire Department



Hermon, ME -- In January 2005, the Hermon Fire Department received Assistance to Firefighters Grant funding for a community fire prevention program.",Maine,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-brush-truck-helps-put-out-fire-saves-popular-restaurant,"New Brush Truck Helps Put Out Fire, Saves Popular Restaurant","Hatley Volunteer Fire Department



HATLEY, Miss. -- The Hatley Volunteer Fire Department was strapped for money, and their firefighters were using unreliable brush firefighting equipment and outdated breathing apparatus and protective turnout gear.",Mississippi,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-wildland-engine-first-new-vehicle-20-years,"New Wildland Engine Is First New Vehicle In 20 Years","Georgetown Fire Protection District



GEORGETOWN, Calif. -- One of the Georgetown District's biggest problems is wildland fires.



""Of the fire calls received in 2003, about 80 percent were for wildland or forest fires,"" said Chief Rick Todd.",California,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazmat-training-put-use-within-weeks-classes,"Hazmat Training Put To Use Within Weeks of Classes","Fairfield Glade Volunteer Fire Department



FAIRFIELD, TN -- The members of the Fairfield Glade Volunteer Fire Department are older than your average firefighter, having retired from their professional careers, says Fire Chief Dave Allstaedt.",Tennessee,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/defibrillator-saves-heart-attack-victim-new-gear-aids-rescue,"Defibrillator Saves Heart Attack Victim, New Gear Aids In Rescue","Margaretta Township Fire Department



ERIE COUNTY, Ohio -- On March 17, 2006, a 73-year-old man requested the EMS unit for chest pain. Upon arrival, the patient was assessed and a 12-lead EKG done.",Ohio,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/firefighters-breathe-easy-new-equipment,"Firefighters Breathe Easy With New Equipment","DeForest Area Fire and EMS Department



DEFOREST, Wisc.",Wisconsin,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-company-provides-members-way-get-healthy,"Fire Company Provides Members A Way To Get Healthy","Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company



COLCHESTER, VT -- The Colchester Fire Company is a mirror of its citizens.



The all-volunteer company is made up of men and women, ages 18 to 68, who call the city home.",Vermont,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/all-volunteer-fire-department-contains-blaze,"All-Volunteer Fire Department Contains Blaze","New, larger hoses help disperse water in larger quantities



CHEWELAH, Wash. -- An out of-control car exploded on impact when it crashed into the front porch of a small home, causing a massive inferno.",Washington,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/vehicle-extrication-takes-10-minutes-new-tool,"Vehicle Extrication Takes 10 Minutes With New Tool","Harmar Township Volunteer Fire Company 1



CHESWICK, PA -- At a vehicle accident in 2003, Harmar Township firefighters were extricating a victim, and needed to quickly remove the roof of a late-model BMW to do so.",Pennsylvania,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/scbas-enable-rescue-disabled-woman,"SCBAs Enable Rescue of Disabled Woman","City of Biwabik Fire Department



BIWABIK, MN -- On February 3, 2006, the Biwabik Fire Department was called to the scene of an apartment fire and told that there were people trapped in the building.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-extinguishers-save-lives-and-property,"Fire Extinguishers Save Lives and Property","Arcata Fire Protection District



ARCATA, CA -- The Arcata Fire Protection District is an all-risk public safety entity providing fire, rescue, and EMS services to a population of 35,000 residents for the city of Arcata, the communities of McKinleyvill",California,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/colorado-watershed-coalitions,"Colorado Watershed Coalitions","Examine the cross-agency partnerships, projects, and innovative financial management strategies employed in Colorado to rebuild and restore the natural flood mitigation benefits of regional watersheds after the devastating flood in 2013.",Colorado,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/grant-helps-department-become-nfpa-compliant,"Grant Helps Department Become NFPA-Compliant","Lee County Fire Department



BISHOPVILLE, SC -- The AFG grant has helped to meet the needs of Lee County's growing rural fire department.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sprinkler-system-saves-unmanned-shop-and-contents,"Sprinkler System Saves Unmanned Shop and Contents"," Annapolis Fire Department



ANNAPOLIS, MD -- The Annapolis Fire Department is a mostly career, all-hazards emergency service agency that provides fire suppression, EMS, technical rescue response, Hazmat response, WMD response, marine rescue/firefighting, and bomb",Maryland,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/joint-effort-saves-two-lives,"Joint Effort Saves Two Lives","Volunteer firefighters are prepared to fight blaze thanks to AFG award



LAMAR COUNTY, MS -- A wall of smoke made it impossible to see through the windows, much less down the hall or in the bedrooms.",Mississippi,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-department-equipped-offer-mutual-aid,"Fire Department Equipped To Offer Mutual Aid","Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department



RAPID CITY, SD -- The Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department provides structural and wildland fire suppression and medical first response to a community of approximately 2,500 residents in Pennington County, South Dakota.","South Dakota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wellness-program-exposes-cancer-saves-firefighters-life,"Wellness Program Exposes Cancer, Saves Firefighter's Life","City of Puyallup Fire and Rescue 



PUYALLUP, WA -- The City of Puyallup Fire and Rescue received a grant in 2004 to implement a wellness and fitness program. The AFG-funded program includes providing physical exams to department members.",,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-devices-offer-difference-between-life-and-breath,"New Devices Offer Difference Between Life and Breath","REDMOND FIRE & RESCUE



REDMOND, OR -- For injured patients, the difference between life and death can mean just a few breaths. Supplying patients with oxygen sometimes depends on a small tube that is precisely inserted through the mouth and into the lungs.",Oregon,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/first-grader-uses-training-save-her-family,"First-Grader Uses Training To Save Her Family","TUSCALOOSA, AL--The Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Service used its grant to establish a Fire Prevention and Safety Education program featuring a 36-foot-long mobile Fire Safety House, used for teaching schoolchildren and adults what to do in case of a fire at their homes.",Alabama,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/physical-assessments-uncover-health-problems,"Physical Assessments Uncover Health Problems","Golder Ranch Fire District



TUCSON, Ariz. -- In 2001, the Golder Ranch Fire District received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant to establish its first wellness and fitness program.",Arizona,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/life-saved-using-tools-acquired-assistance-firefighters-grants,"A Life Saved Using Tools Acquired With Assistance To Firefighters Grants","BALLY, PA – The Goodwill Fire Company operates as the rescue company for many departments and territories in the rural, small town area of Bally, Pennsylvania.",Pennsylvania,
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/reallocating-funding-achieve-recovery-goals,"Reallocating Funding to Achieve Recovery Goals","Illinois 2012 Tornadoes



Learning Objective: Examine how the State of Illinois was able to re-prioritize existing funding and resources to meet the recovery needs of communities following a string of severe tornadoes in 2012 that did not meet Presidential disaster dec",Illinois,Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/collaborating-build-resilience,"Collaborating to Build Resilience","Examine a regional approach used to improve infrastructure resilience following a major hurricane and analyze its impacts on regional recovery and FEMA’s steady-state interagency coordination practices. ","New Jersey, New York",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-flood-risk-reduction,"Community Flood Risk Reduction","Share the steps taken and lessons learned by a rural community in central Alaska to integrate resilience into rebuilding efforts and be better prepared for future flood events.",Alaska,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/galena-ball-field,"The Galena Ball Field","Discuss the benefits of a non-traditional recovery project in a rural, remote location and analyze how this community-building project contributed to overall resilience for the Galena community.",Alaska,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/energy-generation,"Energy Generation","Analyze the decision-making process utilized in Galena post-disaster to institute a sustainable and efficient energy generation project during the community’s recovery period from a devastating flood.",Alaska,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/locally-executed-state-managed-federally-supported-recovery,"Locally Executed, State Managed, Federally Supported Recovery","Review and analyze the community-focused coordination approach the state of Florida utilized to improve collaboration and expedite recovery efforts following Hurricane Irma.",Florida,Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pre-planning-and-community-participation,"Pre-Planning and Community Participation","Ellicott City, 2016 - Flash Flooding Recovery



Learning Objective: Evaluate the impact that pre-disaster planning and community participation had on shaping economic recovery after a dangerous flood in a historic city.",Maryland,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/connecticuts-crumbling-concrete,"Connecticut’s Crumbling Concrete","Coordinating Federal Resources for a Non-Stafford Act Event



Learning Objective: Examine the collaborative federal interagency assistance initiative in Connecticut to address a non-declared emergency event: crumbling concrete foundations in thousands of residential ho",Connecticut,Other
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/colorado-united-recovery-symposium,"Colorado United Recovery Symposium","Learning Objective: Analyze the methods used by the State of Colorado to manage disaster recovery and unite local leaders after the 2013 flood event.",Colorado,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/yarnell-arizona-wildfire-recovery,"Yarnell, Arizona Wildfire Recovery","Examine how Arizona applied its Disaster Recovery Framework to leverage federal and philanthropic resources to recover from a complex, non-declared wildfire disaster that devastated a small community in 2013.",Arizona,Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-department-able-provide-service-without-delay-thanks-new-and-upgraded-generator,"Fire Department is Able to Provide Service Without Delay Thanks to the New and Upgraded Generator","AFG-Bought Generator Supplies Power During Natural Disaster



WOOSTER, OH--Northern Ohio isn't typically known for treacherous weather and destructive tornadoes, but for the small town of Wooster, that all changed in September 2010.",Ohio,
https://www.fema.gov/node/483697,"NYU Langone Medical Center","NYU Langone Medical Center is a critical need, private nonprofit complex consisting of the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine and three hospitals, Tisch Hospital is a 705-bed acute care facility,  the Hospital for Joint Diseases and the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine","New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/node/478939,"Risk MAP Success Story: Blaine County, Idaho: A Reservoir of Effective Communication","This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP process at Blaine County, Idaho.",Idaho,
https://www.fema.gov/node/478936,"Risk MAP Success Story: New York Catskills Watersheds – Partnerships and Products for More Resilient Communities","This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP process at the New York Catskills Watersheds.","New York",
https://www.fema.gov/node/478933,"Risk MAP Success Story: Clackamas County, Oregon: Can Risk MAP Turn on a Dime?","This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP process at Clackamas County, Oregon.",Oregon,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/node/478927,"Risk MAP Success Story: Gwinnett County, Georgia Revamps Stormwater Infrastructure Improvement Plans","This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP process at Gwinnett County, Georgia.",Georgia,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/node/478930,"Risk MAP Success Story: Coweta County, Georgia Enhances Countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan Using Flood Risk Products","This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP process at Coweta County, Georgia.",Georgia,
https://www.fema.gov/node/478924,"Risk MAP Success Story: The Herbert Hoover Dike Presented a Unique Challenge; FEMA Responded With a Unique Solution","This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP process in South Florida.",Florida,Flood
https://www.fema.gov/node/478906,"Risk MAP Success Story: Robust Outreach Leads to Expedited Updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the New Orleans Area","This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP process in the New Orleans area.",Louisiana,Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/node/473944,"Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe","In 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to understand how the Tribe uses grant funds to increase its emergency management capabilities for both all-hazards response and preventing terrorist attacks.",,
https://www.fema.gov/node/470077,"Nevada: Grant Effectiveness Case Study: Las Vegas","Overview

In 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study of the Las Vegas urban area to understand how the state and local jurisdictions use preparedness grants to increase their emergency preparedness and counterterrorism capabilities.",,
https://www.fema.gov/node/465494,"Washington - Regional Collaboration: Interoperable Communications in Eastern Washington State","Since 2004, Washington State Homeland Security Region 9 has prioritized investments in interoperable radio communications for all first responders, regardless of discipline. Regional partners collaborated to establish an interoperable communications system with increased coverage that has improved incident response across all levels of government for the region.","Region 9, Washington",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465491,"Project Safe Haven: Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Systems on Washington State’s Pacific Coast","Washington State’s Pacific coast faces the threat of large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis. To mitigate the risk, Washington is providing technical assistance to cities, counties, and tribes for construction of the Nation’s first vertical evacuation structures capable of withstanding 9.0+ magnitude earthquakes and 30-foot waves. The project provides residents and visitors in coastal population centers a means of seeking safety without having to travel considerable distance to natural high ground.","Region 9, Washington",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465488,"Washington - Northwest Regional Aviation: Protecting the Puget Sound","The Seattle Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) established Northwest Regional Aviation (NWRA)—an aviation consortium that protects the Puget Sound area from terrorism and responds to large-scale disasters. The NWRA saved 12 survivors during the first three hours of the Snohomish County mudslide on March 22, 2014.","Region 9, Washington",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-innovative-practice-setrpc-radio,"Texas Innovative Practice - SETRPC Radio","Over 18 years, the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) implemented an interoperable 800-megahertz (MHz) radio system. During Hurricane Harvey, local communities maintained clear and consistent communication as a result of these radio system improvements, even though floodwaters physically isolated them.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/node/465467,"Texas Innovative Practice - Arkema","During Hurricane Harvey, flooding at the Arkema Chemical Plant caused trailers to leak dangerous chemicals. The Houston Police Department used a helicopter equipped with night vision video capabilities and data downlink software to reveal an unstable condition as chemicals began to react. This provided first responders real-time, detailed visual information that possibly saved the lives of sixteen responders who would have otherwise entered a dangerous situation.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-dhs-fema-grant-effectiveness-case-study,"Texas - DHS FEMA Grant Effectiveness Case Study","FEMA conducted this case study in order to:","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465461,"Texas Innovative Practice - County Radio Systems","The City of Houston, Harris County and Montgomery County built a fully interoperable emergency management communication network. Montgomery County’s network was built independently of the Houston/Harris County network, and all three governments coordinated to ensure that networks were interoperable and continue to rely on one another for increased operational effectiveness.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465458,"Texas Innovative Practice - Finance","This Texas-funded innovative program trains jurisdictions to address disaster-related financial topics such as how to track time and labor, overtime charges, and travel cost processing. Local jurisdictions reported better capabilities in handling Hurricane Harvey- related finances after completing the training.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465455,"Oklahoma’s School Safety Initiatives","Oklahoma developed two programs—Safe Schools 101 and the Oklahoma School Security Institute (OSSI)—to protect students from natural and manmade hazards. Together, these programs protect schools from the dangers of tornadoes and enhance school security and response plans.","Region 6, Oklahoma",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465452,"Oklahoma’s Regional Response System","Oklahoma created the Regional Response System (RRS)—a collection of specialized units and equipment—to provide all-hazards response throughout the state within two hours of an incident. RRS units have responded to dozens of incidents, including the May 20, 2013 tornado near Oklahoma City.","Region 6, Oklahoma",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465449,"New York City - Active Monitoring System and Call Center","New York City (NYC) began monitoring individuals returning from countries affected by Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the fall of 2014, in response to a directive from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465446,"New York City Community Outreach Teams","When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first-ever case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the United States, New York City (NYC) quickly acted to educate the public about EVD and its associated risks. In support of this effort, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) deployed community outreach teams to distribute informational materials and engage the public in discussions about EVD. DOHMH distributed cards (available in nine languages) with information about EVD risks and transmission (DOHMH).","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465443,"New York City - Bio Isolation Transfer Cards","Following the March 2014 outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease(EVD) in West Africa, New York City (NYC) agencies began developing plans and protocols for handling potential EVD cases. As part of this effort, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) collaborated with city hospitals and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to develop Bio Isolation Transfer (BIT) cards—documents embodying standard operating procedures (SOPs) for safely transporting and handing off individuals suspected of having contracted EVD (known as “persons under investigation,” or PUIs).","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465440,"Minnesota - Statewide Security Monitoring Initiative","Recognizing the vulnerability of government information technology (IT) networks to threats from malicious actors, MN.IT—the state’s IT agency—created the Statewide Security Monitoring Initiative (SSMI) to increase IT network security for counties and cities across Minnesota. MN.IT has used Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding to support multiple elements of the initiative, including hardware and software investments and network monitoring for 25 counties.","Region 5, Minnesota",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465437,"Michigan - Unmanned Aircraft System","Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) technology enhances Michigan’s abilities to conduct real-time assessments during an incident and collect detailed post-incident information for recovery activities. The Michigan State Police (MSP) purchased the UAS with $162,000 in Homeland Security Grant Program funds and have used the UAS during real-world incidents, exercises, and trainings.","Region 5, Michigan",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465434,"Michigan Cyber Initiatives","Michigan’s emergency managers and state officials are building public- private partnerships and using grant funding to enhance the state’s cyber response capabilities. Initiatives include the Cyber Range, which is training members across the community in cybersecurity response skills; the Michigan Cyber Command Center (MC3), which is enhancing coordination between the state’s fusion and the State Emergency Operations Centers; and the Michigan Cyber Disruption Response Plan development, which will help government, industry, and community organizations respond to malicious cyber activity.","Region 5, Michigan",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465428,"Louisiana Uses Grants to Establish Private Sector EOC","Louisiana developed the Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center (LA BEOC) to enable the business community to actively participate in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The LA BEOC supports community resilience by applying private sector resources during response and recovery efforts and aiding the swift return of normal business operations.","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465425,"Louisiana - Greater Lafourche Port Commission Uses Grants to Integrate Maritime Domain Awareness","The Greater Lafourche Port Commission used Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) funds to create an integrated Maritime Domain Awareness System to protect against threats to the port and assist in emergency response operations.","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465113,"Florida Case Study - All-Hazard Incident Management Teams","All-Hazard Incident Management Teams (AHIMT) provide situational awareness and support to the SERTs and the State Coordinating Officer (SCO). FDEM deployed all six AHIMTs at least once in response to Hurricane Irma. Before Hurricane Irma, Florida used grant funds in 2015 to develop the All-Hazards Incident Management Qualification Program, which helps to ensure both the efficient allocation of resources and that emergency responders are supported effectively during an incident.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465110,"Florida Case Study - Heat Shield","The Operation Heat Shield Full-Scale exercises were conducted in response to the threat of complex, coordinated terrorist attacks at unique venues such as stadiums and airports. Operation Heat Shield is a full-scale exercise testing regional agency coordination, response, and rescue efforts as emergency managers and responders are faced with complex coordinated terrorist attacks at several unique venues.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465107,"Florida Case Study - WebEOC","The Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) used preparedness grant funds (EMPG) to expand its WebEOC crisis management system, a shared statewide communication software platform that can implement standard emergency management processes to maintain a common operating picture during large-scale events.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465101,"2017 - The District of Columbia (DC): Closing Capability Gaps","Following the September 2013 Navy Yard shooting, the District of Columbia (DC) recognized the need to enhance their response to mass fatality incidents. As part of this effort, the District invested Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding to implement five mass fatality services projects.","Region 3, District of Columbia (DC)",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465098,"2017 - Ohio: Closing Capability Gaps","Based on lessons learned from the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, Cuyahoga County invested State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding to create over 100 deployable mass casualty supply kits. Cuyahoga County deployed these kits in support of the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland, Ohio.","Region 5, Ohio",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465095,"2017 - Maine: Closing Capability Gaps","In 2014, the police department in Brewer, Maine used State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funds to establish the Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) training program to enhance regional response to complex coordinated terrorist attacks and active shooter events. To date, more than 45 officers have participated in the program, which includes a virtual training simulator.","Region 1, Maine",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465092,"2017 - Massachusetts: Closing Capability Gaps","Massachusetts’s Western Homeland Security Planning Region used State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding to support a Children in Disasters Conference in September 2015. Local planners incorporated subject-matter expertise and participant input from the conference into subsequent efforts, such as developing a Family Reunification Plan Template.","Region 1, Massachusetts",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465089,"2017 - Montana: Closing Capability Gaps","In 2013, Montana Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) and the Montana Fire Wardens Association invested State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funds to develop Situation Analyst Montana (SAM), a web-based platform that enables emergency managers, public health, fire, and law enforcement stakeholders to access a common operating picture of ongoing statewide incidents in real time. This project addressed a capability gap in maintaining operational coordination of wildfire response efforts.","Region 8, Montana",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465086,"Colorado - Regional Explosives Unit Protects Police Officers","The South Central Regional Explosives Unit responds to hundreds of explosive related calls in 33 Colorado counties each year. The Unit has responded to calls for service involving drug facilities, and suspicious packages. The unit responds and serves as the primary bomb squad for Homeland Security in the South Central Region, which encompasses five counties: Chaffee, El Paso, Lake, Park and Teller, as well as the Colorado Springs Metropolitan area (total estimated population of 720,256).","Region 8, Colorado",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465083,"Colorado - Terrorism Liaison Officer and the Community Awareness Programs","The Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC) is the state’s fusion center, which serves as the analytic hub for all-hazards disasters. In addition to collecting, analyzing, and distributing all-hazards information to stakeholders throughout the county, the CIAC develops innovative programs to enhance statewide antiterrorism initiatives. Through the Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) program and Community Awareness Program (CAP), the CIAC trains local law enforcement officers, private sector partners, and the general public to recognize and report terrorism-related information.","Region 8, Colorado",
https://www.fema.gov/node/465080,"Colorado - Amateur Radio Volunteers Protect Community Water Supply","Federal preparedness grants support Colorado’s structured partnership with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), which assists in establishing and maintaining emergency communications during disasters. The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management coordinates emergency radio communication throughout the State of Colorado. The division serves a population of approximately 5.2 million residents, half of which live in the Denver metropolitan area.","Region 8, Colorado",
https://www.fema.gov/node/463253,"California - Virtual Port System","The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is the second busiest port in the United States, with more than $180 billion in trade moving through the port annually and covering 3,500 acres of land and 4,600 acres of water. Each day, the port handles thousands of shipping containers, petroleum products, and bulk cargo ships. To enhance port security operations, the POLB developed Virtual Port—a customized mapping and monitoring platform that integrates real-time data from multiple sources. It provides situational awareness of port operations and facilitates rapid incident response across multiple agencies and jurisdictions.",California,
https://www.fema.gov/node/463211,"County of San Diego Cyber Disruption Response Team","CRDT members investigate the impacts of a cyber disruption event during the 2015 San Diego Capstone Full-Scale Exercise (San Diego OES)

In 2013, the County of San Diego Office of Emergency Services (San Diego OES) convened cybersecurity, law enforcement, and emergency management subject matter experts to establish a regional Cyber Disruption Response Team (CDRT). The CDRT is responsible for managing the region’s response to cyber disruptions as defined in San Diego OES’s cyber disruption response plans. In a 2015 full-scale cybersecurity exercise, the CDRT successfully responded to a cyber disruption that affected regional power infrastructure.",California,
https://www.fema.gov/node/462941,"California Common Operating Picture for Threat Awareness","Developed through the Statewide Risk Management Program in collaboration with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and eight California Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) regions, the California Common Operating Picture (Cal COP) for Threat Awareness addresses the statewide need for storing and sharing critical infrastructure information and enhances situational threat awareness.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-amnesia-cured-public-education,"""Flood Amnesia"" Cured by Public Education","OTTAWA, IL - Ottawa, Illinois, is located in a beautiful valley at the confluence of the Fox and Illinois Rivers. But it is this location that has caused the City to suffer significant damage from floods.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sun-comes-out-charlotte-harbor,"""Sun"" Comes Out in Charlotte Harbor","CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL - Hurricane Charley came to Charlotte Harbor one Friday, with winds up to 114 mph, leaving the community stunned. Buildings were destroyed, and streets were filled with debris and downed power lines.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/2006-king-county-flood-hazard-management-plan,"2006 King County Flood Hazard Management Plan","KING COUNTY, WA - The State of Washington has considerable experience in dealing with disasters. The most frequently occurring and costly natural hazard in Washington is flooding. Like many Washington communities, King County is subject to a wide range of flood hazards.

 ","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/2nd-avenue-sea-street-seattle-washington,"2nd Avenue SEA Street, Seattle, Washington","SEATTLE, WA - The 2nd Avenue Street Edge Alternative (SEA) Street project was a pilot project undertaken by Seattle Public Utilities to redesign an entire 660-foot block with a number of Low Impact Development (LID) techniques.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/3-years-long-3-years-strong-new-jerseys-successful-approach-purchasing-homes-along,"3 Years Long, 3 Years Strong: New Jersey’s Successful Approach to Purchasing Homes along Sandy’s Flooded Path","NEW JERSEY - On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy pushed ashore New Jersey coastline: damaging or destroying 346,000 homes, cutting power to more than 2 million households, taking the lives of 37 people, and flooding a large portion of the state.","Region 2, New Jersey",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/91st-avenue-wastewater-treatment-plant,"91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant","TOLLESON, AZ - The 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), located along the Salt River in the City of Phoenix, Arizona, has been at risk from the continued soil erosion of the existing bank.","Region 9, Arizona",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bridge-over-powered-water,"A Bridge Over Powered Water","DUNCAN, OK – During 2007, five intense storms, in as many months, tested the resolve of City administrators and residents in Duncan, Oklahoma. Over 100 businesses and homes suffered damage, and numerous pedestrian bridges loosened from their footings.","Region 6, Oklahoma",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-above-rest-homeowner-city-galveston-elevates-home-12-feet,"A Home Above the Rest: Homeowner in City of Galveston Elevates Home 12 Feet","GALVESTON COUNTY, TX – When Hurricane Ike slammed into the City of Galveston, on September 11, 2008, Matt and Lauren Johnson’s home was left with a hole in the roof and an unlivable first floor.","Region 4, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/look-preventing-levee-erosion,"A Look at Preventing Levee Erosion","ORLEANS PARISH, LA – Following Hurricane Katrina, Congress approved more than $14 billion worth of upgrades to the federal levee system surrounding the New Orleans area, including one of the largest storm surge barriers in the world.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-measure-designed-save-lives,"A Mitigation Measure Designed to Save Lives","HAYS COUNTY, TX – Every year, approximately eight flood-related fatalities occur in the state of Texas, according to a report published by the Texas Department of Transportation Research and Technology Implementation Office.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-twist-old-tale-historic-phoenix-building-rises-flood,"A New Twist on an Old Tale: Historic Phoenix Building Rises From the Flood","GRAND FORKS, ND - There must be something magical about the name ""Pheonix."" In mythology, the phoenix bird dies a fiery death every 100 years and a new bird rises from the ashes.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/place-refuge-newcastle,"A Place of Refuge in Newcastle","NEWCASTLE, OK - After winds in excess of 250 miles per hour bristled through central Oklahoma on May 3, 1999, citizens and business owners were left to contend with $1.5 billion in damages.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/plan-all-seasons-hazard-mitigation-planning-helps-prioritize,"A Plan for All Seasons: Hazard Mitigation Planning Helps to Prioritize","SHAWNEE, OK - The Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) tradition teaches respect for nature and how she refurbishes the earth with winds, floods, and ice storms.","Region 6, Oklahoma",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-haven-campers-iowa-state-fair-campground-shelter,"A Safe Haven For Campers Iowa State Fair Campground Shelter","DES MOINES, IA - In June 1998, a storm with winds in excess of 100 miles per hour (mph) caused over $465,000 in damage to the Iowa State Fair complex and the 160- acre campground. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the potential for disaster and loss of human life was obvious.","Region 7, Iowa",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/small-village-big-concerns,"A Small Village With Big Concerns","RIVERTON, IL – The Sangamon River forms the west boundary of the Village of Riverton, a quaint community that 2,997 residents refer to as home. But the Village of Riverton has had a long flood history.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tall-order-after-isabel,"A Tall Order After Isabel","BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD - Standing in her front yard, her back to the Chesapeake Bay, Brenda Tucker gazed at the collapsed roof marking the spot where Hurricane Isabel's waves crashed through her house, carrying away her 40-year-old cottage’s Florida room and a 30-foot deck.","Region 3, Maryland",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tribes-path-mitigation,"A Tribe’s Path to Mitigation","POARCH CREEK INDIAN RESERVATION, AL - The Poarch Creek Indian Reservation, located northwest of the City of Atmore, had a challenging storm water drainage problem. Rain runoff placed property and tribal members at risk to flood damages.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/above-ground-safe-room-stands-tornado,"Above Ground Safe Room Stands up to Tornado","MOORE, OK – Don Staley and his family are no strangers to storms and tornados. Their first home was hit by a tornado in October 1998 and suffered minor damage but was destroyed by another tornado on May 3, 1999. They rode out both storms inside the house.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/above-flood,"Above the Flood","TILLAMOOK, OR – The completion of a building elevation project came none too soon for the tenants of Northport Plaza along U.S. Highway101 north of the city center of Tillamook, Oregon.","Region 10, Oregon",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/acquisition-makes-way-new-community-park,"Acquisition Makes Way for New Community Park","MAVERICK COUNTY, TX – Shelby Park, located by the Rio Grande River in the city of Eagle Pass, is currently used for fun activities such as soccer, football, and big 4th of July celebrations.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/acquisition-project-proves-beneficial-safety-measure-and-recreational-avenue,"Acquisition Project Proves Beneficial as Safety Measure and Recreational Avenue","MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI – Located at the confluence of the Menomonee River and Underwood Creek, the city of Wauwatosa has had a history of flooding since it was settled in the 1850s.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/acquisition-project-clinton-county-ny,"Acquisition Project, Clinton County, NY","SCHUYLER FALLS, NY - Severe flooding in the winter of 1996 motivated residents in the Town of Schuyler Falls to move out of flood impacted areas. When the Town refused to be the applicant in the buyout, residents prevailed upon Clinton County to be the buyout applicant.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/acquisition-projects-continue-aid-flood-prone-community,"Acquisition Projects Continue to Aid Flood-Prone Community","CLEVELAND, IL - It's just a little winding river in northwestern Illinois, but the Rock River drains a large watershed that includes the Upper Rock, the Pecatonica River in Wisconsin and even as far north as Lake Winnebago.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/acquisition-and-relocation-multiple-hazards,"Acquisition and Relocation from Multiple Hazards","LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA - After the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, the Castaic Union School District conducted a study of the earthquake-related risks.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/acquisition-cambridge-allows-homeowners-enjoy-view-top,"Acquisition in Cambridge Allows Homeowners to Enjoy View From the Top","CAMBRIDGE, OH - ""It was a bad situation turned good,"" said Ron LePage, a buyout participant, in Cambridge, OH. Cambridge, with a population of 13,000, sits at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Guernsey County.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/acquisition-rahway,"Acquisition in Rahway","RAHWAY, NJ - When Hurricane Floyd brought flooding that exceeded the 100-year flood elevation in September 1999, Rahway residents were already living on higher and safer ground.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/acquisition-evaluation-and-analysis-acquisition-successes-birmingham,"Acquisition, Evaluation, and Analysis: Acquisition Successes in Birmingham","BIRMINGHAM, AL - The City of Birmingham faces its greatest hazard from flooding associated with severe weather. Birmingham’s high population density and development render parts of the City particularly vulnerable to the effects of flooding.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/adhering-codes-during-construction-plus-aspiring-homeowners,"Adhering to Codes during Construction: A Plus for Aspiring Homeowners","NAPLES, FL – Habitat for Humanity has applied several mitigation strategies in Collier County by building affordable, structurally sound, homes with a low flood risk.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/adhering-floodplain-management-practices-saves-business,"Adhering to Floodplain Management Practices Saves Business","ESTES PARK, CO – As floodwaters poured into nearby homes and businesses, Estes Park realtor Bret Freedman’s office building remained dry.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/affordable-housing-engineered-160-mph-winds,"Affordable Housing Engineered to 160 mph Winds","PORT CHARLOTTE, FL. – The Otero brothers survived the widespread devastation of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 only to see similar damage when Hurricane Charley came through Charlotte County in the summer of 2004.","Region 4, Florida",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/after-andrew-south-florida-family-keeps-vow-be-hurricane-ready,"After Andrew, South Florida Family Keeps Vow to Be Hurricane-Ready","MONROE COUNTY, FL - Barbara Schwartz, who lived for weeks without electricity after Hurricane Andrew ravaged South Florida in 1992, knows how to keep her family hurricaneready. “We never wait until the last minute once we get the notice of when a storm will hit our area,” noted Schwartz.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/after-elevation-duplex-avoids-flooding-again,"After Elevation Duplex Avoids Flooding - Again","NAPA, CA – In 1987, Jim Hallock bought a flood-damaged duplex and spent nearly $50,000 to remove and replace the downstairs sheetrock and flooring. The property was flooded again in 1998 and 2003, and incurred $100,000 in damages.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/alenaio-stream-flood-control-project,"Alenaio Stream Flood Control Project","HILO, HI - It was November 2000 when more than 27 inches of rain fell on the city of Hilo in a 24-hour period. The banks of the Alenaio Stream overflowed, and the water marks reached 10 feet high. Fortunately for the community of Hilo, the floodwall was 12 feet high.","Region 9, Hawaii",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/all-dressed-brave-wind,"All Dressed Up to Brave the Wind","BRAZORIA COUNTY, TX – During man-made and natural disasters, the Freeport Fire and EMS Department is designated as the Emergency Operations Center and the Freeport Police Department as the Incident Command Post for the city of Freeport and several surrounding cities.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/alleviating-flooding-park-hill-drainage-basin,"Alleviating Flooding In the Park Hill Drainage Basin","DENVER, CO – Park Hill drainage basin in northeast Denver was no stranger to frequent flooding. The basin includes a mix of industrial, commercial and residential properties.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/enlarged-community-park-prevents-damage-homes,"An Enlarged Community Park Prevents Damage To Homes","SKAGIT COUNTY, WA – After 34 homes on the west side of the Skagit River, opposite downtown Mount Vernon, were severely damaged in the 1996 floods, city officials concluded it was time to take aggressive steps to prevent this kind of damage in the future.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/anchoring-code-defends-home-katrinas-winds,"Anchoring Code Defends Home from Katrina's Winds","FRANKLINTON, LA – During the winter of 2002, David and Laquetta Passman moved their manufactured home from Enon to Franklinton, Louisiana.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/answering-call-nfip-call-center-provides-valuable-assistance,"Answering the Call: NFIP Call Center Provides Valuable Assistance","NEW YORK, NY – Navigating the murky waters of flood insurance can be challenging at the best of times. For those who have actually experienced a flood, the process of filing and dealing with a flood insurance claim can be overwhelming.","Region 2, New York",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/arkansas-get-ideas-combating-high-winds,"Arkansas Get Ideas on Combating High Winds","INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, AR – Only six months into the year 2008, the State of Arkansas has had three disaster declarations warranting Federal assistance.","Region 6, Arkansas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/arkansas-tech-university-uses-hazus-mh-mitigation-business-continuity-planning,"Arkansas Tech University Uses Hazus-MH for Mitigation & Business Continuity Planning","ARKANSAS – Arkansas Tech University’s (ATU’s) use of Hazus shows the benefits that the Hazus data offers in microanalysis situations.","Region 6, Arkansas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/athens-resident-pleased-retrofitted-home,"Athens Resident Pleased With Retrofitted Home","ATHENS COUNTY, OH - Kara Edmonds is Community Development Coordinator for the TriCounty Community Action Agency serving Athens, Hocking and Perry counties in southeastern Ohio.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/atmore-plaza-dry-ground,"Atmore Plaza on Dry Ground","ATMORE, AL - Atmore Plaza was known for its chronic flooding, along with the other structures located in the 142–acre Owen Street drainage area. The existing 1940’s drainage system could not handle the volume of surface water that accumulated during heavy rains.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/austin-pre-disaster-mitigation-saves-homes,"Austin Pre-Disaster Mitigation Saves Homes","AUSTIN, MN - When the City of Austin, located in southern Minnesota, implemented their most recent mitigation project, no one expected to reap the benefits so soon.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/austwell-small-town-big-plans,"Austwell: A Small Town With Big Plans","REFUGIO COUNTY, TX – Austwell, a tiny Gulf Coast town with a population of 200, has big plans to survive hurricanes.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/avalanche-mitigation-protects-vital-power-line,"Avalanche Mitigation Protects Vital Power Line","WHITTIER, AK — On March 26, 2009 an avalanche fell 2,480 vertical feet, crossed the Alaska Railroad tracks, the Portage River and destroyed a 5 span section of Chugach Electric’s 25,000 volt power line that serves the community of Whittier, the Whittier Railroad and Auto Tunnel, Portage Visitor’s","Region 10, Alaska",Other
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/award-winning-team-helps-residents-recover-disaster,"Award-Winning Team Helps Residents Recover from Disaster","BASTROP COUNTY, TX - During the Labor Day weekend of 2011, Bastrop County was devastated by the biggest wildfire that the state of Texas had ever experienced. More than 1,600 homes burned; residents felt overwhelmed.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/backwater-valves-protect-basements,"Backwater Valves Protect Basements","SOUTH PORTLAND, ME - The City of South Portland has an old combined sewer system. When it rains, all of the runoff goes into the system. When heavy rain and flooding occurs, the sewer system is overwhelmed and the cellars of houses are swamped.","Region 1, Maine",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bader-recovery-project,"Bader Recovery Project","MADISON COUNTY, VA - During June of 1995, four major, record rainfalls caused flooding and landslides with such velocities that structures in the valley were knocked off their foundations.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/baldwin-county-fish-river-retrofit-acquisition-project,"Baldwin County Fish River Retrofit & Acquisition Project","BALDWIN COUNTY, AL - Several homes that border the Fish River have repeatedly flooded during periods of heavy rainfall, which results in a rise in the river levels. These homes were especially affected in Hurricanes Erin (1995), Opal (1995) and Danny (1997).","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/baptist-bottoms-acquisition-project,"Baptist Bottoms Acquisition Project","GENEVA, AL - At the end of a week of rain and flooding in March 1990, about 6,000 people in Alabama had lost their homes or had seen their property damaged. Hundreds more had to seek shelter in neighboring Georgia and the Florida panhandle.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bay-area-rapid-transit-district-mitigation-project,"Bay Area Rapid Transit District Mitigation Project","SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Train Operations Center is located in a very high seismic hazard area of Northern California. BART services the entire San Francisco Bay metropolitan area and is a major economic driver impacting the region.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/be-prepared-solution-living-near-river,"Be Prepared: A Solution for Living Near the River","AMITE, LA – When Jack and Fancy Hanks decided to build a house just 200 feet from the Tangipahoa River, they saw an opportunity to create a home that could stand up to nearly anything Mother Nature could throw at it. 

 ","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/beaumont-winning-flood-fight-help-texas-and-fema,"Beaumont Winning Flood Fight With Help from Texas and FEMA","BEAUMONT, TX — Folks in Beaumont used to call their town “Bayou City” because it was under water so often.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/belhaven-rising-above-flood,"Belhaven: Rising Above the Flood","BELHAVEN, NC - The first thing that usually strikes visitors who enter the small harbor town of Belhaven (population 1,900) is that many of the homes, whether trailer or mansion, are elevated high enough to protect them from floodwaters. The town did not always look like this.","Region 4, North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/berkeley-hazard-mitigation-bond-program,"Berkeley Hazard Mitigation Bond Program","BERKELEY, CA - Like most California communities, the City of Berkeley is susceptible to multiple hazards, including earthquakes, wildland-urban interface fires, landslide and liquefaction areas, and urban creek flooding.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/best-practice-life-outside-floodplain-thousands-flood-survivors,"Best Practice: Life Outside the Floodplain for Thousands of Flood Survivors","MASON CITY, IA - During the first week of June 2008, heavy rains flooded major rivers and tributaries, forcing the Winnebago River and creeks (Willow, Chelsea, Ideal, Mason, and Calmus) to fill area homes in Mason City, Iowa, with up to 10 feet of floodwaters.","Region 7, Iowa",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bethany-beach-removable-access-ramp,"Bethany Beach Removable Access Ramp","BETHANY BEACH, DE - Major coastal storms, with approximately a six-year frequency, severely damaged the old permanently-installed handicapped beach access ramp. This presented danger from wind-borne and water-borne debris to the adjacent fixed structures as well as any passersby.","Region 3, Delaware","Coastal Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/better-unpaved-roads-nature-and-people-arkansas,"Better Unpaved Roads for Nature and People in Arkansas","ARKANSAS – A common FEMA project in rural areas is the repair or rebuilding of unpaved roads.","Region 6, Arkansas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bibb-county-provides-shelter-its-communities,"Bibb County Provides Shelter for Its Communities","BIBB COUNTY, AL – In 2004, when Hurricane Ivan caused severe devastation in much of Alabama, Bibb County residents knew they needed a community safe room. However, just one community safe room was not sufficient for the county’s 21,000 citizens.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/biotechnology-company-implements-seismic-safety,"Biotechnology Company Implements Seismic Safety","SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Genentech, Inc., is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceuticals for significant unmet medical needs. Twelve of the currently marketed biotechnology products stem from Genentech science.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/black-pond-slough-detention-facility-floodwaters,"Black Pond Slough Detention Facility For Floodwaters","MCGEHEE, AR - The City of McGehee has experienced flooding in the residential area east of and adjacent to Black Pond Slough many times over the last 10 years. Up to 25 houses in this area have received repetitive damages of more than $1.1 million during this period.","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/blackstone-tree-trimming-measures,"Blackstone Tree Trimming Measures","BLACKSTONE, VA - After a 1998 ice storm wreaked havoc on power lines, cables, trees, and cut power to Blackstone residents for hours, town manager Larry Palmore decided it was enough. ""Then last year [2002] we had another ice storm and a couple of small twisters. That was enough.","Region 3, Virginia",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/boeing-retrofits-hardware-systems,"Boeing Retrofits Hardware Systems","SEATTLE, WA - Deep inside the earth's crust, pressures are building that eventually will result in an earthquake of epic proportions. Deep inside Boeing, a few good people are busily tying everything down. One of them, Doug Marsh, became a believer after the Kobe, Japan, earthquake in 1995.","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/boone-county-couple-heads-uphill,"Boone County Couple Heads Uphill","MADISON, WV - Jack and Elvonna Bowyer had flood insurance, but when severe flooding of the Spruce and Pond Fork Rivers dumped seven inches of water in their first floor and 12 inches of water in their garage, they were at their wits end.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/borough-staten-island-new-york,"Borough of Staten Island, New York","BOROUGH OF STATEN ISLAND, NY - On July 8, 1999, the Borough of Staten Island, signed an agreement with FEMA under the Cooperating Technical Communities (now Cooperating Technical Partners [CTP]) initiative.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/brazoria-county-adopts-freeboard-regulation-combatting-flood-loss,"Brazoria County Adopts Freeboard Regulation in Combatting Flood Loss","BRAZORIA COUNTY, TX – Located in the Gulf Coast region of Texas, Brazoria County is among a number of counties that are part of the region known as the Texas Coastal Bend.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/breaking-cycle-devastation-and-reducing-damages-southern-ohio,"Breaking the Cycle of Devastation and Reducing Damages, Southern Ohio","MEIGS COUNTY, OH - Since 1964, Ohio has received 28 Presidential disaster declarations—22 of which were for flooding. To address the issue of flood risk, the State of Ohio has taken aggressive measures to assess areas of vulnerability and reduce the impact of flooding to those areas.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/brenton-wyoming-county-pre-disaster-mitigation,"Brenton, Wyoming County Pre-Disaster Mitigation","WYOMING COUNTY, WV - In 2004, when Vance’s Trailer Park in southern West Virginia flooded, Dean Meadows, Wyoming County Emergency Services Director, knew he had to do something to help.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/brewery-avoids-business-disruption-following-earthquake,"Brewery Avoids Business Disruption Following Earthquake","LOS ANGELES, CA - Anheuser-Busch operates a large brewery just a few miles from the epicenter of the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The facility serves the company's markets throughout the Southwest and Pacific regions.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/brigham-hill-road-preventing-washouts,"Brigham Hill Road: Preventing Washouts","ESSEX, COLCHESTER, AND MILTON, VT - The Vermont highway system can be vulnerable to flooding if proper mitigation techniques are not employed. Vermont has a high proportion of major roads that are gravel. Typically these roads follow watercourses between steep rocky hills.","Region 1, Vermont",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/bringing-shutters-those-need,"Bringing Shutters to Those In Need","MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL - Frank Reddish, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Miami-Dade County, asserts that installing storm shutters is key way to protect a home or business from storm damage.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/brook-road-culvert-replacement,"Brook Road Culvert Replacement","FALMOUTH, ME – Two major storms, Hurricane Bob in 1991 and a severe storm in 1996, damaged significant parts of Brook Road in Falmouth, Maine.","Region 1, Maine",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/brooke-county-couple-move-out-flood-path,"Brooke County Couple Move Out of Flood Path","BETHANY, WV - The Dixon family has struggled against nature’s awesome power twice. Hurricane Frances (2004) caused Buffalo Creek to overflow and reach their porch.","Region 3, West Virginia",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/brownsvilles-blue-ribbon-resacas-reduce-hurricane-dolly-flood-losses,"Brownsville's “Blue Ribbon” Resacas Reduce Hurricane Dolly Flood Losses","BROWNSVILLE, TX - When Hurricane Dolly came in the summer of 2008, Brownsville was ready with an ingenious disaster defense that kept hundreds of homes from flooding.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/building-better-new-building-code-power-upgrade-us-virgin-islands,"Building Better: New Building Code & Power Upgrade, US Virgin Islands","US Virgin Islands - After Hurricane Hugo, a Category 4 storm, swept through the islands in 1989 leaving near total devastation in its wake, FEMA and the Government of the Virgin Islands worked together to identify measures to mitigate damage from storms.","Region 2, Virgin Islands",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/building-beyond-code-requirements-charleston,"Building Beyond Code Requirements in Charleston","CHARLESTON, SC - In the fall of 2002, a magnitude 4.32 earthquake was measured in the Charleston area. That earthquake pales in comparison to the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Charleston on August 31, 1886. Could a magnitude 7.7 earthquake strike again?","Region 4, South Carolina",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/building-bridges-better-keeping-roads-open-mitigation,"Building Bridges Better: Keeping Roads Open with Mitigation","WATAUGA COUNTY, NC – The Guy Ford Road Bridge in Watauga County, NC sits 4 miles from the Tennessee border on State Route 1200. First constructed in 1962, the original wooden bridge was replaced in June 2004 with a two-lane, cored concrete slab covered by a 2-inch asphalt overlay.","Region 4, North Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/building-codes-helped-bolivar-peninsula,"Building Codes Helped Bolivar Peninsula","BOLIVAR PENINSULA, TX - Hurricane Ike tore across this 33-mile-long arm of land that juts out into Galveston Bay, leaving devastation in its path. Unprotected by a seawall or other barrier, the peninsula suffered arguably the worst of Ike’s fury.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/building-codes-protect-homes-wildfire,"Building Codes Protect Homes from Wildfire"," 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA – For Karen Stevens, her family, and neighbors in the Southern Oaks section of Stevenson Ranch, it was a blessing that the planned development where they live has a 200-foot-wide greenbelt around it designed to ward off wildfires.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/building-supply-stores-serve-centers-fema-outreach,"Building Supply Stores Serve As Centers For FEMA Outreach","CHARLESTON, WV - Reaching people affected by the storms and flooding and providing them with disaster-related educational information at home building supply stores is the aim of a Febderal emergency Management Agency (FEMA) outreach program.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/built-code-port-charlotte-home-safely-weathered-hurricane-charley,"Built to Code - Port Charlotte Home Safely Weathered Hurricane Charley","PORT CHARLOTTE, FL - After the whipping winds and rain of Hurricane Charley subsided, residents of Port Charlotte ventured out to inspect the damage.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/built-protect-against-floods-windstorms-and-earthquakes,"Built to Protect Against Floods, Windstorms, and Earthquakes","ASTORIA, OR - In 2000, Randy Stemper, life-long resident of Astoria and owner of Astoria Builders Supply Co., decided to design a new building for his business.","Region 10, Oregon",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/business-increases-its-involvement-earthquake-mitigation,"Business Increases its Involvement in Earthquake Mitigation","WASHINGTON - What do Starbucks Corporation, the Boeing Company, and the Friday Harbor Flower Shop have in common?","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buying-out-time,"Buying Out Time","GURNEE, IL - As far as natural hazards go, the Village of Gurnee in Lake County, Illinois, is primarily affected by the flooding of the Des Plaines River. In the autumn of 1986, Gurnee suffered from the most devastating flood in its history.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyout-brings-peace-mind,"Buyout Brings Peace of Mind","DOUGLASVILLE, GA – Robin Wagner remembers waking in the middle of the night more than once to the sounds of pounding rain and crashing thunder. Each time meant she had to grab her flashlight and rush outside to check the height of the creek that ran behind her house.","Region 4, Georgia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyout-resolves-flood-hazards-many-homeowners,"Buyout Resolves Flood Hazards for Many Homeowners","CHEROKEE COUNTY, IA – For generations, families living alongside the Little Sioux River in Cherokee, Iowa have known that heavy rainfall would cause the river to swell its bounds and force some measure of floodwaters into their homes.","Region 7, Iowa",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyout-saves-two-families-another-flood,"Buyout Saves Two Families from Another Flood","GREENBRIER COUNTY, WV - Every time heavy rain fell in western Greenbrier County, West Virginia, two properties in low-lying areas along Anjean Road in Rupert and Route 60 in Charmco suffered serious flooding. The homes were always at risk.","Region 3, West Virginia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyout-bulk-jackson-square-condominium-acquisition,"Buyout in Bulk: The Jackson Square Condominium Acquisition","DEKALB COUNTY, GA – Jackson Square condominium complex sits on the banks of the North Fork Peachtree Creek in DeKalb County, Georgia. Constructed in the 1960s, each of the original 11 buildings contains eight, two-story townhouse-style rental apartments.","Region 4, Georgia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyouts-bring-relief-butler-county,"Buyouts Bring Relief to Butler County","BUTLER COUNTY, KS – Historical Flooding, dating back as far as the 1930s, kept many homes in the City of Augusta and the town of Andover on the repetitive flooding list. Floods resulted from a major river near one community and a creek near the other.","Region 7, Kansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyouts-bring-relief-pennsylvania-community,"Buyouts Bring Relief to a Pennsylvania Community","LOWER MORELAND TOWNSHIP, PA – Chestnut Street homes located near Pennypack Creek, dating to the early 1900s, and the nearby Garden Condos built in the 1960s shared a history of significant flooding.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyouts-cancel-complaints,"Buyouts Cancel Complaints","COBB COUNTY, GA - Whenever it rained more than two inches, Bill Higgins’ phone would ring. “My basement’s flooding again!","Region 4, Georgia",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyouts-prove-be-best-option-logan-county,"Buyouts Prove to be the Best Option in Logan County","BROOME COUNTY, NY - Lourdes Hospital, located in the picturesque city of Binghamton (pop. 47,376) and surrounded by rolling hills and rivers, averted major storm damage thanks to hazard mitigation and a new floodwall.

 ","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyouts-kokomo-indiana,"Buyouts in Kokomo, Indiana","KOKOMO, IN - You can almost tell by its name a creek called Wildcat is going to be hard to tame. Every few years, an area in Kokomo, Indiana gets inundated when the creek jumps its banks. In 2003, the flood was said to be the worst in 90 years. In 2005, predictions were even more dire.","Region 5, Indiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/buyouts-mott-nd-reduce-risks-return-revenue,"Buyouts in Mott, ND, Reduce Risks, Return Revenue","MOTT, ND - Surrounded by farmland on the prairie of southwest North Dakota, Mott, with a population of about 800, offers a Norman Rockwell, small-town lifestyle –one that is idyllic and a little old-fashioned.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cap-ssse-funding-methodology-how-new-approach-produced-better-results,"CAP-SSSE Funding Methodology: How a New Approach Produced Better Results","The Community Assistance Program, State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Cooperative Agreement, is a funding mechanism that supports States’ floodplain management efforts and flood reduction measures through local communities’ participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).","Region 4",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/chug-expanding-hazus-use-fema-region-v,"CHUG Expanding HAZUS Use in FEMA Region V","INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The CHUG (Central HAZUS Users Group) provides a means of collaboration between HAZUS-MH users within FEMA Region 5. This group looks at software challenges, HAZUS-MH projects, and the overall general use of HAZUS-MH software.","Region 5, Indiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/california-uses-hazus-multi-hazard-hazus-mh-reassess-safety-hospitals,"California Uses Hazus Multi-Hazard (Hazus-MH) to Reassess Safety of Hospitals","CALIFORNIA – Hazus-MH is playing a central role in the vulnerability analysis of over 1,300 hospitals that were built in California before 1973. The findings of this analysis have significant cost implications for the state.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cape-mendocino-seismic-retrofit,"Cape Mendocino Seismic Retrofit","HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA - On April 25 and 26, 1992, three powerful earthquakes rocked the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California. This series of quakes, measuring 7.1, 6.2 and 6.5 respectively, emanated from a complex geological area known as the Mendocino Triple Junction.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cassandro-wash-dam,"Cassandro Wash Dam","WICKENBURG, AZ - North Wickenburg is home to close to 100 families that are in the middle to low-income group. These residences were in the floodway, Cassandro Wash, which was the oldest part of the city. The community experienced severe flooding many times.","Region 9, Arizona",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cedar-heights-saved-during-waldo-canyon-fire,"Cedar Heights Saved during Waldo Canyon Fire","COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - In June 2012, the Waldo Canyon Fire burned more than 18,000 acres and destroyed 347 homes. Currently, it is the most costly fire in Colorado history, with estimated insured losses of $454 million.","Region 8, Colorado",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cellar-yesteryear-saves-family-seven,"Cellar of Yesteryear Saves Family of Seven","VAN BUREN COUNTY, AR – On Feb. 5, 2008, a tornado wreaked havoc on the town of Clinton, Arkansas, leaving area residents in utter dismay. Fearing its wrath, some of the residents sought safety in storm shelters.","Region 6, Arkansas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/centralia-home-elevation-project,"Centralia Home Elevation Project","CENTRALIA, WA - Approximately every five years, heavy winter rains force the Chehalis and Skookumchuck Rivers outside their banks, flooding as many as 600 homes and businesses throughout the City of Centralia.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/chains-wetlands-project-reduces-flood-risks-city-dallas,"Chains of Wetlands Project Reduces Flood Risks in City of Dallas","AUSTIN, TX – After years of serious flooding, the city of Dallas made a decision to reduce flood risk by redesigning an important ecosystem located in the heart of the city.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/changing-course-minnesota-river-flooding-commercial-buyouts,"Changing the Course of Minnesota River Flooding Commercial Buyouts","ST. PETER, MN - The Minnesota River covered Highway 99 in Le Sueur County in the spring of 2001. The high water caused the closing of the busy roadway that crosses the river and made the bridge from the unincorporated community of East St. Peter to the city of St. Peter impassable.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-uses-hmgp-restore-park,"City Uses HMGP to Restore Park","MONTAGUE, MI - Thanks to Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds, the site of an old factory in a once neglected part of the small Michigan city of Montague was razed with intentions to create a park in its place.","Region 5, Michigan",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-arvada-attributes-successful-mitigation-cooperative-efforts,"City of Arvada Attributes Successful Mitigation to Cooperative Efforts","ARVADA, CO – Arvada City Officials have been working together on mitigation projects that have paid off for the community.

 ","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-belleville-acquisition,"City of Belleville Acquisition","BELLEVILLE, IL - The City of Belleville is located across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. The City experiences repetitive flooding along Richland Creek in various locations identified as 100-year floodplain.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-chicago-inlet-control-valve,"City of Chicago Inlet Control Valve","CHICAGO, IL - In August of 1997, the City of Chicago experienced flooding and sewer back-up damage during a torrential rainstorm. The flood caused hardship and property loss for over 35,000 City residents.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-colorado-springs-provides-training-stormwater-management,"City of Colorado Springs Provides Training on Stormwater Management","EL PASO COUNTY, CO – Stormwater Management has traditionally been the responsibility of local governments. However, with management practices becoming more complex, it has warranted the attention and involvement of both the State and Federal governments. 

 ","Region 8, Colorado",Other
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-deer-park-drainage-system,"City of Deer Park Drainage System","DEER PARK, TX - Located in southeast Texas, the City of Deer Park is in close proximity to Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The City’s population is approximately 28,000 within 15 square miles of land comprised of residential, commercial, and industrial zones properties.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-eau-claire-acquisition,"City of Eau Claire Acquisition","EAU CLAIRE, WI - Historically flooding from the Chippewa River took its toll on residents of the Forest Street neighborhood in the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-elk-grove-rain-garden-plaza,"City of Elk Grove Rain Garden Plaza","ELK GROVE, CA – In one year and on one acre, a weedy vacant lot in Elk Grove, California, was converted into one of the most comprehensive demonstration rain gardens in the state.","Region 9, California",Drought
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-keyser-curb-and-ditch-project,"City of Keyser Curb and Ditch Project","KEYSER, WV - Continued heavy rains in left the residents of the City of Keyser with frequent damages from excess ground water. The undersized and aged drain system was unable to process the runoff from heavy rains and flooded homes, property, and streets in the area.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-leon-valley-proactively-protects-citizens,"City of Leon Valley Proactively Protects Citizens","LEON VALLEY, TX – Leon Valley, TX has had its share of flooding events. Located in Central Texas within Northwest San Antonio, it is a community that has taken a proactive approach to keeping its citizens safe.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-moorhead-acquisition,"City of Moorhead Acquisition","MOORHEAD, MN - Located in northwestern Minnesota, the City of Moorhead lies along the Red River of the North and experiences repetitive flooding. In 1993, the City experienced its fifth damaging flood in the past 20 years, damaging several homes.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-ottawa-acquisition-project,"City of Ottawa Acquisition Project","OTTAWA, IL - Located 80 miles southwest of Chicago along the Illinois and Fox Rivers, the biannual flooding of one particular floodplain area of Ottawa typically lasts three days with outside water depths anywhere from 1 to 6 feet.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-scranton-nay-aug-avenue-acquisition,"City of Scranton, Nay Aug Avenue Acquisition","SCRANTON, PA - In January 1996, Nay Aug Avenue experienced its second major flood in 11 years. The 13 homes along the avenue were built prior to 1940 with no footers for the foundation to rest on. Additionally, the foundation walls were of stone and crumbling mortar.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-snoqualmie-home-elevation-projects,"City of Snoqualmie Home Elevation Projects","SNOQUALMIE, WA - A river constriction at Snoqualmie Falls causes the river to back up into the City. Past floods have exceeded six feet above grade in places.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-urbana-wind-mitigation,"City of Urbana Wind Mitigation","URBANA, IL - Mitigation doesn't always take the form of actual construction projects or acquisitions. Federal and State funding mechanisms like the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) can sometimes be used in creative ways to meet local needs.","Region 5, Illinois",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-vassar-planning-grant,"City of Vassar Planning Grant","VASSAR, MI - Located in east central Michigan, the City of Vassar is 40 miles northeast of Flint. The City of Vassar is a small community that experiences repetitive flooding from the Cass River. For years, this strong-minded community had shrugged its shoulders at the flood situation.","Region 5, Michigan",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-washington,"City of Washington","WASHINGTON, MO - Flooding in the summer of 1993 uprooted thousands of people and destroyed or damaged their property. People and animals were caught in raging waters, leading to many deaths.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/clara-barton-hospital-shelter,"Clara Barton Hospital Shelter","HOISINGTON, KS – On April 21, 2001, an F4 tornado struck Hoisington, Kansas (population 2,975), severely damaging 230 homes and businesses and leaving one person dead.","Region 7, Kansas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/clark-county-regional-flood-control-district-projects-prove-successful,"Clark County Regional Flood Control District Projects Prove Successful","LAS VEGAS, NV - On July 8,1999, the City of Las Vegas experienced the worst flash flood in its history. The average annual rainfall for the area is four inches and this event produced two to two and a half times the normal amount in one six hour period.","Region 9, Nevada",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/clinics-guests-high-dry-during-katrina,"Clinic's Guests High, Dry During Katrina","OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – When Ocean Springs veterinarian Dr. Mabry Allison decided to expand his clinic, he wanted the facility to be a safe haven for pets during extreme weather.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cloverport-slope-stabilization,"Cloverport Slope Stabilization","CLOVERPORT, KY – Cloverport is a small town on the banks of the Ohio River. For the residents of the Creekview Apartment Complex, the benefits of hazard mitigation are evident every time it rains. Clover Creek, a branch of the Ohio River, flows behind the property.","Region 4, Kentucky",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/code-enforcement-plays-major-role-floodplain-management,"Code Enforcement Plays Major Role in Floodplain Management","ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL - In a county that has a history of flooding and nearly 150,000 residents, enforcing building codes, zoning codes, floodplain ordinances, property maintenance codes, and trying to convince residents to adhere to sound building practices can be a tough job.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/collaborative-community-resilience-multi-jurisdictional-hazard-mitigation-planning,"Collaborative Community Resilience: Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Planning","HARRIS COUNTY, TX – Harris County is the nation’s third largest county with 34 cities and a population of 4.4 million residents. The County faces significant natural hazards, such as floods, hurricanes, storm surge, and severe thunderstorms.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/college-brook-drainage-structure,"College Brook Drainage Structure","DURHAM, NH - The College Brook flows through property owned by the University of New Hampshire and down through residential and commercial neighborhoods in the Town of Durham, ultimately emptying into Mill Pond.","Region 1, New Hampshire",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/colton-schools-seismic-mitigation,"Colton Schools Seismic Mitigation","SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA - The Colton Unified School District, located in San Bernardino County in Southern California, has 26 elementary, middle and high schools and eight separate departmental facilities.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/combating-repetitive-loss,"Combating Repetitive Loss","CRAWFORD COUNTY, AR – Recovering from continuous flooding was all too familiar to Joey Work and his family. The nightmares began in 2000, re-surfaced in 2002 and again in 2004.","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/combating-streambank-erosion-fountain-creek,"Combating Streambank Erosion in Fountain Creek","PUEBLO COUNTY, CO – Embankment erosion of Fountain Creek was threatening the roadway in Chinook, an area in the city of Pueblo. “When this creek floods, basically this whole area is inundated with water,” said Earl Wilkinson, director of Public Works. 

 ","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/combined-efforts-built-levee-hope,"Combined Efforts Built a Levee of Hope","Barceloneta, PR - For years, life in downtown Barceloneta had a serious drawback: repeated flooding from the Rio Grande de Manat.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/commission-approves-safe-shelter-policy-shawnee-county,"Commission Approves Safe Shelter Policy in Shawnee County","SHAWNEE, KS - A tornado with a wind speed of 250 miles per hour could destroy mostly any man-made structure in its path, except for an 8 by 10 foot ground-level room reinforced with a wood frame and a thin sheet of steel.","Region 7, Kansas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-buy-makes-difference-jackson,"Community Buy-In Makes the Difference in Jackson","JACKSON, OH - Unlike many of the communities which suffered major damage in the March 1997 flood, Jackson, Ohio, (population 6,700) is located more than 30 miles from the Ohio River in the state's hilly and scenic southeastern corner.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-continues-enjoy-benefits-safe-room-investment,"Community Continues to Enjoy Benefits of Safe Room Investment","CALUMET, OK – It took a small community a year and a half to come up with its share of the money to fund a much-needed safe room, but they are still counting the years of benefit it continues to bring.

 ","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-fire-project-pays,"Community Fire Project Pays Off","WAIKOLOA VILLAGE, HI - One of the largest fires ever recorded on the Big Island of Hawaii torched 25,000 acres of grassland in August of 2005. The wildfire threatened Waikoloa Village, a community of about 5,000 people located on the slopes of Mauna Kea above the Kohala Coast.","Region 9, Hawaii",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-outreach-program-educates-islanders-about-volcanic-hazards,"Community Outreach Program Educates Islanders about Volcanic Hazards","HILO, HI - The Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) is located on the Big Island (Hawaii) and operates under the auspices of the University of Hawaii (UH), Hilo.","Region 9, Hawaii",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-outreach-milwaukee-county-wisconsin-state-fair,"Community Outreach: Milwaukee County at the Wisconsin State Fair","MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI - A grant from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provided the Milwaukee County Division of Emergency Management with funds to create an informative, eye-catching Community Outreach Display.","Region 5, Wisconsin",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-partners-aid-citizens-using-buyout-program,"Community Partners Aid Citizens Using the Buyout Program","CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — For a city on the western shore of the Mississippi River, city officials and citizens are determined not to let that the river swallow up their homes as it did during the great Midwest floods of the 1990s.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-rating-system-helps-resulted-hurricane-andrew,"Community Rating System Helps Resulted From Hurricane Andrew","KEY BISCAYNE, FL - In 1992, Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida. The resulting storm surge and flooding destroyed a large portion of the Village of Key Biscayne and demonstrated the need for a plan to cope with flood hazards.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-rating-system-saves-dollars-property-and-lives,"Community Rating System Saves Dollars, Property and Lives","ROSEVILLE, CA - With the realization that implementing the Community Rating System (CRS) program was not much more than the cost of implementing good floodplain management, the City of Roseville joined the CRS and is currently rated at Class 5, giving residents outside the Special Flood Hazard Ar","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-rating-system-users-group-fast,"Community Rating System Users Group ‒ FAST","HOUSTON, TX - The Floodplain Awareness Success in Texas (FAST) Community Rating System (CRS) users group is based in Houston, Texas and is made up of CRS communities that meet on a monthly basis to share ideas and best practices, learn new approaches to successful floodplain mana","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-rating-system-washington,"Community Rating System in Washington","WASHINGTON - In 1990, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) initiated the Community Rating System (CRS) as a means of recognizing and encouraging additional activities that communities can take to surpass the minimum floodplain regulations requir","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-supports-safe-room,"Community Supports Safe Room","CALUMET, OK - Before 2004, when weather threatened Oklahoma skies, students and staff of Maple School in Calumet were bused to nearby country homes with storm cellars.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/computerized-warning-system-alerts-pueblo-residents,"Computerized Warning System Alerts Pueblo Residents","PUEBLO, CO – The county of Pueblo is located at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek, 112 miles south of the Colorado state capital in Denver. 

 ","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/computerized-warning-system-replaces-word-mouth,"Computerized Warning System Replaces Word of Mouth","JACKSON COUNTY, TX - In September 2005, the threat of Hurricane Rita had local officials in Jackson County Texas depending largely on “word of mouth” to warn area residents of the impending storm.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/concrete-house-stands-katrina,"Concrete House Stands up to Katrina","PASS CHRISTIAN, MS - The Sundbergs had been building their fully-mitigated home for eight years, and it was 85 percent complete, when Hurricane Katrina slammed into their area on August 29, 2005, with a huge storm surge and reported sustained winds of 125 mph.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/concrete-portables-more-durable-cost-effective,"Concrete Portables More Durable, Cost Effective","WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Florida school systems often rely on portable classrooms to ease overcrowded schools. Typically constructed of inexpensive materials that are quickly assembled, traditional portables are easily damaged during severe weather.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/contra-costa-food-bank-seismic-relocation,"Contra Costa Food Bank Seismic Relocation","SAN FRANCISCO, CA - On Oct. 17, 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale rocked the San Francisco Bay area. Named the Loma Prieta earthquake, it was felt by millions of people in a 400,000-square-mile area. Sixty-three persons died because of the earthquake.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/control-project-stops-rensselaer-flooding,"Control Project Stops Rensselaer Flooding","ALBANY, NY - A flood control project completed three years ago in the City of Rensselaer has spared some residents of their traditional spring flooding, even during the early-April storms this year that led to Rensselaer County’s inclusion in a federal disaster declaration.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cottonwood-creek-restoration-and-stabilization-project,"Cottonwood Creek Restoration and Stabilization Project","COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Excessive erosion of the Cottonwood Creek channel in Colorado Springs threatened two arch culverts below an old railroad bridge, a sewer line and a vital $10 million CenturyLink telecommunications facility.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/county-residents-partner-fema-secure-waterway,"County Residents Partner with FEMA to Secure Waterway","OAKLAND, MI - Thanks to a two phased grant Bloomfield Township applied for through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), the Franklin branch stream bank is a highlight of the community rather than a safety concern.","Region 5, Michigan",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/couple-executes-elevation-project-combating-flood,"Couple Executes Elevation Project in Combating Flood","HENDERSON COUNTY, IL - In June 2008, residents in 21 counties suffered flood-related losses.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/couple-fully-braced-tornado,"Couple Fully Braced for Tornado","ORLANDO, FL - Nestled fast asleep in their beds, a senior-citizen couple was abruptly awakened before dawn on February 2, 2007, by a NOAA weather radio alert. The alert was followed by a call from their son in Orange City warning that a tornado had touched down at nearby Lady Lake.","Region 4, Florida",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/cowboy-city-corrals-stormwater,"Cowboy City Corrals Stormwater","LARAMIE COUNTY, WY - Cheyenne, Wyoming, a city that counts authentic cowboys among its 55,000 residents, appears to be an unlikely place for flooding. Summers in the former frontier town tend to be hot, dry and windy, while the winters are cold, dry, and windy.","Region 8, Wyoming",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/creative-financing-removes-new-jersey-residents-harm,"Creative Financing Removes New Jersey Residents from Harm","WAYNE, NJ - The Hoffman Grove neighborhood along the Pompton River began as a summer recreation area used for camping, boating, and swimming around the turn of the 20th century.","Region 2, New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/creek-expansion-directs-flood-water-detention-pond-spares-homes,"Creek Expansion Directs Flood Water to Detention Pond, Spares Homes","VICTORIA, TX – Homes near a flooded creek channel in Victoria, Texas fared well during Hurricane Harvey because of mitigation projects completed in 2005.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/critical-facility-damage-reduction-hospital-and-government-teamwork,"Critical Facility Damage Reduction Hospital and Government Teamwork","FOLEY, AL - Teamwork among hospital and government personnel resulted in a hospital ready to face Hurricane Ivan on Sept. 15, 2004. Hurricane Ivan, a Category 3 storm, packed winds over 100 mph when it passed over the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, in Foley, Alabama.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/critical-facility-seismic-mitigation,"Critical Facility Seismic Mitigation","CALIFORNIA – Many States and communities over the years have decided that it is in their best interest to begin mitigating the natural hazard risks posed to critical facilities, such as hospitals.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/critical-waterline-seismic-retrofit-success-island-homes,"Critical Waterline Seismic Retrofit Success for Island Homes","LACEY, WA - Holmes Island lies within the waters of beautiful Long Lake in western Washington State. Less than 30 homes are on the island, with only one road and bridge for access and one pipeline for its water source. That waterline follows along Holmes Island Road and across the bridge.","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/culvert-upgrade-prevents-flooding-provides-safety,"Culvert Upgrade: Prevents Flooding, Provides Safety","CLAREMONT, NH - You would hardly notice the Quabbinnight Brook as it passes under Sugar River Drive in the City of Claremont, NH on a sunny day.","Region 1, New Hampshire",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/dfirm-system-choice-riley-kansas,"DFIRM Is System of Choice in Riley, Kansas","RILEY COUNTY, KS - Riley County, which contains the City of Manhattan, is creating a countywide Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM).","Region 7, Kansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/dauphin-island-hurricane-resistant-roofing,"Dauphin Island Hurricane Resistant Roofing","DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL - Alabama's Dauphin Island has repeatedly experienced roofing failures during past hurricanes. Roof failures usually lead to further interior damage from subsequent rainfall.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/dauphin-island-nfip-compliance,"Dauphin Island NFIP Compliance","DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL - Dauphin Island is threatened by periodic flooding and has suffered substantial damage and losses from previous floods. As a result, the town has implemented a flood damage prevention ordinance to reduce the risk to lives and property.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/deaconess-hospital-earthquake-resistant-supply-well,"Deaconess Hospital Earthquake-Resistant Supply Well","EVANSVILLE, IN - Evansville is considered earthquake country. The Deaconess Hospital in Evansville has implemented an earthquake mitigation program for the facility, which opened in 1892.","Region 5, Indiana",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/debris-net-protects-residents-and-businesses-after-waldo-fire,"Debris Net Protects Residents and Businesses after Waldo Fire","COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The Waldo Canyon Fire in June 2012 was one of the most destructive fires in Colorado history.","Region 8, Colorado",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/defensible-space-saves-home-wildfire,"Defensible Space Saves Home from Wildfire","NAVAJO COUNTY, AZ - The home of Mrs. Lois Trimble, which she and her husband have owned since 1969, is located in the Pinedale area, Navajo, County, Arizona, just 10 miles NW of Show Low. They built their house over the years and it became their primary residence in 1981.","Region 9, Arizona",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/defensible-space-and-fire-resistant-building-materials-saves-property,"Defensible Space and Fire Resistant Building Materials Saves Property","CALAVERAS COUNTY, CA ‒ “When it looks like it’s snowing and its 90 degrees outside, that’s not a good thing,” recalled Darren Borgedalen of Mountain Ranch, a community in rural Calaveras County, California.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/defensible-space-and-fire-resistant-building-materials-save-home-wildfire,"Defensible Space and Fire-Resistant Building Materials Save Home from Wildfire","RAMONA, CA - On Sunday, October 21, 2007, Lisa LeFors of Ramona, CA heard the startling news about the Witch Fire advancing toward her home and started making arrangements to evacuate.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/del-norte-county-studying-flood-hazards,"Del Norte County Studying Flood Hazards","DEL NORTE COUNTY, CA - On Aug. 22, 2000, Del Norte County signed a Partnership Agreement with FEMA under the Cooperating Technical Communities initiative (now the Cooperating Technical Partners [CTP]).","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/delaware-seismic-exploration-getting-picture-subsurface,"Delaware Seismic Exploration Getting a Picture of the Subsurface","DELAWARE - There have been more than 550 documented earthquakes within 150 miles of Delaware since 1677. The largest registered earthquake occurred in the New Castle County area in 1871. The second-largest was in 1983 near the Delaware River in northern Delaware.","Region 3, Delaware",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/delta-dental-plan-california-el-nino-exercise,"Delta Dental Plan of California: El Niño Exercise","SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA - On November 20, 1997, Delta Dental Plan of California and Deltanet, Delta's data processing and consulting subsidiary, conducted a business continuity exercise for its Sacramento facilities.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/desoto-memorial-hospital-recovers-hurricane-charley,"Desoto Memorial Hospital Recovers from Hurricane Charley","ARCADIA, FL – Since its construction in 1968, Desoto Memorial Hospital has provided uninterrupted medical care for the surrounding community – even during the 2004 onslaught of Hurricane Charley.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/destroyed-historic-house-river-gets-new-life,"Destroyed Historic House By River Gets New Life","CULPEPPER COUNTY, VA - When the Rapidan River in northern Virginia crested 30.5 feet above flood stage in June of 1995, devastating the Furloughs’ historic 145-year-old house, they knew what they would do: rebuild on their home site by the river, elevate it, and get flood insurance.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/detention-pond-lessens-impact-central-flood-prone-community,"Detention Pond Lessens Impact to Central Flood-Prone Community","SMITHVILLE, TX – Smithville has seen more than its fair share of disasters in recent years, from multiple floods to the largest fire disaster in state history. These disasters sparked the need to intensify hazard mitigation efforts.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/detention-ponds-not-homes-played-host-recent-flood-event,"Detention Ponds, Not Homes, Played Host to Recent Flood Event","MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI – Incorporated in 1955, the Village of Brown Deer has been impacted by flooding several times. The village has low-lying areas and two tributaries, Beaver Creek and South Branch Creek, which funnel down to the Milwaukee River.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/devastation-sustainability-flooded-property-returned-open-space,"Devastation to Sustainability: Flooded Property Returned to Open Space","LOCKWOOD, NV – Life on the Truckee River can be dangerous during winter rainstorms. Warm currents from the South Pacific Ocean bring rain on top of the winter snow, which can cause severe flooding.","Region 9, Nevada",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/diamondhead-home-mitigation-blueprint,"Diamondhead Home: A Mitigation Blueprint","DIAMONDHEAD, MS – Raymond J. Sheehy felt confident that mitigation measures would help keep his home safe when Hurricane Katrina hammered the Gulf Coast with 135-mile per hour (mph) winds on August 29, 2005. He was right.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/disaster-ready-austin,"Disaster Ready Austin","AUSTIN, TX – Austin’s city leaders have seen disaster before and understand the folly of waiting and hoping that a disaster will never again hit this area. With that in mind, they developed Disaster Ready Austin in collaboration with Travis County and the American Red Cross.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/disaster-survival-house-brings-message-preparedness-community,"Disaster Survival House Brings Message of Preparedness to Community","DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – In 1997, Deerfield Beach became the first community to participate in a FEMA mitigation grant program that encouraged the building of disaster-resistant communities.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/doing-something-about-floods,"Doing Something About the Floods","DEWITT COUNTY, IL – Located in the heart of central Illinois, the town of Clinton is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the nation. While trying to maintain productivity, the town has to contend with floods.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/doing-right-thing-clifton-texas,"Doing the Right Thing in Clifton, Texas","BOSQUE COUNTY, TX – Flood waters repeatedly inundated a small community causing extensive damage. In 1991, a record flood devastated the small town of Clifton, Texas. Some homes were totally destroyed and others required major renovation.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/dont-drop-ball-see-your-agent-about-flood-insurance,"Don't Drop the Ball: See Your Agent About Flood Insurance","GALVESTON, TX – When Roy De Gesero and his wife, Stephanie, purchased their Galveston home in 2003, the mortgage lender informed them they were not required to carry a flood insurance policy on the house.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/drainage-pump-system-protects-assumption-parish-residents,"Drainage Pump System Protects Assumption Parish Residents","NAPOLEONVILLE, LA – When the waters start to rise, the pumps get going in low-lying Assumption Parish — thanks to a mitigation measure that has saved the parish from flooding time and time again. 

 ","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/drayton-lift-station-relocation,"Drayton Lift Station Relocation","DRAYTON, ND - Carol Gardner, a long time resident and city auditor of Drayton, ND, fears the day she’ll awaken to find that a street or building in her city has, without warning, fallen into the river which hugs its eastern border.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/drought-springs-well-community-support,"Drought Springs a Well of Community Support","SARASOTA, FL - In 1992, Sarasota, Manatee and Polk counties entered into their second multi-year drought. For the first time, the Southwest Florida Water Management District imposed mandatory water restrictions as residents reported wells could not supply enough water for drinking and cooking.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/earning-points-towards-savings-charleston-countys-crs-efforts-pay-residents,"Earning Points Towards Savings: Charleston County’s CRS Efforts Pay Off for Residents","CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC – Carl Simmons is the Director of Building Services for unincorporated Charleston County, and he is on a mission.","Region 4, South Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/earthquake-loss-estimation-study-new-york-city-area,"Earthquake Loss Estimation Study for the New York City Area","MANHATTAN, NY - A preliminary forecast of the type of losses that the New York City area could suffer after an earthquake is the subject of this study funded by FEMA Region II and coordinated by the Multi-Disciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research.","Region 2, New York",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/east-grand-forks-accelerated-acquisition-program,"East Grand Forks Accelerated Acquisition Program","EAST GRAND FORKS, MN - The City of East Grand Forks is located in northwestern Minnesota along the Red River of the North. As a result of heavy snowfall during the winter and quick snowmelt in the spring, the Red River valley experienced a record flood in April of 1997.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/east-texas-community-sees-far-less-flooding-construction-detention-pond,"East Texas Community Sees Far Less Flooding with Construction of Detention Pond","PINE FOREST, TX – For three days in March, torrential rain saturated parts of eastern Texas, resulting in record flooding across the Sabine River Basin. Some areas saw more than 10 inches of rain, others recorded more than 18 inches.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/educate-mitigate,"Educate to Mitigate","BATON ROUGE, LA — After hurricanes Katrina and Rita walloped Louisiana in 2005, the need to rebuild stronger, safer, and smarter became obvious. 

 ","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/educating-fort-collins-residents-flood,"Educating Fort Collins Residents before the Flood","FORT COLLINS, CO - Frequent flooding events have plagued Fort Collins over the decades, disrupting lives and destroying property. A 1997 flood resulted in five deaths and damages to more than 2,000 homes and businesses.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/education-program-flood-control-system,"Education Program for Flood Control System","LOS ANGELES, CA - The dangers associated with the flood control system in the County of Los Angeles (LA), especially during periods of heavy rains, produces a substantial threat to the health and safety of our young people.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/efforts-mitigate-elkhorn-river-showing-positive-results,"Efforts to Mitigate: Elkhorn River Showing Positive Results","DODGE COUNTY, NE - The county of Dodge, Nebraska has seen its share of flooding in the past. In 1993 alone, the Elkhorn River has overflowed its banks on at least five separate occasions. The repetitive flooding damaged over 5,100 acres of crops and structures per event.","Region 7, Nebraska",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elba-stormwater-drainage-system,"Elba Stormwater Drainage System","ELBA, AL - Originally named ""Bridgeville,"" after the ferry that ran across the Pea River, Elba was founded around 1840, and is also the county seat of Coffee County, located in the fork between Beaver Dam Creek and the confluence of Whitewater Creek and the Pea River.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/electric-utility-community-partnerships-reduce-damage-trees,"Electric Utility - Community Partnerships Reduce Damage From Trees","SKAGIT COUNTY, WA - If Mike and Velda Thrams’ home in Hamilton, Washington, was not elevated, they would not have moved into it last June. And if it had not been elevated by its previous owner following the 1995 flood, it would be as flooded and unlivable as the house next door.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/electrical-retrofit-aids-hurricane-response,"Electrical Retrofit Aids in Hurricane Response","PENSACOLA, FL - When the lights go out, seemingly small things take on a much larger significance. During a major power outage, valuable time is saved through the ability to plug in a generator without having to hotwire it into an electrical panel.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-buildings-stay-dry-skagit-county,"Elevated Buildings Stay Dry in Skagit County","SKAGIT COUNTY, WA - If Mike and Velda Thrams’ home in Hamilton, Washington, was not elevated, they would not have moved into it last June. And if it had not been elevated by its previous owner following the 1995 flood, it would be as flooded and unlivable as the house next door.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-family-home-pays,"Elevated Family Home Pays Off","VERO BEACH, FL - In 1998, Scott and Susan Deal decided to add a bedroom to their existing home for their growing family. But their building permit was denied.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-home-avoids-repetitive-flood-damage,"Elevated Home Avoids Repetitive Flood Damage","ORLEANS PARISH, LA – When Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast on August 29, 2005, Sultana Hasen escaped with her life, but little else. 

 ","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-home-lowers-flood-worries,"Elevated Home Lowers Flood Worries","MOSS POINT, MS – Johnny Chestnut could hardly pull himself away from watching the weather on his television as Hurricane Isaac slowly churned back and forth in the Gulf of Mexico in August 2012. 

 ","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-home-serves-neighborhood-shelter-during-katrina,"Elevated Home Serves as Neighborhood Shelter during Katrina","MOSS POINT, MS - The Stork family’s home is the only elevated building in their community.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-home-along-arkansas-river-survives-christmas-2015-flood,"Elevated Home along Arkansas River Survives Christmas, 2015 Flood","JEFFERSON COUNTY, AR – The Christmas weekend of 2015 is one that many residents in Arkansas will never forget. The holiday began with up to 10 inches of rain on December 24 and Christmas Day was drenched.","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-home-barely-affected-april-rain,"Elevated Home is Barely Affected by the April Rain","HARRISBURG, PA – When the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) gave the storm alert one day before April Fool’s Day, Don Menke yawned. “This must be a joke,” he thought.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-house-attracts-local-attention,"Elevated House Attracts Local Attention","BILOXI, MS – Passers-by often ask Harry and Clarice Shoemake about their elevated house. The couple noticed the new interest in their property after Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005, destroying large portions of many Gulf Coast communities.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-house-protects-couple-flooding,"Elevated House Protects Couple From Flooding","GENEVA COUNTY, AL - During the spring of 2009, heavy rains with damaging winds caused major flooding throughout Alabama. But Marjorie and Otto Wallace did not worry. They were sitting almost 11 feet above the level reached by the floodwaters.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-lighthouse-resort-shines-beacon-success-ft-myers-beach,"Elevated Lighthouse Resort Shines - A Beacon of Success in Ft. Myers Beach","FORT MYERS BEACH, FL — When Hurricane Charley hit Fort Myers Beach in August 2004, four buildings at Tom Kolar’s Lighthouse Resort Inn and Suites, which sits 200 feet from the beach at San Carlos Bay, remained dry, undamaged, and full of customers.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevated-private-residence,"Elevated Private Residence","ROSEVILLE, CA - The City of Roseville and surrounding areas have experienced repetitive flooding in 1986, 1995, and 1997. These floods have caused significant damage to both public and private properties.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevating-furnace-avoids-damage,"Elevating Furnace Avoids Damage","COAL CITY, WV - In March 2010, residents of Coal City began to worry about the amount of rain they were receiving. Nearly 6 inches had already fallen that month and another 2.5 inches that day was more than the ground could take.","Region 3, West Virginia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevating-service-equipment-reduces-flood-losses-homeowner,"Elevating Service Equipment Reduces Flood Losses for Homeowner","BANGOR, PA - Mel Stalbird has lived in his Bangor home for 50 years. Built by his grandparents in 1955, his home rests on the banks of the Delaware River in an idyllic setting his family has enjoyed for generations.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevating-brick-home-mitigation-success-story,"Elevating a Brick Home: A Mitigation Success Story","SAUCIER, MS – Retired electrician Schuyler “Skipper” Palmer and his wife, Ivy, used to expect flooding and damage to their home whenever the rainy season began. To mitigate flooding, the Palmers decided to elevate their brick home.","Region 4, Mississippi",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevating-slab-grade-home,"Elevating a Slab-On-Grade Home","BALDWIN COUNTY, AL – The Scarcliff family enjoyed living on the river. What they disliked was the fact that each time Fish River overtopped its banks, floodwaters would show its presence in their home. 

 ","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevating-myakka-tale-two-elevations,"Elevating on the Myakka - A Tale of Two Elevations","SARASOTA, FL – In July 2003 summer rains in Sarasota County once again swelled the Myakka River beyond its bank, this time flooding 41 homes for 30 days.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-grants-make-multiple-homes-safer,"Elevation Grants Make Multiple Homes Safer","FREEPORT, NY – As Hurricane Sandy barreled towards the Northeast coast during the last week of October 2012, Carl Laibach and his family watched with a growing sense of dread.","Region 2, New York",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-near-blanco-river-survives-historic-flood,"Elevation Near Blanco River Survives Historic Flood","HAYS COUNTY, TX – On May 24, 2015, floodwater from the Blanco River overwhelmed numerous Texas cities. The record floods left residents homeless, structures damaged and claimed several lives.

 ","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-saved-family-home-hurricane-ike,"Elevation Saved Family Home from Hurricane Ike","KEMAH, TX - Paul Strizek’s home on Galveston Bay is much more than just a house. For more than 50 years, his bayside cottage has been at the center of the most important of his family memories, and it was his mother’s house.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-turns-weekend-getaway-home,"Elevation Turns a Weekend Getaway into Home","HAMILTON COUNTY, FL - Mary Ellen Tatum and her husband, Bob, bought the riverfront property along the Withlacoochee River in 1995 with the intention of using the double-wide mobile home they placed on it as a “weekend getaway.” Eventually, the natural beauty of their “vacation house” lured the Ta","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-cause-elation-when-damage-avoided,"Elevation is Cause for Elation When Damage is Avoided","OWEN COUNTY, IN - When Robin Lane moved to Spencer, Indiana in 2003, she had no idea that five years later she would be rescued by boat during a flood.","Region 5, Indiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-not-enough-utilizing-smart-building-practices,"Elevation is Not Enough: Utilizing Smart Building Practices","SLIDELL, LA – Everett and Carol Brugier heeded the call to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana. Their house in Pirates Cove in Slidell suffered only minor damage, thanks to several special hurricane-resistant features built into it.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-modular-home-protects-just-time,"Elevation of Modular Home Protects Just in Time","CHESTER, MD - Christine Behr describes herself as ""playing general contractor,"" managing the steps necessary to make her new modular home ready for occupancy. Mrs. Behr and her husband used their own funds to purchase the home and the property was a gift from her grandparents.","Region 3, Maryland",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-new-hotel-under-construction-protects-investment,"Elevation of New Hotel Under Construction Protects Investment","CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MD - The merciless winds and rains of Hurricane Isabel created a 28 feet tidal surge up Chesapeake Bay, flooding many communities along the Eastern Shore of Maryland.","Region 3, Maryland",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-mitigation-through-flood-insurance,"Elevation: Mitigation Through Flood Insurance","DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN – After a May 2010 flood, Harding and Jona Brewster learned that their home in Old Hickory, Tennessee, was not in compliance with the Metro-Nashville-Davidson County flood ordinances.","Region 4, Tennessee",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/elevation-mitigation-reduce-future-flood-risk,"Elevation: Mitigation to Reduce Future Flood Risk","OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – In late October 2012, when Hurricane Sandy stormed up the east coast, Seaside Park, New Jersey resident Christopher Anthony and his fiancé were prepared to face yet another hurdle.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/emergency-levee-repair-saves-lot-grief,"Emergency Levee Repair Saves a Lot of Grief","HIDALGO COUNTY, TX – Federal and local agencies worked against the clock to keep the citizens of Hidalgo County safe from the raging Rio Grande River in July 2010. The residents of the small town of Peñitas had no idea they were so close to danger.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/emergency-manager-finds-new-use-cable-and-cell-phones,"Emergency Manager Finds New Use for Cable and Cell Phones","SEGUIN, TX - Fearing that residents along the Guadalupe River were not receiving flood warnings in a timely manner, Seguin County’s emergency management coordinator, Dan Kinsey, developed and piloted an emergency call out system.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/emergency-managers-efforts-hard-hit-texas-area-ensure-community-readiness,"Emergency Manager’s Efforts in Hard-Hit Texas Area Ensure Community Readiness","BUNA, TX – For more than three decades, Emergency Management Coordinator and Floodplain Administrator Billy Ted Smith has taken a proactive approach to engaging the communities he serves in preparing for when disaster strikes.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/enabling-residents-hear-and-heed-severe-weather-warnings,"Enabling Residents to Hear and Heed Severe Weather Warnings","PORTAGE COUNTY, WI - Portage County, Wisconsin has a population of approximately 70,000 residents living in an area that is 62 percent urban and 38 percent rural (agricultural areas that are geographically separated).","Region 5, Wisconsin",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/enhanced-restoration-project-should-protect-town-road,"Enhanced Restoration Project Should Protect Town Road","HURLEY, NY – Repairs to a section of highway in the Town of Hurley in Ulster County, which was damaged by severe storms and flooding last fall, were performed to higher standards that should help protect the road against future destruction.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/erosion-control-project-protects-historic-west-jonesport-cemetery,"Erosion Control Project Protects Historic West Jonesport Cemetery","JONESPORT, ME – The town of Jonesport, Maine, overlooks Chandler Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It offers a spectacular water view and maritime activities such as fishing and pleasure boating.","Region 1, Maine","Coastal Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/escambia-county-critical-facilities,"Escambia County Critical Facilities","ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FL - In 1995, Hurricane Erin caused extensive damage to Escambia County. So the City of Pensacola fire stations and police headquarters worked to find solutions to protect their buildings from the future damage of hurricane-force winds.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/escaping-water-frankstown-pa,"Escaping the Water in Frankstown, PA","FRANKSTOWN, PA - Some Linds Crossing residents refer to the Little Juniata River that flows by their houses as ""The Gentle Giant."" On a normal day, the stream is gentle, shallow and slow moving, though hardly a giant.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/evansville-acquisition,"Evansville Acquisition","EVANSVILLE, IL - The village is a small community in southwestern Illinois along the Kaskaskia River, about 10 miles from its confluence with the Mississippi River.","Region 5, Illinois",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/excelsior-springs-acquisition,"Excelsior Springs Acquisition","EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO - The charming, late Victorian-era Town is renowned for its remarkable varieties of mineral waters. The Town is located in the northeast portion of Missouri along the Fishing River, about 30 miles northeast of Kansas City.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/expansive-flood-control-project-safeguards-austin-texas-neighborhood,"Expansive Flood Control Project Safeguards Austin Texas Neighborhood","AUSTIN, TX – While much of Texas was overwhelmed by torrential rains over the Memorial Day weekend of 2015, residents of an Austin subdivision were spared thanks to a flood mitigation project completed in 2004.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-grant-helps-town-rebuild-road-improve-safety-residents,"FEMA Grant Helps Town Rebuild Road, Improve Safety for Residents","HANCOCK COUNTY, ME - The coast of Maine is subjected to vicious winter storms that produce a witch's brew of rain, snow, and ice along with high winds. Along the coast of Maine, there are many small villages that date back to the 1600s.","Region 1, Maine",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-grant-helps-town-size-culvert-insures-access-improves-safety,"FEMA Grant Helps Town Up Size Culvert, Insures Access, Improves Safety","LIVERMORE, ME - Livermore, Maine is a rural community of rolling countryside along the Androscoggin River. The town is also in the snow belt of south central Maine. Snowfalls of 24 inches are not uncommon, and winter snowfall totals can be upwards of over 100 inches.","Region 1, Maine",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-hmgp-funding-provides-security-port-neches,"FEMA HMGP Funding Provides Security in Port Neches","PORT NECHES, TX – As Hurricane Ike ravaged the coast near the Louisiana-Texas border with wind gusts of more than 110 mph, Emergency Management Coordinator Stephen Curran and Police Chief Paul Lemoine hunkered down in the Port Neches fire house.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-helped-local-officials-home-inspections-and-technical-assistance,"FEMA Helped Local Officials with Home Inspections and Technical Assistance","GALVESTON, TX – When Hurricane Ike slammed into the city of Galveston as a Category 2 storm on September 13, 2008, it pushed a 12-foot storm surge ahead of it, damaging or destroying as many as 70 percent to 80 percent of the residential structures in the city.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-mitigation-leaves-bridge-standing-strong-through-repeated-flooding,"FEMA Mitigation Leaves Bridge Standing Strong Through Repeated Flooding","REYNOLDS COUNTY, MO - Simple design improvements to a one-lane bridge in rural Reynolds County, Missouri have left the span standing while others around it have been damaged or destroyed by repeated flooding.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fema-projects-lower-flood-risks-cogswell-north-dakota,"FEMA Projects Lower Flood Risks in Cogswell, North Dakota","COGSWELL, ND - Like many North Dakota communities, Cogswell, founded by pioneers in 1885 and located on the prairie near the southeastern corner of the state, has been plagued repeatedly by overland flooding and lack of drainage.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flhug-florida-hazus-mh-users-group,"FLHUG - Florida HAZUS-MH Users Group","FLORIDA – The Florida HAZUS User Group (FLHUG) was formally organized in January 2006 when the group met to elect officers, create committees, form regions, and adopt a charter. Rick Burgess, City of Punta Gorda, was elected President.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fmi-branch-launches-new-state-nfip-staff-orientation-workshop-communicate-compliance,"FMI Branch Launches New State NFIP Staff Orientation Workshop: ""Communicate for Compliance""","GEORGIA – When Georgia became the first of several FEMA Region IV states poised to lose key National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) staff within a few months, the Floodplain Management and Insurance Branch (FMI) rallied with a pilot orientation workshop to facilitate the transition.","Region 4, Georgia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fairbanks-north-star-borough-embraces-hazard-mitigation,"Fairbanks North Star Borough Embraces Hazard Mitigation","FAIRBANKS, AK — Public officials in the Fairbanks North Star Borough have a lot of experience with disaster planning, preparation, response and recovery. Extreme cold weather and frequent flooding are all-too-familiar challenges.","Region 10, Alaska",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/federal-grant-helps-massachusetts-weather-storms,"Federal Grant Helps Massachusetts Weather Storms","SCITUATE, MA - Since 1972, Scituate-resident Bill Montanari has refused to take a winter vacation for fear of flooding at his home on Jericho Road in Massachusetts. Every time a storm caused the water to rise, he spent the night on the couch anxiously watching the weather reports.","Region 1, Massachusetts","Severe Ice Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fenway-community-development-corporation,"Fenway Community Development Corporation","BOSTON, MA - The Fenway Community Development Corporation owns and manages a building on Peterborough Street. This building is an affordable residence for the sick, elderly, and disabled. In 1996 the building was flooded twice.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fighting-floods-saving-property-and-protecting-lives-kenosha,"Fighting Floods, Saving Property and Protecting Lives in Kenosha","KENOSHA COUNTY, WI - In the span of 10 years, five emergency declarations have been issued for the Fox River Floodplain in Kenosha County.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/filled-elevation-hernando-county-prevents-flood-damage,"Filled Up: Elevation in Hernando County Prevents Flood Damage","BROOKSVILLE, FL - Samantha Vitalone and her family live on a 68-acre tract of land in the City of Brooksville, Florida. Her father, Alphonse Alesso, had purchased the property in 2003 with the intent of developing it as a home and thoroughbred horse raising facility.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-weather-monitoring-stations-installation,"Fire Weather Monitoring Stations Installation","DELAWARE - Severe snow and ice storms in Delaware often cause numerous downed trees. The dried trees create extreme forest fuel loading which contributes to major fires in Delaware pine forests on an annual basis.","Region 3, Delaware",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fire-resistant-construction-and-space-save-home,"Fire-Resistant Construction and Space Save Home","MIDDLETOWN, CA – Late Saturday afternoon, September 12, 2015, Ron Steffovitch heard the fire department in the neighborhood making the mandatory call for evacuation. Ron grabbed his cat and left his Middletown, California home.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/firehouse-no-1-sets-new-standard-charlotte-county,"Firehouse No. 1 Sets a New Standard in Charlotte County","PORT CHARLOTTE, FL - On August 13, 2004, Hurricane Charley intensified, veered from its predicted course, and smashed into Charlotte County at the mouth of the Peace River.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floating-docks-prevent-severe-damage-boats-during-hurricanes,"Floating Docks Prevent Severe Damage to Boats During Hurricanes","NORTH FORT MEYERS, FL — Recreational boats moored at traditional docks have a bumpy experience during normal weather conditions, not to mention when a hurricane hits. By design, a traditional wooden or metal dock is stationary while the boat moves back and forth with the water.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-buyout-eases-homeowners,"Flood Buyout Eases Homeowners","POLK COUNTY, IA – Charlene Ostreko has seen floodwaters pour into her home more than once in the 35 years she and her husband have lived there. Flooding has occurred after major storm events have forced the nearby Four Mile Creek over its banks.","Region 7, Iowa",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-control-mitigation-saves-employment,"Flood Control Mitigation Saves Employment","BRADLEY COUNTY, TN – Without funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), a city in southeast Tennessee might not have broken a cycle of flooding that threatened to drive away its top employer.","Region 4, Tennessee",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-control-projects-revamp-communities,"Flood Control Projects Revamp Communities","KANSAS CITY, MO – In 1864, Brush Creek flowed through the middle of the Battle of Westport, (the biggest battle of the American Civil War west of the Mississippi River). The site is present-day Kansas City.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-control-piece-mind,"Flood Control: A Piece of Mind","NEW JERSEY - On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy swept across the New Jersey coast causing catastrophic surges and extreme damage to homes and businesses. Residents were preparing for the worst and the citizens of the Borough of Roselle feared severe flooding.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-insurance-helps-speed-recovery,"Flood Insurance Helps Speed Up Recovery","GALVESTON, TX – Homes in Galveston were devastated with the arrival of Hurricane Ike, a storm that brought a 12-foot surge to the island on September 13, 2008.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-insurance-helps-texas-couple-recover-after-apartment-destroyed,"Flood Insurance Helps Texas Couple Recover After Apartment is Destroyed","SEABROOK, TX – Nestled on the edge of Clear Lake is a waterfront apartment complex that Linda Hart had referred to as home for more than three years.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-insurance-holder-tackles-losses,"Flood Insurance Holder Tackles Losses","Caguas, PR - In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Jeanne (2004), four houses located in the Villas del Rey subdivision of the City of Caguas were designated by the local government as uninhabitable. The backyards of these homes were in the floodway boundary of the Turabo River.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-insurance-and-mitigation-save-taxpayer-dollars-tidewater-and-poquoson,"Flood Insurance and Mitigation Save Taxpayer Dollars for Tidewater and Poquoson","MULTIPLE COUNTIES, VA - The southeastern areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia suffered extensive flooding of up to 18 inches of rain from severe storms associated with Tropical Depression Ida and a Nor’easter. The damaging effects of the storm began on November 11, 2009.","Region 3, Virginia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-insurance-smart-choice,"Flood Insurance is a Smart Choice","GENEVA COUNTY, AL - Heavy rains in the spring of 2009 brought flooding for the first time to the home of Carolyn and Danny Holloway in the City of Geneva; however, they were prepared because they had flood insurance.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-mitigation-project-leads-saving-town-wellington,"Flood Mitigation Project Leads to Saving the Town of Wellington","WELLINGTON, CO – The completion of the Coal Creek flood mitigation project with the support of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pre-disaster mitigation grant has taken much of the town of Wellington out of the Larimer County 100-year floodplain. 

 ","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-mitigation-project-protects-bidwell-paiute-tribal-reservation,"Flood Mitigation Project Protects Bidwell Paiute Tribal Reservation","MODOC COUNTY, CA - Annually, the Bidwell Paiute Tribe experienced damage to their reservation from heavy storms. Their outdated dam and gutters were ill-equipped to handle the heavy amounts of rain.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-mitigation-project-protects-gingerbread-houses,"Flood Mitigation Project Protects Gingerbread Houses","FERNDALE, CA – The City of Ferndale is a small dairy community located in Humboldt County's Eel River Valley. Historic Victorian homes line its downtown streets. Francis Creek meanders through the city, attracting ducks and picnickers.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-mitigation-project-will-help-allamakee-county-save-thousands-dollars,"Flood Mitigation Project Will Help Allamakee County Save Thousands of Dollars","WAUKON, IA - In Spring 2008, the banks of the Upper Iowa River were damaged by severe storms and flooding.","Region 7, Iowa",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-mitigation-historic-key-west,"Flood Mitigation in Historic Key West","KEY WEST, FL - The southernmost city of the United States, Key West has a population of 25,700, and the economy revolves around tourism (averages of 9,500 each day), commercial fishing, a vibrant art community, and US Navy and US Coast Guard operations.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-mitigation-nome-alaska,"Flood Mitigation in Nome, Alaska","NOME, AK — A powerful and extremely dangerous storm of near record magnitude impacted the west coast of Alaska during November, 2011. The storm surge and blizzard conditions impacted forty-three communities. This was to be a major test for a recent investment in Nome’s critical infrastructure.","Region 10, Alaska",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-wall-iowa-state-university-passes-test-recent-flooding,"Flood Wall at Iowa State University Passes the Test of Recent Flooding","STORY COUNTY, IA – The Maple-Willow-Larch Resident Halls, located on the campus of Iowa State University (ISU), provide housing for nearly 1,600 students.","Region 7, Iowa",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flood-prone-property-restored-open-space,"Flood-Prone Property Restored to Open Space","ROOSEVELT, AZ - In 1911 the Bureau of Reclamation constructed Theodore Roosevelt Lake, the first major structure constructed under the Federal Reclamation Act, formed by the construction of a masonry dam on the Salt River, submerging about 10 miles of the original river bed beneath the waters.","Region 9, Arizona",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/flooded-homes-farmers-market-bluefield-success-story,"Flooded Homes To Farmers Market - A Bluefield Success Story","BLUEFIELD, VA - Bluefield wasn’t always known by that name. Eighty years after its third change, Bluefield is undergoing more changes. ""Two creeks collide in the middle of town,"" according to Todd Day, Public Works Director for the City of Bluefield, Virginia.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floodplain-management-job-be-taken-seriously,"Floodplain Management: A Job To Be Taken Seriously","BEE COUNTY, TX - When Dennis DeWitt assumed the role of floodplain administrator for Bee County, he had no idea what duties were attached to the position. He had not been on the job a year when he faced a rude awakening.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floodplain-managers-across-illinois-gather-watseka,"Floodplain Managers from Across Illinois Gather in Watseka","WATSEKA, IL – The call for assistance went out February 25, 2018, while water was still surrounding many homes in Watseka, Illinois. Much of Watseka flooded as the Iroquois River and Sugar Creek reached record levels.","Region 5, Illinois",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floodplain-project-brings-community-together,"Floodplain Project Brings Community Together","PETERSBURG, IL - On a hot day in late June of 2002, there was a flurry of activity in the floodplain of the Sangamon River in Petersburg, Illinois. It wasn't flood fighting this time.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floodprone-structures-acquisitions-becomes-park-area,"Floodprone Structures Acquisitions Becomes Park Area","TULSA, OK - Floods have devastated the City of Tulsa many times, an average of about once every 5 years. Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program, the City has taken measures to mitigate against these costly floods.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floodwall-gives-seniors-peace-mind,"Floodwall Gives Seniors Peace of Mind","YOUNTVILLE, CA – On New Year’s weekend, 2005-2006, Northern California suffered a severe winter storm that dropped six to eight inches of rain in 48 hours in Napa County. The storm followed a two week period in which 12 to 14 inches of rain fell overall.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floodwall-passive-floodgates-signals-commitment-patients-and-community,"Floodwall with Passive Floodgates Signals Commitment to Patients and Community","BARTHOLOWMEW COUNTY, IN – Columbus Regional Hospital, the only hospital serving Bartholomew County, Indiana, is now protected from future flooding thanks to hazard mitigation and a floodwall with passive floodgates. 

 ","Region 5, Indiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floodways-and-wetlands-mighty-mississippi-trenton-island-wisconsin,"Floodways and Wetlands of the Mighty Mississippi: Trenton Island, Wisconsin","PIERCE COUNTY, WI - Wisconsin wetlands are in danger -- only half of the 10 million acres the state once had still exist. Wetlands play a vital role in the environment, storing water to prevent flooding, protecting water quality and providing wildlife habitat.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floridas-wildfire-mitigation-teams-set-state-fire-purpose,"Florida’s Wildfire Mitigation Teams Set State on Fire on Purpose","FLORIDA - In 1998, Florida suffered one of the worst series of wildfire events on record. Heavy plant growth in previous seasons, followed by hard winter freezes, led to an abundance of dead vegetation. Months of serious drought conditions caused the dead vegetative matter to dry up.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/following-leaders-community-rating-system,"Following the Leaders with the Community Rating System","PORT CHARLOTTE, FL – The Community Rating System (CRS) began in 1990 as a voluntary program administered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Its purpose is to promote a decrease in flood risks and an increase in flood insurance participation.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/town-palo-little-things-make-big-difference-flood-protection,"For the Town of Palo, Little Things Make a Big Difference in Flood Protection","LINN COUNTY, IA - After watching the town he lives in get inundated with flood waters in the historic Iowa floods of 2008, Tom Watson of Palo, Iowa knows that you can’t stop the water from flowing.","Region 7, Iowa",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fort-fairfield-acquisitionrelocation-project,"Fort Fairfield Acquisition/Relocation Project","FORT FAIRFIELD, ME – The spring of 2005 witnessed another massive ice jam and flooding on the Aroostook River in northern Maine. This time, the residents of Fort Fairfield remained high and dry; in the past, they had to flee their homes and wait anxiously for the water to recede.","Region 1, Maine",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/freeboard-saves-town-additional-flood-losses,"Freeboard Saves Town from Additional Flood Losses","JACKSON COUNTY, WI - Following a devastating flood in 1993, the city of Black River Falls, located in Jackson County, Wisconsin, incorporated a concept known as “freeboard” in reconstructing their levee.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/floodway-greenway,"From Floodway to Greenway","WARNER ROBINS, GA - Originally named Wellston, Warner Robins changed its name to match that of the military base that was founded near the town in the early 1940s. That Army Air Corps depot has grown over the years to become Warner Robins Air Force Base.

 ","Region 4, Georgia",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/overhead-underground-it-pays-bury-power-lines,"From Overhead to Underground: It Pays to Bury Power Lines","BEADLE COUNTY, SD - On a drive across the mostly flat, seemingly endless prairie of South Dakota, a few features are likely to stand out – the road ahead, the vastness of the land and sky, and the rhythmic repetition of power poles next to the road.","Region 8, South Dakota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fuller-covered-bridge-vermont-historic-treasure-preserved,"Fuller Covered Bridge - A Vermont Historic Treasure Preserved","MONTGOMERY, VT - In the northern tier of Vermont close to the Canadian border, the rural town of Montgomery is home to one of Vermont's treasures.","Region 1, Vermont",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/fully-mitigated-university-prepared-disasters,"Fully Mitigated University is Prepared for Disasters","MALIBU, CA – When the Canyon Fire came roaring through Malibu Canyon in October 2007, Pepperdine University’s Malibu campus was ready.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/furnace-elevation-prevent-future-damage,"Furnace Elevation to Prevent Future Damage","STARKEVILLE, NY - Beginning in late June 2006, a storm of major proportions crawled across the eastern United States. Rainfalls broke records, creeks and streams climbed their banks and spilled into communities, and rivers crested far above flood stage.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/future-disaster-damage-abated-morgan-county,"Future Disaster Damage Abated In Morgan County","MORGAN COUNTY, OH - When it comes to repairing or replacing disaster-damaged infrastructure, Federal and state recovery officials look for cost effective opportunities to reduce damages in future events.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gis-becomes-new-method-floodplain-management-kinston,"GIS Becomes a New Method for Floodplain Management in Kinston","KINSTON, NC - In 1999, Hurricane Floyd had decreased in strength to a Category 2 hurricane before reaching North Carolina’s coast; but the City of Kinston was still devastated by severe flooding.","Region 4, North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gis-mapping-maryland,"GIS Mapping in Maryland","ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD - Allegany County lies in the western panhandle of Maryland and has a high proportion of development along the floodplain because most of the land lies on steep slopes.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gps-system-measures-earthquake-potential,"GPS System Measures Earthquake Potential","SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - The Chinese philosopher Chang Heng invented the first seismoscope in A.D. 132. The instrument was a large urn, on the outside of which were eight dragonheads facing the eight principal directions of the compass.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gainesville-texas-acquisition-project-saves-millions-dollars,"Gainesville, Texas Acquisition Project Saves Millions of Dollars","GAINESVILLE, TX - The City of Gainesville is located near the confluence of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River and Pecan Creek in Cooke County, Texas. The City has experienced repetitive flooding along both of these streams.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gallatin-county-montana-completes-hazus-multi-hazard-earthquake-study,"Gallatin County, Montana Completes HAZUS-Multi Hazard Earthquake Study","GALLATIN COUNTY, MT - Gallatin County, Montana recently completed a comprehensive, two-year study of the potential impacts of two scenario earthquakes: a maximum probable event and a maximum credible event.","Region 8, Montana",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/garden-city-residents-pay-less-flood-insurance-after-earning-crs-8-rating,"Garden City Residents Pay Less For Flood Insurance After Earning CRS 8 Rating","GARDEN CITY, ID – Garden City residents already enjoy reduced flood insurance premiums as a result of their city’s active participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS). And they’re about to pay even less.

 ","Region 10, Idaho",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/geneva-buy-outs-and-acquisitions,"Geneva: Buy-Outs and Acquisitions","GENEVA, AL - Geneva has a long history of flooding. In 1861, the town was destroyed by a flood and relocated to higher ground. Since the turn of the century, Geneva has been flooded four times. Three of those events occurred during the 1990s.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/georges-creek-acquisition-project,"George's Creek Acquisition Project","ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD - Allegany County lies within the Potomac River Basin; historically it has experienced devastation of property and loss of life due to swift flowing high water.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/georgia-couple-rises-above-two-major-floods,"Georgia Couple Rises Above Two Major Floods","VININGS, GA - When Joyce Prince told her neighbors plans for her new house were “up in the air,” she wasn’t kidding. As a matter of fact, raising the level of her house was the only way Cobb County would allow her to build it so close to the Chattahoochee River.","Region 4, Georgia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/get-em-scituates-grant-committee-gets-homes-air,"Get 'em Up: Scituate's Grant Committee Gets Homes in the Air","PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MA – Located along on the Massachusetts Bay, the small seacoast town of Scituate, Massachusetts has seen its share of storms and floods.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/getting-alarm-out-usms-tornado-warning-system,"Getting the Alarm Out: USM's Tornado Warning System","HATTIESBURG, MS - Prior to 1998, students at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) were largely dependent upon “word of mouth” information when tornadoes threatened the campus.","Region 4, Mississippi",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/giannini-hall-seismic-safety-corrections,"Giannini Hall, Seismic Safety Corrections","BERKELEY, CA -- Giannini Hall received a ""poor"" seismic rating in the 1997 review of campus buildings and a project to correct structural deficiencies was scheduled to begin July 2005. The schematic design is scheduled to take up to two years, with construction scheduled to begin in 2007.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/glasgow-housing-relocation-and-floodproofing-project,"Glasgow Housing Relocation and Floodproofing Project","GLASGOW, VA - The Town of Glasgow is located at the confluence of Virginia's Maury and James Rivers and at the base of steep mountain slopes. Flash flooding and river flooding occurs when hurricanes and storm systems stall against the mountains.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/glen-campbell-borough-stream-crossing-replacement-project,"Glen Campbell Borough Stream Crossing Replacement Project","INDIANA COUNTY, PA - Only two roads leading into Indiana County. One of them frequently experiences washouts from flooding. Unfortunately, this roadway is a primary access route for residents and emergency personnel.

 ","Region 3, Pennsylvania","Coastal Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gloucester-county-hazard-mitigation-programs,"Gloucester County Hazard Mitigation Programs","GLOUCESTER, VA - Gloucester County and its residents are beginning to see the benefits of Hazard Mitigation. Because of its proximity to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Gloucester County, particularly its Guinea community, is subjected to periodic flooding from coastal storms.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/grafton-acquisition-where-rivers-meet,"Grafton Acquisition Where the Rivers Meet","GRAFTON, IL - The City of Grafton, a small tourist-based community in west central Illinois, is located at the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and just north of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers' confluence. The location of the City makes it extremely flood-prone.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/grand-blanc-family-sitting-high-and-dry-after-may-2004-storms,"Grand Blanc Family Sitting High and Dry After May 2004 Storms","GRAND BLANC, MI - When the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding struck the lower part of the State of Michigan in late May 2004, few had any idea that it would affect tens of thousands of Michigan families and cost more than $51 million in grants and low-interest loans for disaster assistance.","Region 5, Michigan",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/grand-forks-water-treatment-plant,"Grand Forks Water Treatment Plant","GRAND FORKS, ND - The City of Grand Forks experienced a devastating flood in 1997. Structures, personal property, and infrastructure, including the Grand Forks Water Treatment Plant (GFWTP), sustained extensive damage.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/grand-isle-takes-building-codes-seriously,"Grand Isle Takes Building Codes Seriously","JEFFERSON PARISH, LA – Grand Isle’s location on the Gulf of Mexico means it has sunshine, lots of tourists and good fishing in abundance — along with devastating storms.","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/grant-helps-small-road-handle-its-large-responsibility,"Grant Helps Small Road to Handle Its Large Responsibility","EVANGELINE PARISH, LA – When the rains fell, the problems would started for drivers on Rixby Manual Road, a connecting street between two highways north of Ville Platte, the seat of this south-central Louisiana parish. 

 ","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/grants-and-forward-thinking-prevent-sewer-backup,"Grants and Forward Thinking Prevent Sewer Backup","GENEVA COUNTY, AL – The City of Geneva is located at the intersection of the Choctawhatchee River and the Pea River with the Double Bridges Creek running inside the fork. During major flooding events, damage from sewer backup can be very common and devastating for homeowners.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/guam-memorial-hospital-wind-mitigation,"Guam Memorial Hospital Wind Mitigation","Guam - The U.S. Territory of Guam is the largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago. Many typhoons form in the western Pacific Ocean, and in the past 50 years more than 25 typhoons have struck the island.

 ","Region 9, Guam",Typhoon
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/guinea-residents-gloucester-county-elevate-homes-after-isabel,"Guinea Residents of Gloucester County Elevate Homes after Isabel","GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VA – Guinea is a tight-knit community in southeastern Gloucester County.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gulf-shores-nfip-compliance,"Gulf Shores NFIP Compliance","GULF SHORES, AL - Alabama's Gulf Shores is a coastal city bordering the Gulf of Mexico. This region is susceptible to the effects of hurricane destruction and periodic flooding.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gulf-shores-public-beach,"Gulf Shores Public Beach","BALDWIN COUNTY, AL - Gulf Shores is a coastal area that has experienced flood inundation, erosion, and hurricane hazards. Hurricanes pose a great risk to development along the coast and endanger lives and property with high winds, wave action, and flooding.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gulf-view-home-survives-katrinas-wrath,"Gulf View Home Survives Katrina's Wrath","PASCAGOULA, MS – Susan Lee is fortunate to be the owner of the only home in her coastal neighborhood that remained intact and standing after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation on August 29, 2005.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazus-comprehensive-data-management-system-cdms,"HAZUS - Comprehensive Data Management System (CDMS)","FLORIDA - The state of Florida has an opportunity to “break new ground” in data management using HAZUS-MH.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazus-sw-florida-pilot-project,"HAZUS - The SW Florida Pilot Project","FLORIDA – The state of Florida is a leader in the use of HAZUS-MH. Interest in HAZUS-MH took off after the 2004 hurricane season, with the model was used by FEMA and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) for hurricanes Charley, Jeanne, Frances and Ivan.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazus-standard-estimating-earthquake-losses,"HAZUS, the Standard in Estimating Earthquake Losses","WASHINGTON, DC - One of the most successful risk assessment tools is HAZUS, or Hazards U.S., a cutting edge software program developed by FEMA with the National Institute of Building Sciences.","Region 3, District of Columbia (DC)",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazus-mh-lessons-learned-and-moving-forward-florida,"HAZUS-MH - Lessons Learned and Moving Forward in Florida","FLORIDA – HAZUS-MH is used by many states. Only Florida, however, is the leader in the use of HAZUS-MH.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazus-mh-used-american-indian-reservation-pre-disaster-mitigation,"HAZUS-MH Used for American Indian Reservation Pre-Disaster Mitigation","FEMA REGION I - Since 2000, Indian tribes, along with State and local governments, have been writing pre-disaster mitigation (PDM) plans in order to achieve compliance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000).","Region 1",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hihug-hawaii-hazus-atlas,"HIHUG Hawaii HAZUS Atlas","To help Hawaii’s disaster managers better prepare for and respond to potentially devastating earthquakes, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)—in collaboration with Hawaii State Civil Defense and the Hawaii State Earthquake Advisory Committee (HSEAC)—has created the Hawaii HAZUS Atlas (HHA).","Region 9, Hawaii",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hmgp-buy-outs-benefit-two-pennsylvania-communities,"HMGP Buy-Outs Benefit Two Pennsylvania Communities","LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – Margie Thomas has lived and worked in the Wyoming Valley area all her life. There, she has witnessed many disasters and the hardships they bring to the affected communities.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hmgp-pilot-reconstruction-grant-project-provides-safe-haven,"HMGP Pilot Reconstruction Grant Project Provides Safe Haven","JEFFERSON PARISH, LA – Hurricane Katrina displaced many Gulf Coast residents including Wayne and Rosalie Oubre of Harvey, Louisiana.","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/habitat-houses-stand-against-hurricanes,"Habitat Houses Stand Against Hurricanes","PENSACOLA, FL - Approximately 400 modest homes located in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties are models for hurricane-resistant construction. These affordable, energy efficient houses built by Pensacola Habitat for Humanity (PHFH) withstood two hurricanes in less than a year.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hail-hail-roofs-still-here,"Hail, Hail, the Roof’s Still Here","PONCA CITY, OK - The National Weather Service reports an average of four hail storms each year in Ponca City, Oklahoma with at least one producing stones 1 inch or larger. Before the 1990s, homeowners anticipated roof replacements well before their 25-year warranties expired.","Region 6, Oklahoma",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hallandale-beach-addresses-drainage-issues,"Hallandale Beach Addresses Drainage Issues","HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – For years, residents in the southeast quadrant of Hallandale Beach had been plagued with drainage issues that caused flooding.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hamlet-protected-flooding,"Hamlet Protected From Flooding","DE LANCEY, NY - A perennial problem in a rural hamlet in Delaware County worsened dangerously in 1996 when severe storms and flooding overwhelmed a creek and diverted its flow into the hamlet of De Lancey, damaging nearly every home in the community.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hardened-fire-station-speeds-emergency-response,"Hardened Fire Station Speeds Emergency Response","BAY ST. LOUIS, MS – When it was time to build a new fire station, Hancock County, Mississippi used lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina to dictate a number of factors for the structure. 

 ","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hardened-first-responder-facility,"Hardened First Responder Facility","TYLER, TX - Smith County is located in east Texas, approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. It is largely rural, with only one metropolitan area, the City of Tyler.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/harris-county-flood-control-district-continuous-updates-program,"Harris County Flood Control District: Continuous Updates Program","HARRIS COUNTY, TX - The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD), a Cooperating Technical Partner (CTP) in association with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), recently completed a countywide Flood Insurance Study (FIS) restudy for Harris County, Texas (Houston, T","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hawaii-hurricane-relief-project,"Hawaii Hurricane Relief Project","KAUAI, HI - On September 11, 1992, Hurricane Iniki hit the island of Kauai, Hawaii, with wind speeds exceeding those of Hurricane Iwa (1982) and Dot (1959). Iniki (a category 4 hurricane) was the strongest and most destructive hurricane to hit the Hawaiian Islands in recorded history.","Region 9, Hawaii",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazard-mitigation-grant-pilot-provides-safe-haven-louisiana-couple,"Hazard Mitigation Grant Pilot Provides Safe Haven for Louisiana Couple","JEFFERSON PARISH, LA – Hurricane Katrina displaced many Gulf Coast residents including Wayne and Rosalie Oubre of Harvey, Louisiana. 

 ","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazard-mitigation-measures-protect-pump-station-repetitive-flooding,"Hazard Mitigation Measures Protect Pump Station from Repetitive Flooding","LUZERNE COUNTY, PA – A wastewater pumping station belonging to the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority (WVSA) is often at the mercy of the Susquehanna River. The station, built in 1966, is situated in the historical section of West Pittston, adjacent to the riverbank.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazard-mitigation-program-quells-ivans-wrath,"Hazard Mitigation Program Quells Ivan's Wrath","ANSONIA PLACE, PA - Prior to 1998, Ansonia Place was a quiet creek-side community Region Iclose to downtown Pittsburgh. It was home to 22 single-family structures and an apartment building.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hazard-planning-successfully-shapes-growing-communities,"Hazard Planning Successfully Shapes Growing Communities","BELLE GLADE, FL — Florida recorded four of the top five costliest American hurricanes of the century after Hurricanes Andrew, Charley, Ivan and Wilma struck the peninsula.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/heavy-duty-safe-room-provides-tornado-relief-homeowners-pets,"Heavy-Duty Safe Room Provides Tornado Relief For Homeowners, Pets","OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – When Karen and her husband built their retirement home in 2002, they were determined to build a protective safe room equipped with the necessary amenities and materials in the event of a devastating tornado.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/helping-children-prepare-disasters,"Helping Children Prepare for Disasters","PULASKI COUNTY, AR—“When disaster strikes, would your child know what to do?” Children are among the most vulnerable disaster victims, so giving them safety guidelines before a disaster strikes is critical.","Region 6, Arkansas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/helping-build-safer-stronger-alabama,"Helping to Build a Safer, Stronger Alabama","ALABAMA – With more than 200 deaths and thousands left homeless, the tornado outbreaks of late April 2011 left permanent scars on the hearts of all Alabamians.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/high-marks-accuracy-tracking-flood-levels-lewis-county,"High Marks for Accuracy: Tracking Flood Levels in Lewis County","LEWIS COUNTY, WA - When a community is subjected to flooding, quickly marking floodwater heights becomes critically important. Capturing highly perishable flood elevation information has significant benefit for flood hazard mapping and long-term community planning.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/high-marks-building-higher-hulls-freeboard-incentive-program,"High Marks for Building Higher: Hull’s Freeboard Incentive Program","PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MA – Plymouth County, MA - The Town of Hull, Massachusetts sits on a 3-square-mile strip of land on the Nantasket Peninsula, extending into Massachusetts Bay.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/high-priority-buyouts-lincoln-county,"High Priority for Buyouts in Lincoln County","LINCOLN COUNTY, WV - Whenever a heavy rain sets in over the small community of Griffithsville, in southwestern West Virginia, flooding can be expected in low-lying areas near Straight Fork and Mud River creeks on Route 3.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/high-and-dry-chickamauga,"High and Dry in Chickamauga","CHICKAMAUGA, GA – In mid-September 2004, Hurricane Ivan brought some of the heaviest rainfall ever recorded to the City of Chickamauga, a small town in northwest Georgia close to Chattanooga, Tennessee. This caused the West Chickamauga Creek to rise, as heavy rains have done for years.","Region 4, Georgia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/higher-standards-mean-lower-flood-insurance-rates-myrtle-beach-property-owners,"Higher Standards Mean Lower Flood Insurance Rates for Myrtle Beach Property Owners","MYRTLE BEACH, SC – The Myrtle Beach boardwalk is a sight to see. A meandering 1.2 miles of solid oak walkway guides visitors along a scenic path that’s reminiscent of a 1940s classic film.","Region 4, South Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/higher-and-drier-wisconsin,"Higher and Drier in Wisconsin","GAYS MILLS, WI - In June 2008, when the Kickapoo River in Wisconsin overflowed after a deluge, homes around town were submerged in six feet or more of brownish water. But not Mason Evans’ and his wife’s, Diane, home.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/higher-and-higher-life-above-waters,"Higher and Higher: Life Above the Waters","LEWIS COUNTY, WA - Over the past three decades, Washington State has experienced numerous record floods resulting in widespread destruction of property and tragic loss of life.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/highway-repairs-designed-avoid-future-damage,"Highway Repairs Designed to Avoid Future Damage","ALBANY, NY - Repairs to town highways damaged when Tropical Depression Ivan pounded Sullivan County during September 2004, have been designed to make the roads better able to absorb severe weather in the future.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/historic-bisbee-completes-multiple-mitigation-projects-flood-protection,"Historic Bisbee Completes Multiple Mitigation Projects for Flood Protection","BISBEE, AZ - With the discovery of this ore-rich area of southeastern Arizona in 1877, hundreds of people joined the quest for wealth and moved to rugged Bisbee. Incorporated on January 9, 1902, Bisbee was the largest city in the territory with over 25,000 residents by 1910.","Region 9, Arizona",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/historic-home-retrofit,"Historic Home Retrofit","POULSBO, WA - In late 1998, Doris Chapot purchased a two-story Cape Cod-style home built in 1902. For years it served as the First Lutheran Church parsonage. In 1940, the parsonage was moved to its present location.","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/historic-island-communities-find-best-way,"Historic Island Communities Find Up Is the Best Way","DARE COUNTY, NC - All along the North Carolina coast, individual homeowners and whole communities have increasingly realized the persistent threat to life and property posed by major storms and hurricanes.","Region 4, North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/historic-railroads-risk-reduction-measures-pay,"Historic Railroad’s Risk Reduction Measures Pay Off","WILMINGTON, DE – After 1999’s Hurricane Floyd destroyed two trestles and damaged several others, the Wilmington and Western Railroad (W&WRR) decided to upgrade the lost trestles with steel instead of going back to wood.","Region 3, Delaware",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/historic-towns-flood-concerns-alleviated-buyouts,"Historic Town's Flood Concerns Alleviated With Buyouts","CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, IL – Established in 1827, Sidney is a township in the ChampaignUrbana metropolitan area. As far back as residents can recall, the village has been confronted with flooding issues.","Region 5, Illinois",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/history-not-repeated-gulf-state-park,"History Not Repeated at Gulf State Park","GULF SHORES, AL - Park Superintendent Hugh Branyon remembers the horrible aftermath Hurricane Frederic had on the Gulf State Park lakeside cabins in 1979. All the cabins were destroyed leaving only their chimneys behind.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-aloneemergency-plan-saves-sisters,"Home Alone...Emergency Plan Saves Sisters","MONROE COUNTY, MS – When the strongest tornado to hit Mississippi in more than 50 years tore through the small town of Smithville on April 27, 2011, 16-year old Audrey Herren and her younger sister Cassidy, 11, knew what to do, and it probably saved their lives.","Region 4, Mississippi",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-buy-outs-create-green-space-dauphin-island,"Home Buy-Outs Create Green Space on Dauphin Island","DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL – Dauphin Island has created a more hurricane-resistant community. Property acquisitions have taken place as mitigation measures to protect renters, owners, and businesses from frequent flooding caused by hurricanes and storms.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-buyout-best-option,"Home Buyout is the Best Option","AUSTIN, MN - After Richard and Helen Johnson were flooded the first time, they knew that participating in the City's buyout project was the best option for them. They waited patiently. When they were offered a buyout of their flood prone home, they were thrilled.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-earthquake-retrofit-program,"Home Earthquake Retrofit Program","SEATTLE, WA - The Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) is a very proactive community group located in the City of Seattle. For many years the organization has sponsored programs and activities that have built a strong sense of community.

 ","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-elevation-keeps-sandy-bay,"Home Elevation Keeps Sandy at Bay","MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ – Frank Gembicki, a homeowner in Neptune, New Jersey, was in the hospital as Hurricane Sandy approached the New Jersey coast. He was not concerned about his home though, as he had elevated it in 2010.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-elevation-pays-dauphin-island,"Home Elevation Pays Off on Dauphin Island","DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL - By going beyond the required elevation for their home, Beth and Stan Houston were spared flood damages from Hurricane Ivan. Their home is located on Dauphin Island, a narrow barrier island south of Mobile.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-elevation-proved-successful-after-tropical-storm-isabel,"Home Elevation Proved Successful After Tropical Storm Isabel","HOOPERS ISLAND MD - Ray and Caroline Warehime bought their waterfront property in the early 1990s with the plan of building a home for relaxation and future retirement.","Region 3, Maryland",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-elevation-works-skagit-county,"Home Elevation Works in Skagit County","SKAGIT COUNTY, WA - When Mischke built his rental home a year ago he elevated it a little higher than County regulations demanded. So when the October 20 and 21 flooding came to Skagit County, the home was a safe 5 feet above the floodwaters.

 ","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-elevation-ohio,"Home Elevation in Ohio","MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OH - Once was more than enough for the McDonoughs.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-elevations-work-rebuild-higher-and-stronger,"Home Elevations Work: Rebuild Higher and Stronger","HOUMA, LA – Elevating a structure decreases its vulnerability to damage from floodwaters.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-retrofits-allegany,"Home Retrofits in Allegany","ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD - ""NAILS"" is a program to repair and improve the homes of needy homeowners. Hazard mitigation projects for victims of disaster receive priority consideration.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/home-retrofitting-and-flood-insurance-along-delaware-river,"Home Retrofitting and Flood Insurance Along the Delaware River","YARDLEY, PA - In April 2005, both the Delaware River and the Delaware Canal overflowed their banks. They met at Tessie Reading’s house. Tessie is no stranger to floods.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/homemade-floodgates-succeed,"Homemade Floodgates Succeed","Guayama, PR - Born and raised in Barrio Puerto Jobos in Guayama, Miguel Flores and his wife Evangelia Diaz have seen floodwaters rise into their home so many times they barely can number them.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/homes-built-love-and-lots-extra-nails,"Homes Built With Love and Lots of Extra Nails","FREEPORT, TX – Hurricane Ike rudely interrupted Frank Bartolomeo and his team of Habitat for Humanity volunteers just as they were finishing the framing of their latest house in Freeport.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/homes-removed-harms-way-along-missisquoi-river,"Homes Removed from Harm's Way Along the Missisquoi River","TROY, VT - Just a short drive on River Road southeast of North Troy is an area adjacent to the Missisquoi River that floods every year due to spring thaws and summer’s heavy rains.","Region 1, Vermont",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/homes-saved-flooding-hmgp-used-purchase-homes,"Homes Saved From Flooding - HMGP Used to Purchase Homes","LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MI - The six Mobile homes that sit on a small peninsula near the HiLand Lake and the Portage River were purchased through the Hazard Mitigation Program Grant (HMPG) in order to eliminate the emotional and financial hardships that would afflict the homes’ residents following pot","Region 5, Michigan",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/homes-are-high-and-dry-protection-verdes-floodwaters,"Homes are High and Dry Protection from Verde's Floodwaters","COTTONWOOD, AZ – Arizona’s Verde River showed its dangerous side by flooding four times during the winter of 2004-2005. But for the most part, the Cottonwood homeowners along Comanche Drive with front-row views of the river escaped serious damage.","Region 9, Arizona",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/honolulu-harbor-generator-project-pays,"Honolulu Harbor Generator Project Pays Off","HONOLULU, HI - When the Kiholo Bay earthquake (measuring Mw6.7) struck early on a Sunday morning in October 2006, the shaking was felt on the islands of Hawaii, Oahu and Maui. Seven minutes later, another powerful earthquake occurred, this one measuring Mw6.0.","Region 9, Hawaii",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hood-house-floodproofing-project,"Hood House Floodproofing Project","DURHAM, NH - In October of 1996 the Hood House on the campus of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) at Durham flooded, causing $11,848 in damages. Damages were held to a minimum because of the swift action of the University Building and Grounds personnel.","Region 1, New Hampshire",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hopkinsville-acquisitions-one-communitys-plan-protect-residents,"Hopkinsville Acquisitions: One Community's Plan to Protect Residents","HOPKINSVILLE, KY – Nestled at the base of the Pennyrile Region in southwestern Kentucky, Hopkinsville community officials and residents know first-hand the importance of flood mitigation. Flooding from the Little River has caused 18 major flood events in Christian County in the last 100 years.","Region 4, Kentucky",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/horses-find-safe-haven-state-fairgrounds,"Horses Find Safe Haven at State Fairgrounds","TAMPA, FL - Tampa entrepreneur Bob Thomas, with the help of his friend Olin Mott, was determined to create the world’s greatest horse show facility. His vision, persistence, and dedication helped create what would become the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center, a worldclass venue for horse shows.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hospital-gears-combat-flood,"Hospital Gears Up to Combat the Flood","HARRIS COUNTY, TX – A nightmare, to put it mildly, is how Houstonians refer to the reign of Tropical Storm Allison. In June 2001 she ruled with a vengeance, creating massive flooding.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hospital-haven-facelift-provides-safe-hurricane-refuge-young-patients,"Hospital Haven: Facelift Provides Safe Hurricane Refuge for Young Patients","MIAMI, FL – The fanciful, brightly colored exterior of the Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) belies the inherent strength of the facility, which can be used as a medical shelter during hurricanes.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/house-built-above-building-codes-stood-strong-against-wind,"House Built Above Building Codes Stood Strong Against the Wind","SHOREACRES, TX – In 2002, when David and Cynthia Garza decided to build their 2,200-square-foot dream home, they had no idea the road to achieving their dream would be paved with building codes.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/house-built-code-survives-katrina,"House Built to Code Survives Katrina","BAY ST. LOUIS, MS – John and Allison Anderson moved back into their home 50 days after Hurricane Katrina struck their community on August 29, 2005, with a 29-foot storm surge and reported winds of 130 miles per hour (mph).","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/house-steel-survives-charley,"House of Steel Survives Charley","PUNTA GORDA, FL – When Bob and Robin Leonard built their home in 2004 on a canal off Pirate Harbor in Charlotte County they wanted a beautiful, low-maintenance building. They chose a highly engineered, above code steel-panel construction that would endure a major storm.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hurricane-house-passes-test,"Hurricane House Passes the Test","FORT PIERCE, FL - Hurricane Frances struck Florida’s east coast September 5, 2004, with winds up to 115 mph. Many homes in the Fort Pierce area sustained moderate to severe damage, but the “Hurricane House” training center was hardly scratched.

 ","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hurricane-mitigation-protects-plaquemines-parish-home,"Hurricane Mitigation Protects Plaquemines Parish Home","MYRTLE GROVE, LA - Gayle and Warren Lawrence evacuated to their son’s home in Texas just before Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Watching the television coverage, they expected their new home in Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, to be destroyed when they returned.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/hurricane-rita-sparks-need-mitigation,"Hurricane Rita Sparks Need for Mitigation","ORANGE, TX – Fearing the wrath of Hurricane Rita, staff at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in this southeast Texas city hurriedly evacuated patients a little more than 20 miles away to the hospital’s affiliate in Beaumont, Texas. Their actions came just in time.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/icc-funds-aids-elevation-project-near-arkansas-river,"ICC Funds Aids Elevation Project Near the Arkansas River","BEE COUNTY, TX - In 1996, Jason and Alice Dickenson purchased an old, 1,800 square-foot wood-frame home in the unincorporated town of Skidmore, Texas. They were unaware of the zoning, building restrictions, community ordinances, and the need for homeowners insurance.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-county-applauds-buyouts,"Illinois County Applauds Buyouts","SANGAMON COUNTY, IL – In May 2002, major flooding occurred in the county when the South Fork of the Sangamon River reached the highest level in a 50-year period and the Sangamon River exceeding the 100-year flood elevation.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/illinois-winning-formula-floodplain-management,"Illinois' Winning Formula in Floodplain Management","ILLINOIS – After many Illinois river communities experienced the devastation of the Great Midwest Flood of 1993, it became obvious that floodplains are easily reclaimed by rivers following severe weather events.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/improved-drainage-washes-away-flood-worries,"Improved Drainage Washes Away Flood Worries","Bayamón, PR - Flood-related experiences left an indelible impression on Nelson Irizarry and his family in Los Dominicos, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Once, while taking a dinner break during the clean up of their flood damaged home, the water started rising again and they had to start all over.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/improved-pumping-stations-keep-community-safe-and-dry,"Improved Pumping Stations Keep Community Safe and Dry","San Juan, PR - Family heirlooms, furniture and appliances under floodwaters for a week is an experience Arlyn Alcaraz and her family would rather forget. As residents of the floodprone Ocean Park for 50 years, the Alcaraz family was recurrently affected by flood events.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/improving-performance-steel-moment-frame-connections,"Improving the Performance of Steel Moment Frame Connections","WASHINGTON, DC - One of the critical lessons from the 1994 Northridge earthquake was the unacceptable performance of steel moment-resisting frame construction. In response to that performance, FEMA established the FEMA/SAC Steel Moment Resisting Frames Project.","Region 3, District of Columbia (DC)",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ground-safe-room-protects-jefferson-county-family,"In-Ground Safe Room Protects Jefferson County Family","JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL – When an EF-5 tornado struck the western part of Jefferson County, Alabama, near Birmingham, on April 8, 1998, Rebecca Henderson and her family had taken refuge under her mobile home. Damage to Henderson’s home was major.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/increased-cost-compliance-coverage-proves-beneficial-louisiana,"Increased Cost of Compliance Coverage Proves Beneficial to Louisiana","ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA – Homeowner Sharon Pfister experienced the wrath of Hurricane Katrina firsthand when it made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005, battering her home and leaving neighborhoods in ruins. The storm surge from the Category 3 hurricane impacted the entire 57-mile St.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/information-fire-department-increased-awareness,"Information from Fire Department Increased Awareness","RANCHO BERNARDO, CA - Bette Blankenship became familiar with defensible space and other ways to mitigate her property from the effects of wildfires through brochures her children brought home from school.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/innovative-flooding-idea-elevating-land-rather-structure,"Innovative Flooding Idea: Elevating the Land Rather Than the Structure","GAYS MILLS, WI — In June 2008, when the Kickapoo River in Wisconsin overflowed after a deluge, homes around town were submerged in six feet or more of brownish water. But not Mason Evans’ and his wife’s, Diane, home.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/innovative-program-focuses-leadership-during-disasters,"Innovative Program Focuses on Leadership during Disasters","NEW ORLEANS, LA – When educators at Tulane University returned to campus after Hurricane Katrina evacuations, they faced the storm’s devastation.","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/installation-automated-flood-gate-controls-coral-gables-florida,"Installation of Automated Flood Gate Controls in Coral Gables, Florida","CORAL GABLES, FL - The metropolitan areas of Southeast Florida were carved almost entirely out of the Everglades.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/international-house-pancakes-elevates-new-restaurant,"International House of Pancakes Elevates New Restaurant","ROSEVILLE, CA – The City of Roseville has experienced repetitive flooding in 1986, 1995, and 1997 from several small creeks. Damages from the 1986 floods were extensive and severe.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/intuitive-homeowners-elevate-above-code,"Intuitive Homeowners Elevate Above Code","BAY ST. LOUIS, MS – After seeing their home totally demolished during Hurricane Katrina, one family decided to rebuild so they would never again endure such destruction. 

 ","Region 4, Mississippi",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/investment-mass-communication-system-proves-beneficial,"Investment in Mass Communication System Proves Beneficial","WEATHERFORD, TX – Reliable emergency warning systems are much needed assets in warning citizens of natural or man-made disasters. Emergency management officials in Tyler County quickly found out just how advantageous a warning system could be.","Region 6, Texas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/it-time-safe-room,"Is It Time for a Safe Room?","WEBSTER COUNTY, MS– After observing widespread and repeated damage caused by what seemed to be an increasing frequency of tornadoes in northern Mississippi and, in particular, in Webster and surrounding counties, the Reverend Coy Fulgham decided it was time to take steps to protect his family fro","Region 4, Mississippi",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/there-room-animals-your-sheltering-plan,"Is There Room For the Animals in Your Sheltering Plan?","WALKER COUNTY, TX – In 2005 Hurricane Rita pummeled many cities causing a mass exodus of people and animals. Some found their way to Huntsville, Texas, a designated shelter hub.","Region 6, Texas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/isabella-stewart-gardner-museum,"Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum","BOSTON, MA - The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was inundated by flood waters and sewage in October of 1996 causing damage to their basement areas; in particular, the ventilation/air-handling system.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/jefferson-parish-elevation,"Jefferson Parish Elevation","JEFFERSON PARISH, LA - Within Jefferson Parish, flooding may occur during any season of the year. Jefferson Parish is bordered by Lake Pontchatrain to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/johnson-county-acquisition,"Johnson County Acquisition","MERRIAM, KS - Located in Eastern Kansas, just south of Kansas City, Johnson County is one of the more populated counties in the State and has flooding and flash flooding problems from Turkey Creek, Indian Creek, Rock Creek, and Brush Creek.","Region 7, Kansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/johnson-county-phone-service-alerts-residents-possible-risks,"Johnson County Phone Service Alerts Residents of Possible Risks","JOHNSON COUNTY, KY - Paintsville, located in primarily rural Johnson County, Kentucky having experienced difficulty in the past notifying residents of emergencies, decided to take action to save lives in the future.","Region 4, Kentucky",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ksu-invests-safety-students-and-faculty,"KSU Invests in Safety for Students and Faculty","FRANKLIN COUNTY, KY - When Grey Mandeel was hired as the Safety and Compliance Officer for Kentucky State University (KSU) in 2005, his first priority was assessing the entire campus and for potential risks facing the faculty and students.","Region 4, Kentucky",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kaiser-permanente-health-care-seismic-retrofit,"Kaiser Permanente Health Care Seismic Retrofit","OAKLAND, CA - When the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area in 1989, Kaiser Permanente, a health care organization founded in 1948, experienced damage to its administrative building in Oakland, which was evacuated and closed, and to its Santa Clara Medical Center, where the ch","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kampsville-acquisition,"Kampsville Acquisition","KAMPSVILLE, IL - As a small tourist-based community in west central Illinois, the Village of Kampsville is located about 15 miles north of the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and is along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway designated in 1999.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/katrinas-challenge-small-elevated-house,"Katrina's Challenge: A Small Elevated House","PASCAGOULA, MS – Laura Watson’s house on Pine Street in Pascagoula, Mississippi, has suffered damage over the years from repetitive flooding caused by heavy rains and hurricanes. Concerned that she would have to leave the home and community she loves, Ms.","Region 4, Mississippi",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/keeping-floodwaters-bay-rebuilding-ada,"Keeping Floodwaters at Bay: Rebuilding Ada","ADA, MN - The small town of Ada, population 1657, lies in the flat fertile farmlands of northwest Minnesota. The Wild Rice River meanders its way through the countryside a mile outside of town, traveling fifteen miles to empty into the northward heading Red River.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/keeping-highway-safe,"Keeping the Highway Safe","COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Maintaining safe roadways in an area that faces both flooding and wildfires has been a challenge since the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire in El Paso County.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/keeping-lights-rural-minnesota,"Keeping the Lights on in Rural Minnesota","MINNESOTA - Minnesota is known for its inclement weather. But even longtime residents were taken aback by the ferocity of such an early winter storm when it began Halloween night of 1991. First rain drenched southern Minnesota. Then the temperature dropped and it changed to ice and snow.","Region 5, Minnesota","Severe Ice Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kennbunk-acquisition-demolition-and-elevation,"Kennbunk Acquisition, Demolition, and Elevation","KENNEBUNK, ME - Sitting on the banks of the Mousam River in Kennebunk, Maine on a lazy summer’s day, you could never imagine the torrent that repeatedly floods the Intervale neighborhood.","Region 1, Maine",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/key-biscayne-develops-community-rating-system,"Key Biscayne Develops Community Rating System","KEY BISCAYNE, FL - In 1992, Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida. The resulting storm surge and flooding destroyed a large portion of the Village of Key Biscayne and demonstrated the need for a plan to cope with flood hazards.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/knowhat2do-regional-public-education-program,"KnoWhat2Do: A Regional Public Education Program","TARRANT COUNTY, TX – When it comes to disaster preparedness, residents in North Central Texas have access to a wealth of information. As a result, citizens in North Central Texas will “KnoWhat2Do” in the event of a wide-scale disaster or crisis situation.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/kramer-motors-earthquake-rebuild,"Kramer Motors Earthquake Rebuild","SANTA MONICA, CA - Kramer Motors has been in business in Santa Monica for 40 years. The business originally had six facilities in the Santa Monica area. The Northridge earthquake that shook southern California early on the morning of January 17, 1994, damaged all six facilities.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/la-junta-salvage-yard,"La Junta Salvage Yard","LA JUNTA, CO - The City of La Junta's salvage yard had been operating since the late 1960s and had become a blight within the community. The property was under water whenever there was high water in the Arkansas River. The owner felt that the problem was going to get worse over the years.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/la-porte-isd-earns-mitigation-techniques,"La Porte ISD Earns A+ for Mitigation Techniques","La PORTE, TX – If grades were given for mitigation efforts, the La Porte Independent School District would receive an A+ on the mitigation report card.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lahouse-mitigation-model-louisiana-homes,"LaHouse: A Mitigation Model for Louisiana Homes","BATON ROUGE, LA – The hurricanes, tropical storms and floods that have struck Louisiana over the decades have destroyed thousands of homes, but better building techniques on display at Louisiana State University are meant to make that level of destruction a topic for the history books rather than","Region 4, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/laguna-beach-goat-vegetation-management-project,"Laguna Beach Goat Vegetation Management Project","LAGUNA BEACH, CA – Laguna Beach has been using goats as part of its fuel reduction and vegetation management program since the early 1990s. City Manager Ken Frank got the idea from a similar program in the San Francisco Bay area.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/land-use-ordinance-protects-buildings-estes-park,"Land Use Ordinance Protects Buildings in Estes Park","ESTES PARK, CO – A land use ordinance protected several Estes Park buildings during the September 2013 flooding.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/landgraff-property-acquisition-effective-mitigation-prevents-flood-damage,"Landgraff Property Acquisition - Effective Mitigation Prevents Flood Damage","MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV – On June 20, 2010, several inches of heavy rain fell on the steep mountain slopes that surround the Elkhorn Creek Watershed, causing severe landslides and flooding in McDowell County, West Virginia.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/large-area-mapping-initiative-nebraska,"Large Area Mapping Initiative, Nebraska","NEBRASKA  - Through the Cooperating Technical Partnership program, the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NDNR) developed the Large Area Mapping Initiative to map unstudied areas in the state as a means of providing flood hazard data to all users.","Region 7, Nebraska",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lazybrook-acres-acquisition,"Lazybrook Acres Acquisition","WYOMING COUNTY, PA - The Lazy Brook development was constructed in the late 1960s and early 1970s on farm land along the Tunkhannock Creek. The 89 homes in the development had experienced flooding seven times since 1976.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/leadership-breeds-success,"Leadership Breeds Success","MIAMI, OK - Ten Native American tribes call land in Oklahoma’s Ottawa County home. In 1997, two of those tribes – the Modoc and Miami – created an historic partnership to build The Stables Casino in the City of Miami.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/left-hand-creek-project-shrinks-floodplain,"Left Hand Creek Project Shrinks Floodplain","LONGMONT, CO - Only months before the flood of September 2013, the city of Longmont completed a mitigation project that kept a community of residents dry and resulted in a net savings of an estimated $4 million dollars.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/legislation-creates-clark-county-regional-flood-control-district,"Legislation Creates Clark County Regional Flood Control District","LAS VEGAS, NV - With an estimated 5,000 new residents arriving each month, Las Vegas and its surrounding area is the fastest growing community in the western United States. More than 1.2 million people live in the area, which lies at the center of a desert valley bounded by mountain ranges.","Region 9, Nevada",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lessons-learned-katrina-retail-store-takes-action,"Lessons Learned from Katrina: Retail Store Takes Action","HATTIESBURG, MS - When Hurricane Katrina struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, businesses were damaged or destroyed, houses were reduced to debris and concrete slabs, and communities were left stunned. One business hit hard was Hudson’s Salvage Stores.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lessons-learned-grand-view-area-hampton,"Lessons Learned in Grand View Area of Hampton","HAMPTON, VA - Matina Howarth always thought hurricanes needed to be taken seriously, having lived in New England as a child when Hurricane Bob (1991) hit.","Region 3, Virginia",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/let-tree-fall-well-have-power-hear-it-lake-county-converts-power-lines,"Let a Tree Fall, We’ll Have Power to Hear It: Lake County Converts Power Lines","LAKE COUNTY, MN - Loss of power can be devastating at any time, but when the annual average temperature reaches only 40 degrees Fahrenheit, providing power to Minnesota customers can be life saving.","Region 5, Minnesota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/levee-protection-town-greybull,"Levee Protection for the Town of Greybull","GREYBULL, WY -","Region 8, Wyoming","Dam/Levee Break"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/liberating-independence,"Liberating Independence","INDEPENDENCE, IA - The scenic Wapsipinicon (“Wapsi”) River meanders into the City of Independence along low-laying banks that are shouldered by an historic rock mill, grassy parks with walking paths, and a few scattered homes.","Region 7, Iowa",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/light-fixtures-earthquakes-and-school-children,"Light Fixtures, Earthquakes, and School Children","LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is second in size only to the New York City School District. At present, the District is composed of over 900 schools, serving over 800,000 students, and employing 57,000 full-time and 24,000 parttime staff.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/living-snow-fences-minnesota,"Living Snow Fences in Minnesota","MINNESOTA - The State has taken a pro-active role in providing some relief to communities that encounter blowing and drifting snow, resulting in hazardous travel,

economic losses, and extremely high plowing costs in the winter.

 ","Region 5, Minnesota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/living-river-and-loving-it,"Living on the River and Loving It","WEATHERFORD, TX - A home on the river is a picturesque scene except when it’s marred by the aftermath of massive flooding. Larry and Jenanne Thompson have returned home following several flooding events to find their home virtually unscathed by the creeping waters of the Brazos River.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/local-mayor-grateful-fema-assistance,"Local Mayor Grateful for FEMA Assistance","SHARP COUNTY, AR – Beginning October 29, 2009, the State of Arkansas experienced severe storms and flooding which resulted in the December 3, 2009, presidential disaster declaration for 37 counties for Public Assistance (PA).","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/local-officials-join-forces,"Local Officials Join Forces","ILLINOIS – The Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (IAFSM) created the Rapid Assistance Flood Team (RAFT) in 2015, developing a collaborative approach to assist local officials who may be overwhelmed by the scope of the flooding and need assistance compl","Region 5, Illinois",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lost-valley-acquisition,"Lost Valley Acquisition","MANVILLE AND SOMERSET, NJ - The Borough of Manville is located in Somerset County in the northern region of New Jersey. Over the years, the Lost Valley neighborhood in Manville experienced repetitive flooding, dating back to Hurricane Doria in 1971.","Region 2, New Jersey",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-city-requires-backflow-valves-preventive-measure,"Louisiana City Requires Backflow Valves as a Preventive Measure","DESTREHAN, LA – Since the invention of plumbing, residents of cities in flood-prone areas have faced the same smelly hazard: sewage backflow. 

 ","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-state-university-using-hazus-study-flood-prone-state,"Louisiana State University - Using HAZUS to Study a Flood-Prone State","LOUISIANA - In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, much HAZUS work was being done in the CADGIS lab, on the campus of Louisiana State University.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/louisiana-state-university-promotes-building-safer-stronger-smarter,"Louisiana State University Promotes Building Safer, Stronger, Smarter","BATON ROUGE, LA - Twenty years ago, after leveling much of south Florida, Hurricane Andrew slammed into Louisiana. Although it caused widespread destruction, the hurricane had at least one positive effect.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/low-interest-loans-citizens-national-bank,"Low Interest Loans From Citizens National Bank","TUCKER AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, WV - Tucker and Randolph Counties stretch for more than 75 miles along the northern fringe of the Allegheny Mountains in eastern West Virginia.","Region 3, West Virginia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lower-colorado-river-authority-lcra-texas,"Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) of Texas","TEXAS - How can communities maintain accurate, up-to-date flood hazard data? That is the quest of FEMA and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) in their Cooperative Technical Partner (CTP) agreement, signed in 1999.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/lower-onion-creek-flood-mitigation-buyout-project-gets-kudos-homeowners,"Lower Onion Creek Flood Mitigation Buyout Project Gets Kudos from Homeowners","TRAVIS COUNTY, TX – In 2013, floods hit Austin in the early hours of Halloween morning killing five people and damaging more than 500 homes. Some parts of the city received nearly 10 inches of rain in 24 hours. Austin’s rivers, creeks, and streams rose to historic levels.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/main-street-drainage-modification,"Main Street Drainage Modification","PLYMOUTH, NH - The Town of Plymouth faced with repeated flooding in the downtown","Region 1, New Hampshire",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/major-mitigation-effort-proves-its-worth,"Major Mitigation Effort Proves Its Worth","CHEROKEE COUNTY, AL – After Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and several subsequent tornadoes wreaked destruction upon areas surrounding Leesburg, AL, Mayor Edward Mackey decided his town needed a safe place for its residents.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/making-worship-center-stronger,"Making Worship Center Stronger","PUNTA GORDA, FL - A church pastor and his congregation are thankful for hurricane resistant features of the Worship Center at the First Baptist Church of Punta Gorda.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mandeville-acquisition-and-elevation-project,"Mandeville Acquisition and Elevation Project","MANDEVILLE, LA - In the City of Mandeville, approximately 80 percent of the incorporated area is within a Special Flood Hazard Area, Zone A and Zone V.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mapleton-elevations-above-floodwaters,"Mapleton Elevations Above Floodwaters","MAPLETON, OR - Located in the unincorporated coastal region of Lane County along the Siuslaw River, Mapleron has experienced flooding most recently in December 1997. This logging town has been subject to recurring floods throughout its history.","Region 10, Oregon",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mapping-risks-and-vulnerabilities-increase-resilience-planning,"Mapping Risks and Vulnerabilities to Increase Resilience Planning","COLUMBIA, SC – As we learn more about the dynamic arena of disaster preparedness, the realities of just how little we understand about the potential hazards we face reveal a need for increased focus on the educational front of this evolving field.","Region 4, South Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/maryland-assesses-its-vulnerability-flooding,"Maryland Assesses its Vulnerability to Flooding","MARYLAND - Maryland has had its share of major flood events since the first recorded major flood event in May of 1860. Since 1933, the state has sought to ensure public safety from flooding through the regulation of development projects proposed for the floodplain.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/maryland-hazus-multi-hazard-flood-study,"Maryland Hazus-Multi Hazard Flood Study","MARYLAND – The Hazus Multi-Hazard (Hazus-MH) flood model is being used by the State of Maryland as part of a comprehensive vulnerability assessment of the state’s built environment to riverine and coastal flooding.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mason-county-acquisitions-and-elevations,"Mason County Acquisitions and Elevations","MASON COUNTY, WA - The Skokomish River valley experiences widespread flooding several times each year as heavy rains and mountain snow runoff swell the river outside of its banks.

 ","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mass-acquisitions-ward-repetitive-flood-loss,"Mass Acquisitions Ward Off Repetitive Flood Loss","CHALMETTE, LA – Nearly 50 years ago, Hurricane Betsy hit Chalmette’s Village Square area hard. Over the years, brutal rainstorms washed out neighborhoods. Then came the ruthless 2005 KatrinaRita season — which rendered nearly all the homes in the Village Square area unlivable.","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/matheny-wyoming-county-mitigates-acquisition,"Matheny, Wyoming County Mitigates by Acquisition","WYOMING COUNTY, WV - The riverfront properties nestled along Laurel Creek in the Laurel Estates and Lillyton area of Matheny, West Virginia were home to 16 families that had suffered repeated flood damage.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mayor-steers-tiki-island-turnabout,"Mayor Steers Tiki Island Turnabout","TIKI ISLAND, TX – When Hurricane Ike (2008) was bearing down on his town in late summer 2008, Mayor Charlie Everts knew it would be Tiki’s toughest test. Townspeople had been working for years to prepare for a Hurricane Ike.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/medical-university-earns-high-marks-low-country-lesson-disaster-resistance,"Medical University Earns High Marks for Low Country Lesson in Disaster Resistance","CHARLESTON, SC – The City of Charleston is known for its genteel beauty, conveying images of horsedrawn carriages strolling along cobblestone streets, ancient oak trees clothed in evergreen Spanish moss, and corridors of antebellum homes with open-air porches all shielded by a sea wall, appropria","Region 4, South Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/michigan-executive-order-coordinating-council,"Michigan Executive Order for Coordinating Council","MICHIGAN - The State has been taking an active role in hazard mitigation for several years, and has increased its coordination by developing an interagency group to review and prioritize projects for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding available after a Presidential disaster declar","Region 5, Michigan",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mill-creek-improved,"Mill Creek Improved","WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PA - One of Westmoreland County’s natural treasures, Mill Creek, recently got even better after some much-needed improvements that stabilized its stream-bank and slowed the amount of sediment entering this exceptional waterway.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mill-river-bank-stabilization-project,"Mill River Bank Stabilization Project","WHATLEY, MA - Modern bio-engineering methods protect the drinking water for half of the quiet rural community of Whately, Massachusetts. This scenic town within the Connecticut River watershed is widely known for its agricultural setting and historic Main Street.","Region 1, Massachusetts",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/miller-south-chose-elevation,"Miller South Chose Elevation","LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH - As coordinator of seven different mitigation projects after extensive flooding along the Ohio River in 1997, Doug Cade of Lawrence County Community Action, was primarily involved in acquiring and demolishing severely damaged properties.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/millvale-borough-property-acquisition,"Millvale Borough Property Acquisition","MILLVALE BOROUGH, PA - During a period of extremely heavy snowfall and rains in March of 1994, occupants of Millvale Borough complained of feeling movement in their homes.

 ","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/missouri-flood-buyout-saves-lives-heartache-and-money,"Missouri Flood Buyout Saves Lives, Heartache, and Money","JEFFERSON CITY, MO - The record-setting and unprecedented flooding that lasted from the spring of 1993 into the early part of 1994 served as the catalyst for Missouri governments to look for solutions to the devastation and suffering caused by the massive floods.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigated-homes-remain-standing-new-orleans-after-katrina,"Mitigated Homes Remain Standing in New Orleans After Katrina","NEW ORLEANS, LA – Torrance Green’s construction company had nearly completed two homes in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigated-roads-endure,"Mitigated Roads Endure","HOLMES COUNTY, FL - Away from the Florida Panhandle’s urban areas, residents travel on dirt roads. The red clay roads of Holmes County, quietly located between Pensacola and Tallahassee, pass by country homes and farmsteads and through woods and pastures.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigating-county-road-207-providing-way-out,"Mitigating County Road 207: Providing a Way Out","MILLER COUNTY, AR – The vicious cycle of “damage-repair” was all too familiar a scenario for Judge Roy McNatt and his road foreman Gary Roberts.","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigating-neighborhood-flooding-risk-federal-and-state-grants-help-fund-city-mitigation,"Mitigating a Neighborhood Flooding Risk: Federal And State Grants Help Fund City Mitigation Project That Takes Over 100 Homes Out Of Harm’s Way","GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Over $1 million of combined federal and state grants helped fund mitigation measures that protect a city neighborhood and significantly reduced their exposure to flood damage. Flood insurance for more than 100 homeowners can now be purchased at greatly reduced premiums.","Region 5, Michigan",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-alleviates-economic-impact-flooding-airport,"Mitigation Alleviates Economic Impact of Flooding at Airport","ERIE, CO – A small mitigation project to repair a culvert at Erie Municipal Airport proved to be cost effective in the wake of the September 2013 flood.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-can-be-appealing,"Mitigation Can Be Appealing","GUADALUPE COUNTY, TX – Gilbert Acuna, a pharmacist, and his wife, Angie, a social worker, wanted to live closer to their daughters - three in San Antonio and one in Austin.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-education-through-outreach-north-carolina-state,"Mitigation Education Through Outreach at North Carolina State","NORTH CAROLINA - A problem with mitigating natural disasters is knowing what threats are most likely and what can be done to protect against them. Another problem is thinking, ""Disasters only happen to other people. It won't happen to me.""

 ","Region 4, North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-education-and-outreach-north-carolina-state-fair,"Mitigation Education and Outreach - North Carolina State Fair","NORTH CAROLINA - A problem with mitigating natural disasters is knowing what threats are most likely and what can be done to protect against them. Another problem is thinking, ""Disasters only happen to other people. It won't happen to me.""","Region 4, North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-efforts-shut-out-katrina,"Mitigation Efforts 'Shut Out' Katrina","GULFPORT, MS – On August 29, 2005, with Hurricane Katrina’s devastating winds blowing outside, emergency personnel at the Harrison County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) were safe and secure thanks to storm shutters protecting the building’s windows.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-efforts-prove-successful-flood-fight-along-red-river,"Mitigation Efforts Prove Successful in Flood Fight Along the Red River","MOORHEAD, MN – Moorhead has seen its share of flooding over the past two decades. In 1994, 1997, and 2002, the City of Moorhead took part in FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to mitigate flooding and reduce future flood losses.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-gives-school-community-safe-place-ride-out-storm,"Mitigation Gives School, Community a Safe Place to Ride Out the Storm","LAKE COUNTY, TN – After tornadoes devastated two schools in nearby cities at the beginning of summer vacation, school board officials in Ridgely, Tennesssee began revising tornado safety plans for Lake County schools.","Region 4, Tennessee",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-helps-jensen-beach-restaurant-weather-another-storm-season,"Mitigation Helps Jensen Beach Restaurant Weather Another Storm Season","JENSEN BEACH, FL – In October 2005, Hurricane Wilma’s high winds tore through the east end of Jensen Beach, Florida, a quiet coastal town in Martin County. The winds ripped off part of a marina roof, collapsed buildings, and demolished a gas station.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-helps-senior-center-survive-katrina,"Mitigation Helps Senior Center Survive Katrina","BAY ST. LOUIS, MS – Storms shutters and other mitigation measures helped the Hancock County Senior Center survive Hurricane Katrina (2005) and serve as a safe haven for the members of the community for 88 days after the storm.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-investments-bring-safety-and-reliable-power,"Mitigation Investments Bring Safety and Reliable Power","BENTON COUNTY, OR - Electrical power outages are a familiar experience when winter storms bring high wind, heavy snow, ice, and falling trees. All of these can cause severe damage to transmission lines, poles, and transformers. 

 ","Region 10, Oregon","Severe Ice Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-means-peace-mind-perdido-key-family,"Mitigation Means Peace of Mind for Perdido Key Family","PENSACOLA, FL - Harry and Sheila Palmer live on Perdido Key, Escambia County’s wispythin barrier island in Florida’s panhandle.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-measures-alleviate-drainage-problem,"Mitigation Measures Alleviate Drainage Problem","GRAPEVINE, TX – Oak Grove Park’s Ballfield Complex, located in Grapevine, Texas, was built in the 1960s and is home to local baseball and soccer teams.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-measures-protected-university-floods,"Mitigation Measures Protected University from Floods","HOUSTON, TX – As a leading research institution with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path-breaking research, unsurpassed teaching and contributions to the betterment of our world.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-measures-turn-table-two-centuries-flooding,"Mitigation Measures Turn the Table on Two Centuries of Flooding","LAWRENCE COUNTY, TN – Plagued with floods for nearly 200 years, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, a city with approximately 11,000 residents, has had its share of flood damage to homes, roads, and public buildings.","Region 4, Tennessee",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-practices-tested-during-flooding,"Mitigation Practices Tested During Flooding","CHANUTE, KS - Hans Harold and his wife, Donna, woke up around 4:30 a.m. on June 30, 2007 to find their house surrounded by water.","Region 7, Kansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-prevents-bridge-damage-west-virginia,"Mitigation Prevents Bridge Damage In West Virginia","CHARLESTON, WV - Many West Virginia homeowners and businesses took steps after floods to make their property more secure from flood damage. Some of those efforts were tested in the latest floods and landslides that began Memorial Day weekend 2004.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/node/453995,"Mitigation Programs and Bioengineering Help Communities in Southern Utah Achieve Vision for Flood Control","ST. GEORGE, UT – For centuries, the problems of sandy, easily erodible soils have plagued the Utah communities of St. George and Santa Clara along the banks of the Virgin and Santa Clara Rivers.","Region 8, Utah",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-project-equips-hospital-handling-day-day-operations-during-power-outages,"Mitigation Project Equips Hospital in Handling Day-to-Day Operations during Power Outages","PENSACOLA, FL – Pensacola was hit hard after Hurricane Ivan barreled down on the Gulf Coast in September 2004 when the storm knocked out Sacred Heart Hospital’s electricity.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-project-protects-allegany-water-line,"Mitigation Project Protects Allegany Water Line","ALLEGANY COUNTY, NY – A mitigation project to protect a water supply pipe in Allegany County has likely paid for itself at least three times since it was completed.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-project-reunites-town-divided,"Mitigation Project Reunites a Town Divided","CAMRBIA, WI - Cambria, population 792, is one of many pleasant spots in the middle of Wisconsin corn country, about 33 miles north of Madison. It is quiet, clean, and well managed by experienced and energetic individuals.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-project-yellowstone,"Mitigation Project in Yellowstone","PARK COUNTY, MT- Park County experienced a record flood on the Yellowstone River in June 1996. The river maintained a very high flow for over a week, causing massive bank erosion and floods in a number of houses.","Region 8, Montana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-promotes-disaster-preparedness-families,"Mitigation Promotes Disaster Preparedness for Families","RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – Although public awareness of disasters is heightened in certain months of the year, there is never a wrong time to prepare for disasters.","Region 4, Tennessee",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-saves-house-fire,"Mitigation Saves House From Fire","LOS ALAMOS, NM - When John and Cindia Hogan bought their home in 1994, they did so knowing that a major wildfire might occur in the Santa Fe National Forest that backs up to their property. John Hogan, a physical scientist with the U.S.","Region 6, New Mexico",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-saves-house-and-lifestyle-along-creek,"Mitigation Saves House and Lifestyle along Creek","BOULDER, CO – A stone wall and a little extra elevation saved Mark Schueneman’s home along Left Hand Creek during the September 2013 floods. Schueneman’s house was surrounded by damaged residences in Boulder County, one of the hardest hit areas.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-solves-road-washout-problem,"Mitigation Solves Road Washout Problem","BRACKEN COUNTY, KY – For motorists negotiating a narrow section of Old Highway 19 along Little Turtle Creek in Bracken County, Kentucky, the trip will be a lot safer now that the road bank along the creek has been reinforced.","Region 4, Kentucky",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-takes-washout-out-washout-road-problem,"Mitigation Takes Washout Out of Washout Road Problem","ALBANY, NY – Perennial flood damage to a section of Washout Road in the Town of Glenville, located in Schenectady County, has been overcome thanks to a federal-state policy goal that provides extra funding to mitigate against future damages to public infrastructure.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-techniques-save-bungalow-meadow,"Mitigation Techniques Save a Bungalow in the Meadow","OCEAN COUNTY, NJ –  As Hurricane Sandy moved across the Atlantic Ocean in late October 2012, coastal New Jersey residents prepared for the storm’s impact by moving their cars and boarding up windows and doors.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-action-huntsville-no-more-flooding-one-small,"Mitigation in Action: Huntsville - No More Flooding for One Small","HUNTSVILLE, AL - John’s Photo Mart, a small camera and photo processing shop had been beset by flooding problems for years.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-action-millennium-house,"Mitigation in Action: Millennium House","TULSA, OK - Neighbor for Neighbor, Inc. (NfN) has been a very active private, non-profit organization in the City of Tulsa since 1967, with the purpose of serving those in need in the Tulsa community.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-essential-structures-helps-keep-waste-water-treatment-plant-ope,"Mitigation of Essential Structures Helps to Keep Waste Water Treatment Plant Ope","LINCOLN, NE - In January 2000, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) approved Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds for the City of Lincoln’s Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), Theresa Street location.","Region 7, Nebraska",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-utilities-older-home-prevents-damages,"Mitigation of Utilities in Older Home Prevents Damages","NEW JERSEY – Mr. Robert Villee’s home is in a residential neighborhood of Long Branch that is prone to flooding from the nearby river and marshland. 

 ","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mitigation-tale-two-restaurants,"Mitigation: A Tale of Two Restaurants","DICKINSON, TX — When the floodwaters receded from Texas’ Gulf Coast in September 2017, the damage from Hurricane","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/mobile-convention-center,"Mobile Convention Center","MOBILE, AL - Over the years, Mobile has experienced a number of major hurricanes. For this reason, a major undertaking was employed to build a hurricane resistant structure when building the Mobile Convention Center.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/model-building-codes-impact,"Model Building Codes Impact","WASHINGTON, DC - The nation's model building codes have a greater impact on the quality of construction and how structures will withstand the forces of nature than any other FEMA program.","Region 3, District of Columbia (DC)",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/model-houses-demonstrate-strong-building-techniques,"Model Houses Demonstrate Strong Building Techniques","BILOXI, MS - In their efforts to help in the recovery process from Hurricane Katrina, the Community Education Outreach (CEO) Group of the U.S.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/modular-home-high-and-dry-lyons,"Modular Home High and Dry in Lyons","LYONS, CO – When the waters of the St. Vrain River overflowed their banks in September 2013, the rushing water ripped out huge trees, took out bridges, created new channels through parks, and rushed through some downtown neighborhoods, ravishing homes in Lyons. 

 ","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/money-well-spent,"Money Well Spent","BAXTER COUNTY, AR – For years, the mere mention of the word “tornado” made her extremely nervous. Yet, on February 5, 2008, when a tornado visited the town of Gassville, Arkansas, Jeanann Quattlebaum felt a certain calmness.","Region 6, Arkansas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/moo-ving-critter-pads-keep-farm-animals-safe-floods,"Moo-ving On Up: Critter Pads Keep Farm Animals Safe From Floods","WASHINGTON - When a community is affected by flooding, the people who live there have their lives turned upside-down. Forced to abandon their homes in order to escape rising floodwaters, they must go through the lengthy and exhausting process of cleanup, repair, and rebuilding.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/morgan-county-flood-buyout-project,"Morgan County Flood Buyout Project","MORGAN COUNTY, WV - Residents in various Morgan County locations along the Potomac River and its tributaries have suffered repeated flood damage. These rural locations experienced major floods in November 1985 and again in January and September 1996.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/motel-open-business-after-elevation,"Motel Open for Business after Elevation","TILLAMOOK, OR – During the late fall of 2006, many of the businesses along Highway 101 in north Tillamook, Oregon were inundated with flood waters. More than a month later, some business owners were still shoveling mud and debris from inside their shops.","Region 10, Oregon",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/moving-hvac-crawlspace-attic-makes-all-difference,"Moving HVAC from Crawlspace to Attic Makes All the Difference","SHADY SPRING, WV - Heavy rains during the fall of 2003 saturated the ground in Shady Spring with over 5 inches of rain in less than a month. When 2.4 inches additional inches fell in one day, the crawlspace under David and Dwila Kimbrells’ home flooded.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/moving-highway-shop-improves-disaster-response,"Moving Highway Shop Improves Disaster Response","CRAWFORD COUNTY, WI – Before, during, and after flooding, employees of the Crawford County Highway Shop in Gays Mills, Wisconsin, spent hours and days moving vehicles, heavy equipment, and computers, and sandbagging and raising things off the ground, all in an effort to protect their facility fro","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/moving-homes-floodplain,"Moving Homes from a Floodplain","ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD - Allegany County’s mitigation initiative contributed to the long-term endeavors by earmarking funds to relocate units for an acquisition project. Despite numerous setbacks, the project reached a successful conclusion due to the County and its contractors.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/moving-out-harms-way-proves-advantageous-and-gives-rise-widely-used-park,"Moving Out of Harm's Way Proves Advantageous and Gives Rise to Widely Used Park","POINSETT COUNTY, AR – Property acquisition (buyout) is one of many forms of hazard mitigation. It is also the most permanent form. It removes people from harm's way forever.","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/moving-harms-way-pays-elevation-keeps-family-business-dry,"Moving from Harm's Way Pays Off Elevation Keeps Family Business Dry","SOUTHAMPTON, VA - For 30 years, Robert and Gale Stradley’s home escaped the intermittent threat of flooding. However, when Hurricane Floyd struck in September 1999, the couple was not so lucky. “Floyd was a very, very different storm.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/moving-higher-ground,"Moving to Higher Ground","HARRIS COUNTY, TX ‒ During Memorial Day weekend in 2015, flood warnings were issued in many parts of Texas as record amounts of torrential rains were unleashed on already saturated grounds.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/multi-agency-flood-mitigation-effort-transforms-beautifies-missouri-community,"Multi-Agency Flood Mitigation Effort Transforms, Beautifies Missouri Community","WAYNE COUNTY, MO - It’s a long way from the terror of a flood to a happy park, but that’s what’s happening in Piedmont, Missouri where a cooperative effort is moving people out of harm’s way and saving lives and taxpayer dollars.","Region 7, Missouri",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/multi-hazard-protection-historic-home,"Multi-Hazard Protection for Historic Home","NAPA, CA – In 1998, Paul Faulk purchased a historic home in Napa. It was a slightly elevated house with a four-foot crawl space. When new flood maps were developed for the city, Mr.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/multiple-measures-protected-university-floods,"Multiple Measures Protected University from Floods","HARRIS COUNTY, TX – As a leading research institution with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path-breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/multiple-mitigation-measures-ease-towns-trouble,"Multiple Mitigation Measures Ease Town's Trouble","LIBERTY, ME - Lake St. George in the Town of Liberty is reported by local officials to be one of the cleanest lakes in Maine. If you were in the area on a sunny summer day you would find as many as 150 people swimming, fishing, and picnicking on its banks.","Region 1, Maine",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/multiple-mitigation-measures-give-darlington-elevating-experience,"Multiple Mitigation Measures Give Darlington an Elevating Experience","DARLINGTON, WI - Located in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin, this rural city (population of 2,398) was founded beside the Pecatonica River and officially given the name of Darlington in 1869.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/multiple-mitigation-measures-save-home-wildfire,"Multiple Mitigation Measures Save Home From Wildfire","JAMUL, CA – In October 2007, fire surrounded the home of Bob and Suzy Bullock, who live approximately 25 miles east of San Diego near Jamul. They evacuated, and when they came back they found their home intact – protected by all the mitigation measures they took.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nfip-compliance-coverage-helps-homeowners-stay-dry,"NFIP Compliance Coverage Helps Homeowners Stay Dry","JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO - An often overlooked aspect in National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies has helped many homeowners in the State of Missouri finance required improvements that will save them from significant damage in future flooding events.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nfip-helps-families-move-out-harms-way,"NFIP Helps Families Move Out Of Harm's Way","WYOMING COUNTY, WV - Like many locations in West Virginia, floods have hit Wyoming County over and over again. But the latest floods and mudslides that began Memorial Day weekend spared more than 50 homes in the county because of measures taken to move them out of harm’s way.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/noaa-weather-radio-giveaway-communicating-during-disasters,"NOAA Weather Radio Giveaway Communicating During Disasters","BUTLER COUNTY, KS - Butler County's Hazard Mitigation plan identified tornadoes as its highest rated hazard. Close behind were flooding and hazardous materials. Also identified in the plan was the need to effectively and efficiently communicate with special populations before a crisis strikes.","Region 7, Kansas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/napa-river-flood-protection-project-living-river-concept,"Napa River Flood Protection Project: A ""Living"" River Concept","NAPA, CA - In the flood-prone valley of the Napa River lies the world-class traveler’s destination of Napa, California. Over the span of 36 years (1961-1997), a total of 19 floods caused more than $542 million in residential property damage alone.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nebraska-public-power-district-minimizes-damage-transmission-system,"Nebraska Public Power District Minimizes Damage to Transmission System","NEBRASKA - High winds and ice storms are common hazards in the plains of Nebraska. Such hazards can cause a transmission system to collapse as one transmission line structure (power pole) fails, “triggering” adjacent structures to topple in succession like a string of dominos.","Region 7, Nebraska",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nehalem-tillamook-county-elevations,"Nehalem-Tillamook County Elevations","TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OR - The February 1996 floods devastated areas of Oregon's Tillamook County bordering the Pacific Ocean. The Nehalem River reached 1.6 feet above base flood elevation. This area of the county is a watershed to the sea for three major rivers.","Region 10, Oregon",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-alexandria-home-high-and-dry-during-hurricane-isabel,"New Alexandria Home High and Dry During Hurricane Isabel","ALEXANDRIA, VA - Christine and Ron Redon had a close encounter with flooding when the Hurricane Isabel storm surge invaded their New Alexandria neighborhood. They heeded the call to evacuate and were not at home to watch as the water rose in their neighborhood during the dead of night.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-bridge-prevents-flood-damage,"New Bridge Prevents Flood Damage","ELLICOTTVILLE, NY - The configuration of the Martha Street Bridge abutments and channel caused floodwaters to spill into Ellicottville during repeated flood events.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-building-codes-reducing-risk-along-gulf-coast,"New Building Codes Reducing the Risk Along Gulf Coast","ORANGE BEACH, AL - Following Hurricane Ivan's landfall Sept. 15, 2004, Alabama homeowners with houses built to a higher-building standard were rewarded with significantly less damage.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-culvert-works-no-flooding-east-street,"New Culvert Works: No Flooding at East Street","MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA – Flooding and the closure of East Street, just east of the town center in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, has been an annual – and in some years an even more frequent – event.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-culverts-lower-flood-risks-converse-lane,"New Culverts Lower Flood Risks at Converse Lane","MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA – The city of Melrose took to heart the lessons of the “Mother’s Day storm” of 2006, when several feet of water inundated streets, school yards, and playing fields, causing damages to residences and businesses.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-developments-construction-standards-require-wildfire-mitigation,"New Developments' Construction Standards Require Wildfire Mitigation","RANCHO SANTA FE, CA – More than 2,460 multi-million-dollar houses, built to the highest construction standards possible including expansive defensible space around and within the home development areas, survived extremely well when the Witch Fire stormed through the area in October 2007.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-drainage-system-averts-flooding-melrose,"New Drainage System Averts Flooding in Melrose","MIDDLESEX COUNTY, MA – Despite 10 days of record-breaking flooding across northeastern Massachusetts in March 2010, the city of Melrose “dodged the bullet,” thanks to the new drainage system for the city’s Ell Pond.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-era-earthquake-monitoring-project-trinet,"New Era in Earthquake Monitoring Project TriNet","CALIFORNIA - Following the Northridge earthquake in 1994, FEMA provided funding to the California Institute of Technology, the California Division of Mines and Geology, and the USGS to upgrade earthquake monitoring in southern California.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-haven-drainage-project,"New Haven Drainage Project","NEW HAVEN, VT - Heavy rainfall brought flooding and damage to New Haven’s River Road and also washed unwanted sediments into the Lake Champlain watershed. The summer of 2006 brought six floods in a row. The town recognized the problem and searched for an affordable solution.","Region 1, Vermont",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-jersey-acquisition-project,"New Jersey Acquisition Project","NEW JERSEY – Four of the last five years have been difficult for New Jersey residents along the Passaic River Basin. Their homes have been flooded over and over again, which makes them the most flood prone area in the entire state.","Region 2, New Jersey",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-orleans-elevations-project-pre-firm-structures,"New Orleans Elevations Project for Pre-FIRM Structures","NEW ORLEANS, LA - An extensive drainage system and new drainage projects within the city for the past 80 years have caused subsidence and turned the city's overall topography into a saucer configuration.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-rest-areas-designed-tornado-safety-mind,"New Rest Areas Designed with Tornado Safety in Mind","TEXAS – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is constructing new rest area facilities throughout the state to provide more services and a safer experience for travelers.","Region 6, Texas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-richmond-ohio-acquisitions-hmgp-acquisitions,"New Richmond, Ohio, Acquisitions HMGP Acquisitions","NEW RICHMOND, OH - New Richmond, a small, historic Ohio village about 20 miles upriver from Cincinnati on the Ohio River, is no stranger to flooding. Its flooding history is most eloquently told in pictures.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/newton-acquisition-project-buyout-effective-investment,"Newton - Acquisition Project Buyout as an Effective Investment","BAKER COUNTY, GA - In 1994, Tropical Storm Alberto devastated central and southwestern Georgia. The river communities of Newton and Albany were among the hardest hit by floods from the storm.","Region 4, Georgia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/no-fear-here-iowa-family-elevates-home,"No Fear From Up Here: Iowa Family Elevates Home","VINTON, IA - Anthony and Jackie Behounek live along the Cedar River outside the City of Vinton, Iowa. When a record flood in May 2008 hit the rural area, the Behouneks left their home to stay with Jackie’s mother.","Region 7, Iowa",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/non-structural-mitigation-cost-effective-way-preventing-damage,"Non-Structural Mitigation Cost Effective Way of Preventing Damage","OLYMPIA, WA - On February 28, 2001, Mrs. Mallinger was at home when she felt shaking and realized that there was an earthquake. During the two phases of the earthquake, books, glassware, CDs, pottery and some pictures fell.","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/nontraditional-wildfire-mitigation-bastrop-county-texas,"Nontraditional Wildfire Mitigation in Bastrop County, Texas","BASTROP, TX – On Sunday, September 4, 2011, a firestorm engulfed Bastrop County, Texas, destroying 1,688 homes, burning more than 34,000 acres, and claiming two lives.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/north-carolina-cooperating-technical-partner-agreement,"North Carolina Cooperating Technical Partner Agreement","NORTH CAROLINA - The State of North Carolina, FEMA, and numerous other Federal, State and local agencies entered a Cooperating Technical Partner (CTP) agreement September 15, 2000—the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Floyd.","Region 4, North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/northport-housing-authority-educates-residents-preparedness,"Northport Housing Authority Educates Residents on Preparedness","NORTHPORT, AL – The Northport Housing Authority’s mission is to provide decent and affordable housing in a safe and secure living environment for low- and moderate- income residents.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/now-you-know-what-are-you-going-do,"Now That You Know, What Are You Going To Do?","TAYLOR COUNTY, TX – If only the people of Merkel, Texas knew then what they know now. 

“Then” was before extensive rainfall last August flooded a neighborhood, damaging 60 homes that never had flood damage before.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oklahoma-department-emergency-management-joins-partners-increase-disaster,"Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management Joins Partners to Increase Disaster","OKLAHOMA - In Spring, travelers throughout Oklahoma learn ways to decrease their risks for damage when severe weather comes to their neighborhoods.","Region 6, Oklahoma",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/top-game-floodplain-management,"On Top of the Game in Floodplain Management","FORT COLLINS, CO – On July 28, 1997, Fort Collins was devastated by the Spring Creek flood that claimed the lives of five people and injured 54 more. Causing more than $200 million in damages, it destroyed 200 homes and damaged 1,500 homes and businesses.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/move-minnesota-city-creatively-battles-repetitive-flooding,"On the Move: A Minnesota City Creatively Battles Repetitive Flooding","AUSTIN, MN - In the spring of 2000, floodwaters in Austin, Minnesota, crested at 23.4 feet, the highest on record. But far fewer homes received flood damage than in the multiple flood events of the last 30 years.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/one-communitys-efforts-battle-future-flood-loss,"One Community’s Efforts to Battle Future Flood Loss","OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Wrecked and ruined homes and shipwrecked boats were the haunting images embedded in the minds of many residents of New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the coast in late October 2012.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/one-little-room-provides-big-sense-security,"One Little Room Provides a Big Sense of Security","HARRISON COUNTY, IA - In 1975, Dan and Dale Hoyt were living in Dale’s grandparents’ farmhouse in Missouri Valley, Iowa. One day in May, at home with her three-year-old and two-month-old sons, Dale watched a television report as a tornado struck Omaha, Nebraska, some 15 miles from their house.","Region 7, Iowa",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/only-house-left-standing-building-code-saves-house,"Only House Left Standing: Building Code Saves House","PASCAGOULA, MS - Robert and Sandra Harris safely waited out Hurricane Katrina at their son’s home. They were stunned at what they found after the storm when they traveled 20 miles back to their neighborhood in Pascagoula.","Region 4, Mississippi",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/operation-smoke-alarm-preventing-future-fire-fatalities,"Operation Smoke Alarm Preventing Future Fire Fatalities","PACIFIC GROVE, CA - In 1991, the Pacific Grove Fire Department experienced a firerelated death of an elderly resident who did not have an operable smoke detector in her residence. As a result of this tragedy, the Pacific Grove Fire Department initiated Operation Smoke Alarm.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/oregons-plan-mitigating-earthquakes,"Oregon's Plan for Mitigating Earthquakes","OREGON - The Cascadia Subduction Zone Fault is a long sloping fault located off the West coast of the United States which stretches from mid-Vancouver to Northern California. As a result of its enormous size, this fault is capable of producing devastating earthquakes.","Region 10, Oregon",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/overpass-culvert-replacement-results-safer-road,"Overpass Culvert Replacement Results in Safer Road","CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MI - With over 2,700 vehicles using it daily, Thumb Lake Road is the second-busiest road in Charlevoix County. Previously the road’s overpass of the Boyne River was a site of continual flooding, but it was restructured to ensure safer travel and eliminate repetitive repairs.","Region 5, Michigan",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pacific-tsunami-museum-museum-educates-new-generations,"Pacific Tsunami Museum Museum Educates New Generations","HILO, HI – Tsunamis are as much a part of the Hawaiian history as the islands themselves and the deadliest of all Hawaiian natural disasters.","Region 9, Hawaii",Tsunami
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/park-and-campground-spurs-local-economy-acquisition-neighborhood,"Park and Campground Spurs Local Economy in Acquisition Neighborhood","BROWN COUNTY, MN – The City of Springfield in southwestern Minnesota has a long history of flooding from the Big Cottonwood River. One flood-prone neighborhood experienced flooding nearly every decade since the 1940s.","Region 5, Minnesota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/partners-build-models-enhance-communities,"Partners Build Models: Enhance Communities","VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL - Imagine reading, writing, arithmetic, wood, dust, and hammers in the classroom. Picture a home model built to withstand 150 mph winds. Envision DeLand High School students building these model houses. Think of instructors teaching students how to build more secure homes.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/partners-provide-statewide-radio-alerts-save-lives,"Partners Provide Statewide Radio Alerts to Save Lives","JEFFERSON CITY, MO - As severe weather hits at 3 a.m. and most people are nestled sound asleep, officials at Missouri’s State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) are confident that the citizens of Missouri are less vulnerable to disaster.","Region 7, Missouri",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/partnership-program-persistence-watershed-buyout-plan,"Partnership, Program, Persistence Watershed Buyout Plan","NEOSHO, MO - Although far removed from both the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the City of Neosho, had a long history of flooding.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pass-christian-house-stands-strong-against-katrina,"Pass Christian House Stands Strong Against Katrina","PASS CHRISTIAN, MS - After suffering damage from Hurricane Lili and Tropical Storm Isidore in 2002, Don Blanchard, a retired aerospace engineer, and his wife Rose were determined to rebuild their house to withstand future hurricanes and floods.","Region 4, Mississippi",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/petersburg-area-acquisition-returning-area-natural-contours,"Petersburg Area Acquisition Returning Area to Natural Contours","CABINS, WV - Rapid snow melts and heavy rains caused this area of West Virginia to suffer flood damages in 1949, 1985, and three times in 1996. Each subsequent event caused damages of increasing measures to residential properties.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/philippi-acquisition-preventing-flooding-rugged-terrain,"Philippi Acquisition Preventing Flooding In a Rugged Terrain","PHILIPPI, WV - The terrain of West Virginia is very rugged, consisting of forested hills and mountains with narrow valleys. Due to the extremely narrow river valleys throughout most of the State, flooding is the most common cause of widespread disaster.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pilot-project-enhances-efficiency-substantial-damage-estimations,"Pilot Project Enhances Efficiency in Substantial Damage Estimations","MARATHON, FL – When impacted by disasters, all communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are required to determine whether damage to structures reaches a 50 percent or greater threshold.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/planning-paves-way-community-resilience,"Planning Paves the Way to Community Resilience","MYSTIC, CT – The residents of coastal Connecticut recognize the value of investing in disaster resistance. Nor’easters and hurricanes bring destructive erosion, storm surge, downed utilities, and more. The communities know that “failing to plan is planning to fail.”","Region 1, Connecticut",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/planning-key-mitigation,"Planning is Key to Mitigation","BLUFFTON, IN – Bluffton, an historic town set along the Wabash River, regularly pays a price for its bucolic setting: severe flooding.","Region 5, Indiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/planting-save-wetlands,"Planting to Save the Wetlands","NEW ORLEANS, LA - The hundreds of miles of wetlands along Louisiana’s coastline are a vital asset in the ongoing struggle to reduce the impact of powerful hurricanes and storms.","Region 6, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pleasant-grove-church-offers-hope-through-education,"Pleasant Grove Church Offers Hope Through Education","JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL – The EF-4 tornado that swept through a residential area in April 2011 shattered this suburban town. Residents were confused and disoriented as they searched for their homes. Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church became a beacon of hope.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/police-department-seismic-retrofit-strengthening-critical-facility,"Police Department Seismic Retrofit Strengthening A Critical Facility","SEATTLE, WA - Early in the 1990s, the City of Seattle, Washington, decided to do an overall survey to determine the weaknesses and integrity of several older buildings.","Region 10, Washington",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/poquoson-home-protection-elevating-after-hurricane-isabel,"Poquoson Home Protection Elevating After Hurricane Isabel","POQUOSON, VA - On September 16, 2003, Tim Morrison and his family finalized the purchase of their new home. Though eager to move in, the Morrison family had to wait until the renters currently occupying the house moved out.","Region 3, Virginia",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/poway-home-spared-witch-fire,"Poway Home Spared by the Witch Fire","POWAY, CA - Ken and Bonnie Constable will never forget the terror they experienced the morning of October 23, 2007, when a wind driven wildfire came up to their front yard.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/precautionary-measures-save-home-hurricane-damage,"Precautionary Measures Save Home from Hurricane Damage","PENSACOLA, FL - Tom and Jennie Smith of Gulf Breeze, Florida, do not park their cars in an ordinary garage. The couple has to weave their cars between pilings that support the house above.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preparing-floods,"Preparing for Floods","WESTPORT, CT - Located along the shores of Western Long Island Sound, 26 percent of the residents of the Town of Westport live within the 100-year floodplain. Taking an integrated approach to mitigation, Westport implemented several concurrent mitigation strategies.","Region 1, Connecticut",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preserving-and-protecting-community-treasure-historic-rosenberg-library-galveston-texas,"Preserving and Protecting a Community Treasure ‒ the Historic Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas","GALVESTON, TX – The first floor of the historic Rosenberg Library located in Galveston, Texas, a barrier island 40 miles south of Houston, was severely damaged by Hurricane Ike storm surge.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/preserving-landscape-dublin-style,"Preserving the Landscape: Dublin Style","DUBLIN, OH – While this is a city with an excellent flood mitigation program in place, the original intent of Dublin’s City management was to preserve as much of the original landscape as possible.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/program-aimed-combating-storm,"Program Aimed at Combating the Storm","TALLAHASSEE, FL – A hurricane can leave a trail of devastation that includes loss of life and property. It can also have a major impact on the economy.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/project-reduces-flood-risks,"Project Reduces Flood Risks","NOGALES, AZ – The residents of the Monte Carlo Subdivision have long dreaded the rain. Bordered on three sides by dry washes, the community frequently floods. Even a mild storm sends floodwaters into the streets, threatening homes and the produce warehouses at the bottom of a hill.","Region 9, Arizona",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/project-slows-flash-flood-waters-making-neighborhood-safer,"Project Slows Flash-Flood Waters, Making Neighborhood Safer","SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, AZ - The neighborhood around Calle Azulejo, in the small community of Rio Rico, was designed in the 1960’s, before the dynamics of flash flooding was completely understood.","Region 9, Arizona",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/promoting-mitigation-fema-and-state-louisiana,"Promoting Mitigation: FEMA and the State of Louisiana","LOUISIANA - Tropical Storm Allison flooded nearly all of south Louisiana with three months of rain in three days. The storm provided a new opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of recent mitigation investments by Federal, State and local government.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/property-acquisitions-reduce-flood-losses,"Property Acquisitions Reduce Flood Losses","JEDNOTA FLATS, PA - Jednota Flats in Lower Swatara Township floods almost every year. The area sits in a flood plain, and the homes endure up to ten feet of flood water during major rainstorms.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/protecting-school-children-tornadoes,"Protecting School Children from Tornadoes","KANSAS - On May 3, 1999, a series of strong fronts moved through Oklahoma and Kansas, producing numerous tornadoes that tore through areas of both states considered parts of “Tornado Alley.” Two schools in Wichita were severely damaged.","Region 7, Kansas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/public-library-stands-read-all-about-it,"Public Library Stands - Read All About It","SANIBEL, FL - Hurricanes leave damaged structures, disrupted lives, and disordered routines in their aftermath.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/public-school-retrofit-program-efforts-prompted-parents-and-staff,"Public School Retrofit Program Efforts Prompted By Parents and Staff","LAKE WASHINGTON, WA - It was April 29, 1965, when the last major earthquake struck western Washington State. While aware of the possibility of another event, locals had been lax in their efforts to take action.","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/publix-powers-when-power-goes-down,"Publix Powers Up When the Power Goes Down","PUNTA GORDA, FL - When a disaster causes essential businesses such as gas stations, banks and grocery stores to shut down, even for a short time, the resulting problems can be dramatic for hard-hit communities.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pulling-plug-monroes-water-problems,"Pulling the Plug on Monroe's Water Problems","MONROE, WI - Monroe is a city with just over 10,800 people. Situated about 12 miles from the Illinois state line, it is in the middle of the southern half of Green County, Wisconsin.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pump-station-workers-seek-refuge-hurricane-resistant-rooms,"Pump Station Workers Seek Refuge in Hurricane-Resistant Rooms","PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL – When Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in October 2005, mitigation measures and emergency planning were put to the test at two water control pumping stations located at the edge of the Everglades.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pumping-station-safe-rooms-mitigation-jefferson-parish,"Pumping Station Safe Rooms as Mitigation in Jefferson Parish","JEFFERSON PARISH, LA – Protection from high winds and floodwaters is an ongoing challenge for people who live and work in Southeast Louisiana. Shielding operators of the area’s crucial pumping stations is critical, especially during major storm events.","Region 4, Louisiana",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/pumps-keep-morrisville-homes-dry,"Pumps Keep Morrisville Homes Dry","MORRISVILLE, PA - Protecting the safety and property of its residents is the first priority of any emergency manager. Bob Seward, Morrisville Borough EMC, knows this as well as anyone. He has been battling floods in the community for years.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/puyallup-river-levee-rehabilitation-project,"Puyallup River Levee Rehabilitation Project","PIERCE COUNTY, WA - Since the early 1900s, approximately 90 miles of levees have been built in the Puyallup River system, which includes the Puyallup, Carbon, and White Rivers.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rsde-speeds-evaluation-process,"RSDE Speeds Up Evaluation Process","WICHITA FALLS, TX - In July 2007, water from the Wichita River rose out of its banks, hurdled over the Duncan floodgates, and inundated 167 homes in Wichita Falls, Texas.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/railroad-bridge-removal-providing-flood-control,"Railroad Bridge Removal Providing Flood Control","SALINAS, PR - The community of La Margarita (303 homes) was developed in 1973 in an A-Zone floodplain along the west bank of the Nigua River. Since it was developed, it had been affected by four major floods.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rain-damaged-home-gets-new-life-community-help-allows-homeowners-stay,"Rain-Damaged Home Gets New Life Community Help Allows Homeowners to Stay","CULPEPPER COUNTY, VA - When the Rapidan River in northern Virginia crested 30.5 feet above flood stage in June of 1995, devastating the Furloughs’ historic 145-year-old house, they knew what they would do: rebuild on their home site by the river, elevate it, and get flood insurance.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/raising-hope-while-lowering-costs,"Raising Hope While Lowering Costs","LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – Tom Paino is an architect with a New York City agency. He is also the owner of two side-by-side brownstones in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City.","Region 2, New York",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ralston-bridge-work-protects-town-ivan,"Ralston Bridge Work Protects Town From Ivan","RALSTON, PA - A bridge damaged by the January 1996 flooding cut the Town of Ralston, Pennsylvania, in half.  Debris had gathered at another bridge further upstream, forcing the creek through the Town and damaging the downstream bridge.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/read-all-about-it-galveston-newspaper-never-misses-beat,"Read All About It: Galveston Newspaper Never Misses a Beat","GALVESTON, TX - The Galveston County Daily News has written countless stories about the challenges and heroes of Hurricane Ike (2008). But there is one story they have refused to write: Their own. During the worst of Ike, they didn’t miss an edition.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/reason-cheer-detention-pond-offers-neighborhood-relief-flooding,"Reason to Cheer: Detention Pond Offers Neighborhood Relief from Flooding","ATLANTA, GA – The neighborhood of Drew Valley in DeKalb County is comprised of approximately 950 homes. The area initially was developed in the 1950s and has seen steady growth over time.","Region 4, Georgia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/recovery-efforts-retain-historic-gilbertsville,"Recovery Efforts Retain Historic Gilbertsville","ALBANY, NY – History is of particular importance to the estimated 350 residents of Gilbertsville. It is one of only a few villages nationwide to be placed, in its entirety, on the National Register of Historical Places.","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/recovery-built-through-partnerships,"Recovery is Built Through Partnerships","NEW YORK – The scope of Sandy’s damage reinforced a basic principle of good government: coordination among all affected applicants and agencies to achieve a common goal.","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/redlands-fire-demonstration-garden-fire-resistant-landscaping,"Redlands Fire Demonstration Garden Fire-Resistant Landscaping","REDLANDS, CA - Residents of the urban-wildland interface, an area encompassing more than a third of the City of Redlands, have a place to go where they can learn how to modify vegetation at their homes and use fire-resistant materials to make their homes fire safe.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/redlands-schools-seismic-mitigation-protecting-students-and-computers,"Redlands Schools Seismic Mitigation Protecting Students and Computers","REDLANDS, CA - The Redlands Unified School District has a year-round campus program resulting in virtually continuous high occupancy and use of all school facilities. The district has 21 buildings. Of these, 19 are schools and offices, and two are for support services.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/reducing-rates-new-smyrna-beach-efforts-saving-citizens-money,"Reducing Rates: New Smyrna Beach Efforts Saving Citizens Money","NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL - Khalid Resheidat is a civil engineer for the City of New Smyrna Beach. His responsibilities include oversight of the city’s floodplain management issues, including a list of repetitive loss properties, or properties that had been repeatedly damaged from flooding.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/relief-when-new-jersey-couple-returns-home,"Relief When New Jersey Couple Returns Home","OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Fred Harvey and his wife, Cecilia, were on vacation when Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy struck New Jersey causing severe damage along the coast. While viewing a news story of the storm, they realized they were viewing the damage to their neighborhood in Holgate, New Jersey.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/relocated-road-prevents-washouts-promotes-safety,"Relocated Road Prevents Washouts, Promotes Safety","HIRAM, ME - One of Maine’s most pristine rivers, the Saco River, runs through the bucolic region of southwestern Maine. Bisected by the Saco River is the small Maine village of Hiram. Here, alongside the Saco runs River Road and its long history of flooding.","Region 1, Maine",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/relocating-road-can-be-cost-effective-mitigation-measure,"Relocating the Road Can Be A Cost Effective Mitigation Measure","CATAHOULA PARISH, LA – Catahoula Parish has had a tumultuous relationship with the Ouachita and Black Rivers as these rivers are prone to high-velocity flooding. Soil erosion occurs naturally, but certain factors such as water and wind can accelerate, and worsen, its effects.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/relocation-home-garland-nc,"Relocation of Home in Garland, NC","GARLAND, NC - The Williams' home had experienced two episodes of flooding due to hurricanes. In 1984 flood waters entered the house soaking duct work, all flooring and carpets as well as damaging utilities and appliances. The family was displaced from their home for two months.","Region 4, North Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/repair-improvement-flood-damaged-road-stratford,"Repair, Improvement of Flood Damaged Road in Stratford","ALBANY, NY – Repairs to Mallet Hill Road in the Town of Stratford, Fulton County, damaged during the June 2006 flooding were designed to a higher standard. Using the higher standard may have made them less vulnerable to future flooding.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/repetitive-flood-claims-program-benefits-city-and-homeowners,"Repetitive Flood Claims Program Benefits City and Homeowners","CAÑON CITY, CO – Cañon City officials completed an acquisition project after being motivated by a home that was subject to frequent flooding.  The 2011 acquisition was funded by FEMA’s repetitive flood claims program.","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/repetitive-loss-sites-mississippi,"Repetitive Loss Sites in Mississippi","MISSISSIPPI - Repetitive loss sites have been prevalent in several flood prone counties across the State.","Region 4, Mississippi",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/researching-prior-building-smart-move,"Researching Prior to Building is a Smart Move","SAN LEON, TX  - Before starting construction of their waterfront home in San Leon, Texas, George and Diana Click spent time researching safe building practices.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/residential-buyout-program-eliminates-repetitive-flood-loss,"Residential Buyout Program Eliminates Repetitive Flood Loss","ARNOLD, MO - The City of Arnold (pop. 20,082) is a thriving, prosperous community located just 20 miles south of St. Louis where the Meramec River joins the Mississippi. The Meramec, flowing south, forms the eastern border of the city.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/residential-contents-coverage-protecting-personal-property-flood-insurance,"Residential Contents Coverage: Protecting Personal Property With Flood Insurance","CHEHALIS, WA - Karen McGhee and her husband Terry have rented multiple homes in the City of Chehalis, Washington over the years. In 1990, they sat in their hilltop house and watched as floodwaters rose throughout the town below them.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/residential-elevation-millers-island,"Residential Elevation at Miller's Island","MILLER’S ISLAND, MD - As Hurricane Isabel traveled up the Chesapeake Bay, the Peytons sat on their deck and watched the water rise, higher and higher towards their elevated home. They invited Carol’s parents to come from their home next door to watch the storm.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/residents-survive-may-2003-tornado-surviving-tornado-oklahoma-city,"Residents Survive May 2003 Tornado Surviving the Tornado in Oklahoma City","OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - On May 9, 2003, tornados swooped across Oklahoma City’s “Tornado Alley.” The tornados path was virtually the same as the one that struck 4 years prior. Oklahoma has historically been subject to destructive and deadly tornados and high winds.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/retirement-villa-elevation,"Retirement Villa Elevation","ROSEVILLE, CA – The City of Roseville in Placer County, California, has experienced repetitive flooding in 1986, 1995, and 1997 from several small creeks.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/retrofitting-bridges-prevents-catastrophic-failure-and-saves-millions,"Retrofitting Bridges Prevents Catastrophic Failure and Saves Millions","CONECUH COUNTY, AL – Conecuh County Engineer, Winston Foshee, knew that without preventive action the County was facing the potential for failure of seven bridges.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/richmond-restaurant-stays-high-and-dry,"Richmond Restaurant Stays High and Dry","RICHMOND, VA - When the owners of a new Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar franchise considered opening in the historic Shockoe Bottom entertainment district, they knew the area was prone to flooding. Their decision to make the building flood resistant soon paid off.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ring-dikes-and-buyouts-norman-county,"Ring Dikes and Buyouts in Norman County","NORMAN COUNTY, MN - The repetitive flooding of the Red River Valley has caused Norman County residents and local government officials to place a high priority on flood protection. Partnerships were formed to provide solutions to keep farmers in business and communities viable.","Region 5, Minnesota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rio-grande-valley-buyout-moves-floodplain-residents-out-harms-way,"Rio Grande Valley Buyout Moves Floodplain Residents Out of Harm's Way","CAMERON COUNTY, TX - In the summer of 2008 when Hurricane Dolly swamped the old neighborhood, now largely vacant ground, she unleashed nearly a foot of rain over Antonia Iberra’s old home, but nobody was home.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rio-linda-residents-rise-above-floodwaters,"Rio Linda Residents Rise Above the Floodwaters","SACRAMENTO, CA – The homeowners in a low-lying section of Rio Linda used to worry about flooding whenever the winter storm season arrived. When heavy rains hit the neighborhood, the normally benign Dry Creek overflowed its banks, threatening the row of ranch-style houses on U Street.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rising-ashes-mobile-home-park-rebuilding-safer-and-stronger,"Rising from the Ashes: Mobile Home Park Rebuilding Safer and Stronger","SYLMAR, CA - On November 15, 2008, the Sayer Fire engulfed the Oakridge Mobile Home Park, a beautiful, gated community in Sylmar. Of the park’s 600 homes, 480 were destroyed. The fire was so hot that fire hoses melted into the concrete.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/risk-map-success-story-blaine-county-idaho-reservoir,"Risk MAP Success Story: Blaine County, Idaho: A Reservoir of","Background and Issue 

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https://www.fema.gov/case-study/risk-map-success-story-clackamas-county-oregon-can-risk-map-turn-dime,"Risk MAP Success Story: Clackamas County, Oregon: Can Risk MAP Turn on a Dime?","CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OR - 

 

Background and Issue 

 ","Region 10, Oregon",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/risk-map-success-story-fairbanks-alaska-benchmark-cooperation,"Risk MAP Success Story: Fairbanks, Alaska: A Benchmark for Cooperation","Background and Issue 

 ","Region 10, Alaska",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/risk-map-success-story-new-york-catskills-watersheds-partnerships-and-products-more,"Risk MAP Success Story: New York Catskills Watersheds – Partnerships and Products for More Resilient Communities","NEW YORK - Since early 2011, FEMA has been working closely with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), county and local government agencies, and local non-profit organizations to identify, assess, and reduce flood risk in six watersheds west of the Hudson River in New York State.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/river-road-project,"River Road Project","HIRAM, ME – Along the Saco River on River Road, the river bank eroded within 2 feet of the roadway's edge. The shoulder was too narrow even for guard rails. Northbound traffic in the winter was in danger of sliding directly into the river. Each heavy rain event made the situation worse.","Region 1, Maine",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/roadway-drainage-modifications,"Roadway Drainage Modifications","ALTON, NH – The floods of 1990, January 1996 and October 1996 have repeatedly eroded the road and ditches in the southern section of the Town of Alton in Belknap County.","Region 1, New Hampshire",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/roane-county-community-unites-move-out-floodplain,"Roane County Community Unites To Move Out Of Floodplain","REEDY, WV - One person described the sounds of a thunderstorm at night as nothing short of “horrifying” to the regularly flood-stricken residents of Reedy, a small community nestled in northern Roane County.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rockhill-relocation-project,"Rockhill Relocation Project","CALVERT COUNTY, MD – The Rockhill property was situated immediately at the water's edge of the Chesapeake Bay and within the V-Zone (elevation 8 foot based on National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD)). This portion of Calvert County was included in the Federally declared disaster in 1996.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rossillis-restaurant-saved-inch-prevention,"Rossilli's Restaurant: Saved by an Inch of Prevention","FINDLAY, OH - Two days after the rampaging Blanchard River overflowed its banks last August and submerged downtown Findlay under more than a foot of water, Meg Rossilli stood in front of the restaurant she owns with her brother and her husband.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ruidoso-resident-thankful-flood-insurance,"Ruidoso Resident Thankful for Flood Insurance","RUIDOSO, NM - For 15 years, Judy Wilkie, an empty-nester from California, has made her home in the resort town of Ruidoso, New Mexico. She owns the Ruidoso Lodge Cabins, a vacation destination for summer and winter visitors.","Region 6, New Mexico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sba-helps-homeowner-reach-new-heights,"SBA Helps Homeowner Reach New Heights","LONG BEACH, NY – When Michael Barnett purchased his house in Long Beach in 2000, it was with the understanding that the house had sustained flooding in the past.","Region 2, New York",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-above-ground-newcastle,"Safe Above Ground in Newcastle","NEWCASTLE, OK – One year after Ronda and Billy Johnson installed a safe room in their garage, their home was totally destroyed by a tornado. It proved a wise investment because that safe room saved their lives that day.

 ","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-building-practice-protects-investment,"Safe Building Practice Protects Investment","BAXTER COUNTY, AR – Entrepreneurs respond differently to the question, “What is success?” The term is not so easily define. Steve and Pam McCumber, an entrepreneurial couple in Norfork, Arkansas defines the term from personal experience.","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-room-initiative-pays-oklahoma-resident,"Safe Room Initiative Pays Off for Oklahoma Resident","MOORE, OK - Charles Atchley and his wife escaped unscathed after the 1999 Oklahoma tornado, but decided not to take their good fortune lightly. They took advantage of a FEMA tornado initiative ($2,000 rebate) and installed a below-ground safe room.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-room-program-offers-cooke-county-texas-residents-peace-mind,"Safe Room Program Offers Cooke County Texas Residents Peace of Mind","COOKE COUNTY, TX – Faced with a long local history of dangerous tornadoes, Cooke County officials wanted to help residents protect themselves in the future.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-room-protects-oklahoma-family,"Safe Room Protects Oklahoma Family","MOORE, OK –When a massive tornado was sweeping across central Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, Mindy Chaddock and nine family members quickly took refuge in her mother’s underground safe room. The house above them was reduced to rubble, but the family survived.

 ","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-room-provides-double-coverage-el-reno,"Safe Room Provides Double Coverage in El Reno","EL RENO, OK – A clear sky was hard to come by in El Reno, Oklahoma, on May 31, 2013.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-room-shelters-evacuees-hurricane-harvey,"Safe Room Shelters Evacuees from Hurricane Harvey","VICTORIA, TX – Nearly 400 evacuees with nowhere else to go in Victoria, Texas, sheltered inside a 168-foot wide steel-reinforced tornado/hurricane safe room the day Hurricane Harvey barreled into Texas.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-room-withstands-ef-4-tornado,"Safe Room Withstands EF-4 Tornado","TUSCALOOSA, AL – William Blakeney grew up in Tuscaloosa County and is well aware of the effects of disasters in the area. In an effort to prepare for disasters like the tornadoes in mid and late April 2011, he built a safe room in his grandparents’ home.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-rooms-add-life-neighborhoods,"Safe Rooms Add Life to Neighborhoods","OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Residents of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area wonder each year what May weather will bring. In May 1999, multiple tornadoes left 44 dead and more than 8,000 buildings damaged or destroyed.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-rooms-save-lives-state-oklahoma-safe-room-initiative,"Safe Rooms Save Lives: State of Oklahoma Safe Room Initiative","OKLAHOMA - On May 3, 1999, more than 70 tornadoes tore through Kansas and Oklahoma in the worst tornado outbreak in a generation. As a result, in Oklahoma alone more than 44 people died and almost 800 were injured. Approximately 90 percent of the buildings damaged were single-family dwellings.","Region 6, Oklahoma",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safe-secure-building-allows-hospital-staff-do-their-job,"Safe, Secure Building Allows Hospital Staff to Do Their Job","LACOMBE, LA - As Category Five Hurricane Katrina approached the southeast Louisiana coastline, the Louisiana Heart Hospital (LHH) prepared for the worst.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safeguarding-special-needs-population,"Safeguarding the Special Needs Population","PULASKI COUNTY, AR – Founded in 1850, the Arkansas School for the Deaf (ASD) has become a leader in the field of deaf education nationwide.","Region 6, Arkansas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/safer-shelters-become-reality-sarasota,"Safer Shelters Become a Reality in Sarasota","SARASOTA, FL - Florida's hurricane shelter deficit and a State initiated shelter construction survey resulted in an ambitious 9-year Shelter Retrofit Program in Sarasota County.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/salisbury-township-and-village-rutland,"Salisbury Township and the Village of Rutland","POMEROY, OH - Salisbury Township is home to the river-crossing town of Pomeroy, population 2,200, near the southeastern corner of the state where U.S. Route 33 crosses the Ohio River into West Virginia.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/san-benitos-safe-box-shuttered-against-storm,"San Benito's “Safe Box” Shuttered Against the Storm","SAN BENITO, TX - “We felt very, very safe. It seemed like we were in a safety deposit box.” That’s how San Benito Mayor Joe Hernandez describes riding out Hurricane Dolly in his City Hall, Emergency Operations Center – protected by storm shutters.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sandbag-levee-saves-sorrento-homeowner-flooding-and-grief,"Sandbag Levee Saves Sorrento Homeowner from Flooding – and Grief","ASCENSION PARISH, LA – As heavy rains from Hurricane Isaac poured down over the town of Sorrento in late August 2012, longtime resident Barry J.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/santa-rosa-island-public-works-building,"Santa Rosa Island Public Works Building","SANTA ROSA ISLAND, FL – Santa Rosa Island has experienced serious repetitive flooding and wind damage as a result of numerous storms over the past several years, including Tropical Storm Alberto in 1994 and Hurricanes Erin and Opal in 1995.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sarasota-county-drainage-project-protects-celery-fields,"Sarasota County Drainage Project Protects Celery Fields","SARASOTA, FL – Sightseers in northeastern Sarasota County enjoy a natural bird habitat, walking trails, and scenic overviews in an area once flourishing with stalks of celery.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/saving-our-road-box-culvert-helps-increase-water-flow-during-heavy-rain-events,"Saving Our Road: Box Culvert Helps Increase Water Flow during Heavy Rain Events","CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, AR – In March 2008, levees along rivers in northern and central Arkansas were straining to hold back floodwaters that were cresting at levels not seen in more than a quarter-century.","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/schoharie-relocation-project-avoids-flood-damage,"Schoharie Relocation Project Avoids Flood Damage","GILBOA, NY– A major relocation of households, structures and a road in the Town of Gilboa is credited with avoiding subsequent flood damage, even during the early-April storms this year that led to Schoharie County’s inclusion in a federal disaster declaration.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/school-continues-serve-beacon-hope,"School Continues to Serve as a ""Beacon of Hope""","SABINE PASS, TX - On the morning of September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike tore into Sabine Pass, located on the upper Texas Gulf Coast.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/school-based-safe-rooms-protect-100000-children,"School-Based Safe Rooms Protect 100,000 Children","ARKANSAS - From 1950 through 2003, Arkansas has been affected by 1497 tornadoes. More recent tornado data through 2003 indicates an average of 27.7 tornadoes occur annually in Arkansas. In 1999, Arkansas was slammed with 107 tornados, which is the most for a single year in the State's history.","Region 6, Arkansas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/screen-barriers-protect-orange-county-firehouses,"Screen Barriers Protect Orange County Firehouses","ORLANDO, FL - During Hurricane Charley in 2004, Fire Station No. 66 in Orlando survived sustained winds of 55 miles per hour (mph) and gusts of 97 mph without damage to the stationhouse or equipment.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/seismic-mitigation-public-water-system,"Seismic Mitigation of Public Water System","SHELBY COUNTY, TN – Shelby County is located within the impact area of the New Madrid fault system.","Region 4, Tennessee",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/seismic-retrofit-fire-stations,"Seismic Retrofit of Fire Stations","ORANGE COUNTY, CA - The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), one of the largest regional fire service organizations in California, identified the seismic vulnerability of 22 fire stations throughout the Orange County area.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/seismic-retrofit-mobile-homes,"Seismic Retrofit of Mobile Homes","KING COUNTY, WA - Rainier Manor Mobile Home Park with more than 75 homes sits in a ""bowl"" on the banks of the Puyallup River.","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/seismic-retrofitting-buildings,"Seismic Retrofitting of Buildings","SANTA BARBARA, CA - For many older facilities, one mitigation option to protect against seismic hazards is the seismic rehabilitation of existing structural elements.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/several-small-steps-lead-safety,"Several Small Steps Lead to Safety","ESSEX COUNTY, MA – Flooding is the most common natural disaster threatening U.S. residents today. While each state has its own set of hazards and risks to deal with, the majority of states count flooding as the most likely disaster citizens will have to face, and Massachusetts is no exception.","Region 1, Massachusetts",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sewage-treatment-system-helps-arizona-town,"Sewage Treatment System Helps Arizona Town","EAGAR, AZ - When the Rodeo-Chediski Fire swept through Arizona, thousands of fleeing residents found a safe haven in the eastern Arizona town of Eagar.","Region 9, Arizona","Dam/Levee Break"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shelter-future-storms-family-now-prepared,"Shelter From Future Storms: The Family is Now Prepared","SENECA, MO – On May 10, 2008, Randy and Dana Lowe, and nine other members of their family, survived an EF4 tornado unharmed, even though it tore the couple’s Seneca home apart. The family barely had time to crowd together after realizing the huge tornado was coming.","Region 7, Missouri",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shelter-storm,"Shelter from the Storm","TALLADEGA COUNTY, AL – Wintorboro Fire Department’s community shelter was put to its first test during Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004. The shelter provided a safe haven for residents during the high winds and tornado warnings produced by Hurricane Ivan.","Region 4, Alabama",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shenandoah-river-property-elevation-project-more-economical,"Shenandoah River Property: Elevation Project More Economical","SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VA - On many occasions, heavy rains caused the Shenandoah River to overflow its banks into the 100-year floodplain, causing a repetitive problem that has increased in intensity and frequency. The property along side the river has been flooded on three occasions since 1981.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shenendehowa-high-school-promotes-mitigation-techniques-home-construction-saratoga,"Shenendehowa High School Promotes Mitigation Techniques in Home Construction – Saratoga County, NY","CLIFTON PARK, NY – The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Hazard Mitigation (HM) staff recently reached out to students, teachers, and the administrator of Shenendehowa High School's Construction Systems Technology Program to introduce practices for building safer and","Region 2, New York",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shoppers-learn-stronger-building-techniques,"Shoppers Learn Stronger Building Techniques","PENSACOLA, FL - Pensacola residents who purchased tools at a home improvement store also had an opportunity to learn how to make their homes stronger. The area was hit by two hurricanes, Ivan and Dennis, in less than a year.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shopping-knowledge-local-home-improvement-stores,"Shopping for Knowledge at Local Home Improvement Stores","LOUISIANA – Contractors and homeowners in Southern Louisiana are visiting local home improvement stores with thoughts of rebuilding, following the destruction Hurricanes Katrina and Rita brought to the Gulf Coast in August and September 2005.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shutters-ensure-medical-services-continuity,"Shutters Ensure Medical Services Continuity","Mayaguez, PR - Gusting storm winds and heavy rain have always been a factor for the Bella Vista Hospital, which was built on top of a mountain in Mayaguez.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/shutters-provide-peace-mind-during-storm,"Shutters Provide Peace of Mind During Storm","HOUSTON, TX – With wind gusts approaching 100 miles per hour (mph), Hurricane Ike (September 2008) roared into Houston as a Category 2 storm, peeling sheets of steel off skyscrapers, downing power lines and trees, blowing out windows, and dumping mountains of debris.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/silver-jackets-bringing-agencies-together-benefit-communities,"Silver Jackets: Bringing Agencies Together for the Benefit of Communities","OHIO - Many natural disasters of recent times have highlighted the need for government agencies to work together not only in the response and recovery phase of the disaster cycle, but also in the pre-disaster mitigation phase.","Region 5, Ohio",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/simi-valley-resisting-wildfires-and-floods,"Simi Valley: Resisting Wildfires and Floods","CITY OF SIMI VALLEY, CA – Set in a valley between two hilly and mountainous areas of brush-covered wildlands north of Los Angeles, the City of Simi Valley faces multiple risks from natural hazards including wildfires, earthquakes, and floods.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/simple-actions-yield-significant-results,"Simple Actions Yield Significant Results","Yabucoa, PR - In Puerto Rico, almost any significant rain event can pose a threat to homes in floodprone areas. Hurricanes and tropical storms are even more dangerous due to the heavy rainfall they bring. The Jaime C.","Region 2, Puerto Rico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/simple-fix-village-greene-wastewater-treatment-system,"Simple Fix for Village of Greene Wastewater Treatment System","ALBANY, NY – Not all projects to reduce future flooding damages require complex solutions - sometimes a simple fix serves just as well.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/simple-retrofit-prevents-structural-damage,"Simple Retrofit Prevents Structural Damage","SLIDELL, LA – Hurricane Katrina (2005) moved four feet of water into Bruce Colby’s garage and one foot of water into his home in Slidell, Louisiana. Mr. Colby’s garage doors are intact and the overall home is structurally sound.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sliding-flood-walls-help-protect-danville-borough-flooding,"Sliding Flood Walls Help Protect Danville Borough from Flooding","DANVILLE BOROUGH, PA - This community is no stranger to flooding. Located on the bank of the Susquehanna River, the town floods regularly during major rain events. Two areas, on the east and west edges of town, are particularly susceptible to flooding.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/small-determined-village-rarden,"Small But Determined: Village of Rarden","RARDEN, OH - ""I'll tell you the difference it's made in my life,"" said Rarden resident Lelia Copas, ""Whenever it rained at night at the old house, I'd wake up every hour or so and [lie] there listening for water rushing up out of the creek bed into our yard.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/small-city-escapes-big-damages-due-successful-mitigation-practices,"Small City Escapes Big Damages Due to Successful Mitigation Practices","BUNKER HILL VILLAGE, TX – In a city with a population of 3,500, only one house in Bunker Hill Village suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Harvey. Homeowners credit the city’s proactive approach to mitigation.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/small-village-executes-large-mitigation-project,"Small Village Executes Large Mitigation Project","WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI – Elm Grove is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, with a total area of 3.3 square miles, all of it land, except for Underwood Creek, which runs through the center of the village and through the downtown area.","Region 5, Wisconsin",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/small-wisconsin-villages-leads-nation-rebuilds-above-floodwaters,"Small Wisconsin Villages Leads the Nation: Rebuilds Above Floodwaters","SOLDIERS GROVE, WI – Residents of the Village of Soldiers Grove in southwest Wisconsin defied the odds, gathered local resources, and pioneered un-chartered territory to create an innovative mitigation plan of their own.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/smart-recovery-mitigation-campaign,"Smart Recovery Mitigation Campaign","OHIO - The Ohio Emergency Management Agency and Department of Natural Resources spearheaded a ""Smart Recovery"" awareness campaign.","Region 5, Ohio",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/snake-creek-diversion-channel,"Snake Creek Diversion Channel","Salem, SD - Like several Midwestern states, in 1993 South Dakota experienced flooding along its major rivers.","Region 8, South Dakota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/snake-warrior-island-flood-mitigation-and-neighborhood-improvement,"Snake Warrior Island: Flood Mitigation and Neighborhood Improvement","SNAKE WARRIOR ISLAND, FL - Flooding has plagued many of the neighborhoods in this South Broward County, Florida, area since development in the 1940s and 1950s. The area primarily consists of single-family homes and small businesses.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/snohomish-county-chatham-acres-acquisition,"Snohomish County Chatham Acres Acquisition","CHATHAM ACRES, WA - A flood in December 1999 caused major damage to Chatham Acres, a small community located on the North Fork Stillaguamish River.","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/snoqualmie-home-high-and-dry,"Snoqualmie Home High and Dry","KING COUNTY, WA - The Snoqualmie River pays periodic visits to the historic neighborhoods of the former mill town of Snoqualmie, Washington. In eight major floods since 1990, the river delivered muddy water and misery to the homes and lives of hundreds of residents.","Region 10, Washington",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/snow-and-ice-control-project-battling-sleet-and-freezing-rain,"Snow and Ice Control Project Battling Sleet and Freezing Rain","WASHINGTON, DC - During the snow season of 1993-1994, severe cold conditions caused frequent sleet and freezing rain. Over 14,000 tons of sand and large amounts of salt were used on the roadways resulting in environmental damage.","Region 3, District of Columbia (DC)",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/soil-nailing-protects-roads-flood-damage,"Soil Nailing Protects Roads from Flood Damage","MINGO COUNTY, WV - Heavy rainfall in the spring of 2009 caused landslides in numerous locations in Mingo County, West Virginia.","Region 3, West Virginia",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/solving-mystery-magnitude-9-earthquake,"Solving the Mystery of the Magnitude 9 Earthquake","WASHINGTON - Lewis and Clark didn't reach the coast of Washington State until November 1805. So how do we know that a magnitude 9 earthquake occurred in the Seattle area on January 26, 1700?","Region 10, Washington",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sound-floodplain-management-helps-community-rebuild,"Sound Floodplain Management Helps Community Rebuild","GRAFTON, IL - Grafton is a river town located at the confluence of the Illinois and the Mississippi rivers. The City grew because of its proximity to the river network and developed its character based on river life.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-dakota-tri-county-electric-cooperative,"South Dakota Tri-County Electric Cooperative","AURORA COUNTY, SD - Winter ice storms in early 1995 brought heavy mechanical stress to the overhead power lines, poles, hardware, and wire in this City. As a result, the utility was weakened, and its ability to withstand normal stress brought about by natural forces was impaired.","Region 8, South Dakota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/south-padre-island-living-mother-natures-wrath,"South Padre Island: Living with Mother Nature's Wrath","SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX - Jay Mitchim has weathered his job in South Padre Island’s building department for more than 20 years—longer than many of the buildings in this town known as the “Tropical Tip of Texas.” These buildings have survived some of Mother Nature’s toughest tests.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/southern-missouri-tornado-shelter-serves-community-good-weather-and-bad,"Southern Missouri Tornado Shelter Serves Community in Good Weather and Bad","HOWELL COUNTY, MO - Should disaster strike, residents of West Plains, Missouri won’t have any difficulty finding the City’s safe room. Chances are they’ve already used it for a school event, civic club dinner, bake sale, or other community function.","Region 7, Missouri",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/spartan-child-development-building-safe-room,"Spartan Child Development Building Safe Room","EAST LANSING, MI – Michigan State University received Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to include storm shelters in a new Spartan Child Development Center in 2000.","Region 5, Michigan",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/spicket-river-floodplain-acquisition,"Spicket River Floodplain Acquisition","ARLINGTON, MA - The May 2006 flooding within the Arlington neighborhood of Lawrence impacted two dozen fewer families than in the past, according to Michael Sweeney, Planning Director for the city.","Region 1, Massachusetts",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/sportsmans-paradise,"Sportsman's Paradise","BERKLEY COUNTY, WV - Sportsman's Paradise was initially a place for weekend visits and summer vacations. Approximately 10 years ago it became a year-round community.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/spreading-word-saves-lives,"Spreading the Word Saves Lives","AMERICAN SAMOA — One week before the tsunami came crashing down on dozens of villages in American Samoa on September 29, 2009, many teachers from the town of Tula noticed that whales and dolphins had been surfacing in areas where they hadn’t been seen before, and took their classes to see them.","Region 9, American Samoa",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/standing-ol-man-winter-north-dakota,"Standing Up to Ol' Man Winter in North Dakota","NORTH DAKOTA - Residents in North Dakota expect to see snow every winter. A person cannot live in one of the coldest states and not expect to endure severe wintry conditions year after year.","Region 8, North Dakota","Severe Ice Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/steele-county-endeavors-become-disaster-resistant,"Steele County Endeavors to Become Disaster-Resistant","STEELE COUNTY, MN - The winds blow hard across the farmlands and small towns of Steele County in southern Minnesota. Along with planting season comes tornado and storm season. The mostly rural county has experienced three presidentially declared disasters in the 1990s.","Region 5, Minnesota",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/stilt-built-homes-florida-keys-survive-storm,"Stilt Built Homes in Florida Keys Survive Storm","KEY LARGO, FL – A recreational vehicle (RV) park that was redeveloped into a modular-home condominium community with stilt-built homes has demonstrated the benefits of mitigation.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/stocktons-emergency-response-smooth-operator,"Stockton's Emergency Response: A Smooth Operator","GALLOWAY, NJ – All emergencies, hazards, and disasters have one key concept in common: an emergency operations plan (EOP). Nearly one week before Hurricane Sandy ravaged the New Jersey coast, communities prepared for the storm, but many were not nearly prepared for what actually took place.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-proves-surfside-beach-buyouts-were-good-investments,"Storm Proves Surfside Beach Buyouts Were Good Investments","SURFSIDE BEACH, TX — It’s smart to know when to say, “Enough is enough.” That was Mayor Larry Davison’s assessment after Hurricane Ike struck Surfside Beach on September 13, 2008. He’s glad his town knew when to pull back from its beloved beachfront.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-shelter-below-ground,"Storm Shelter - Below Ground","OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Twenty-seven years ago, Mr. Price had a below ground storm shelter installed in the backyard of his family’s Oklahoma home. Severe storms and tornadoes frequent the area and are a cause of great anxiety for the residents.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-shelter-life-insurance,"Storm Shelter is Life Insurance","GADSDEN, AL - When Randall and Cheryl Crain saw the death and devastation from the tornado that struck the Coates Bend community in Alabama in December 2000, it did not take them long to decide they needed the protection of a storm shelter.","Region 4, Alabama",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-shelters-old-and-new-still-good-idea,"Storm Shelters Old and New - Still a Good Idea","RIPLEY COUNTY, IN - When Don Wood built his storm shelter 25 years ago, he didn’t know how often he’d have to use it. As it turned out, Wood and his family sought protection in that shelter through several windstorms and a few tornadoes during those 25 years.","Region 5, Indiana",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-shutters-cause-celebration,"Storm Shutters Cause for Celebration","VIERRA, FL – Storm shutters for most people mean protection from damage during severe weather. For Bill Steenson who lives in Vierra, Florida, getting ready for a serious weather event by mounting storm shutters has its rewards.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-shutters-create-feeling-security,"Storm Shutters Create Feeling of Security","BILOXI, MS - Delores Sambuchino’s 1,750 square-foot home, purchased in 1994, has several windows and doors. Although they let sunshine and fresh air into the home, they can also be hazardous during inclement weather.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-shutters-spare-charlotte-county-south-annex,"Storm Shutters Spare Charlotte County South Annex","PUNTA GORDA, FL - What do you do if Hurricane Charley is about to pay an unwelcome visit in just two days and 75 percent of your office building’s exterior walls are ceiling-tofloor glass windows?","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-water-management-brunswick-county-nc,"Storm Water Management in Brunswick County, NC","SOUTHPORT, NC - The impact of Hurricane Floyd (1999) on the City of Southport, while not devastating, created enough storm water drainage to again tax the systems in place. The City Council and City Manager are working together to obtain funding for a new storm water management system.","Region 4, North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/storm-resistant-measures-saved-one-family-100000-day,"Storm-Resistant Measures Saved One Family from a $100,000 Day","LITTLE SILVER, NJ – Ken Murphy, a resident of the Borough of Little Silver, New Jersey, did not expect his neighborhood to flood, but it did.","Region 2, New Jersey",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/stormwater-pump-stations-alleviate-flooding-barrier-island,"Stormwater Pump Stations Alleviate Flooding on Barrier Island","BRIGANTINE, NJ - The City of Brigantine is a barrier island community in Atlantic County, New Jersey, with a population of 12,594. The city is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the back bays on the west, inlets on the north and south and has areas that flood repeatedly.","Region 2, New Jersey",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/stream-bank-repair-measure-protects-sewer-line,"Stream Bank Repair Measure Protects Sewer Line","ALBANY, NY – Repairs of a section of a stream bank in the Town of Vestal, damaged by Tropical Depression Ivan last fall, included special measures that have proven to be successful in protecting an adjacent sewer line.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/strong-building-code-protects-louisiana-town,"Strong Building Code Protects Louisiana Town","MANDEVILLE, LA - Wayne J. Berggren is a busy man – and a happy one. Mr. Berggren is the building inspector and floodplain manager for the City of Mandeville, a small community on the other side of Lake Ponchatrain across from New Orleans.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/students-contribute-mitigation-planning,"Students Contribute to Mitigation Planning","AKIACHAK, AK – Steve Kenrick moved to Alaska when he was 55 years old to pursue a new career in education after leaving his previous career in the wood products industry.","Region 10, Alaska",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/success-stories-missouri-buyout-program,"Success Stories from the Missouri Buyout Program","MISSOURI - Anyone who lived through the 1993 Midwest floods will never forget them. Of the nine states affected by flooding during the spring and summer of 1993, Missouri was the hardest hit, with damages totaling $3 billion.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/successful-rebuilding-after-previous-ruidoso-flood-proves-it-can-be-done,"Successful Rebuilding After Previous Ruidoso Flood Proves It Can Be Done","RUIDOSO, NM - On Highway 70, as the New Mexico desert landscape ascends into mountains, a yellow road sign warns northbound travelers that the area may close due to flooding. In 2006, the continuous summer rains caused that to happen.","Region 6, New Mexico",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/successful-storm-sewer-system-improvement,"Successful Storm Sewer System Improvement","ST. THOMAS, USVI - On August 26, 2006, the U.S.Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Public Works applied for a Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant, as authorized by Section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (NFIA), 42 U.S.C. 4104c.","Region 2, Virgin Islands",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/surfside-beach-strengths-municipal-buildings-resist-hurricane-disaster,"Surfside Beach Strengths Municipal Buildings to Resist Hurricane Disaster","SURFSIDE BEACH, SC – At only a half a mile from the beach and 25 feet above sea level, the most critical government buildings in Surfside Beach have always been in grave danger during hurricanes.","Region 4, South Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/taking-shelter-fire-fighter-protects-family-building-safe-room,"Taking Shelter: Fire Fighter Protects Family By Building Safe Room","AUTAUGA COUNTY, AL - After seeing the destruction of his parents’ home, an Autauga County fire fighter has decided that it is up to him to keep himself and his family safe from storms.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/taking-initiative-lessen-flood-losses-community-complex,"Taking the Initiative to Lessen Flood Losses to Community Complex","ST. MARYS, WV - Hurricane Ivan (2004) raised the Ohio River up to the rafters at St. Marys Community Hall this past September.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/teaching-mitigation-children,"Teaching Mitigation to Children","UTAH - ""The Urwin and Wufi Children's Adventure With Wildfire Coloring Book"" was created in 1994 as an interagency effort between the Utah State Hazard Mitigation Program and the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands.","Region 8, Utah",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/teamwork-equals-damage-reduction,"Teamwork Equals Damage Reduction","FOLEY, AL - Teamwork among hospital and government personnel resulted in a hospital ready to face Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004. Hurricane Ivan, a Category 3 storm, packed winds over 100 mph when it passed over the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center, in Foley, Alabama.","Region 4, Alabama",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/teamwork-gives-rise-comprehensive-all-hazards-mitigation-plan,"Teamwork Gives Rise to a Comprehensive All Hazards Mitigation Plan","CLARK COUNTY, WI - State, Indian Tribal, and local governments are required to develop a hazard mitigation plan as a condition for receiving funding for mitigation projects.","Region 5, Wisconsin",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/technology-rescue,"Technology To The Rescue","TARRANT COUNTY, TX – Disaster strikes without warning. While first responders do all within their power to handle emergencies efficiently, having additional information regarding the rescue mission can expedite the process.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ten-years-toward-flooding-solution,"Ten Years Toward a Flooding Solution","KINGFISHER, OK – Over the past 10 years, residents in a six-block area cringed whenever authorities forecasted severe rain for their area. And on August 19, 2007, two local creeks ended up spilling from their banks and poured dirty brown floodwater downtown.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tested-and-proven-success-stormwater-improvement-system-prevents-flooding,"Tested and Proven Success: Stormwater Improvement System Prevents Flooding","RIVERBEND, NC - Hurricane Fran overwhelmed much of eastern North Carolina with nearly 100 mph wind gusts and 8 to 10 inches of rain when it devastated the state in 1996. The storm caused an estimated $5 billion in damage in NC alone.","Region 4, North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-home-elevation-ends-cycle-repetitive-flooding,"Texas Home Elevation Ends Cycle of Repetitive Flooding","WEBSTER, TX – Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, brought torrential downpours and days of flooding that devastated the small town of Webster, located southeast of Houston in Harris County.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/texas-water-development-board-helps-guadalupe-county-safeguard-severe-repetitive-loss,"Texas Water Development Board Helps Guadalupe County Safeguard Severe Repetitive Loss Properties","GUADALUPE COUNTY, TX – The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program assists states and communities.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/c-4-project-moving-water-prevent-flooding,"The C-4 Project: Moving Water to Prevent Flooding","MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL - Hurricane Irene (1999) slammed into Miami-Dade County, causing heavy flooding, even in areas that had not been prone to inundation in the past. This was repeated a year later by Tropical Storm Leslie.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/city-rio-bravo-focuses-mitigation,"The City of Rio Bravo Focuses on Mitigation","WEBB COUNTY, TX – When Hurricane Alex made landfall on the northeast Mexican Coast in the summer of 2010, causing extensive flooding along the Rio Grande River in Texas, mitigation actions previously taken by the city of Rio Bravo certainly paid off.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/community-rating-system-saving-lives-property-and-money,"The Community Rating System: Saving Lives, Property, and Money","KING COUNTY, WA - On October 1, 2002, King County, Washington became the nation’s first Class 4 county in the Community Rating System (CRS).","Region 10, Washington",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/curtain-goes-upand-building-stays-seismic-retrofit-protects-historic-theater,"The Curtain Goes Up...and the Building Stays Up: Seismic Retrofit Protects Historic Theater","CHARLESTON, SC - Nestled in the middle of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, sits a little piece of history. The Dock Street Theatre originally opened in 1736, and was the first building constructed in the 13 colonies with the express purpose of serving as a venue for the performing arts.","Region 4, South Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/dry-facts-protecting-homes-flood-related-damage,"The Dry Facts: Protecting Homes From Flood-Related Damage","MILWAUKEE, WI - As basements dried and Milwaukee residents discarded water-soaked belongings, it was evident that flood-proofing needed to be done in regards to these saturated homes and basements.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/falmouth-flood-1997-acquisitions-mitigate-future-losses,"The Falmouth Flood of 1997: Acquisitions Mitigate Future Losses","FALMOUTH, KY – “There is no Falmouth,” lamented Kentucky State Police Trooper Jan Wuchner, following a visit via helicopter to the flood-ravaged town on March 2, 1997.","Region 4, Kentucky",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/gathering-shipman-drive,"The Gathering on Shipman Drive","STONE COUNTY, AR – It took years to build the homes on Shipman Drive and only a matter of seconds to destroy them. Shipman Drive, located in Mountain View, Arkansas, had a total of nine residential properties until February 5, 2008, when a tornado claimed all nine homes.","Region 6, Arkansas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/new-grand-forks-committed-reducing-future-losses,"The New Grand Forks Committed to Reducing Future Losses","GRAND FORKS, ND - In April 1997 the Red River overflowed its banks, flooding 8,600 homes in Grand Forks, North Dakota. While the floodwaters rose, a fire broke out in the downtown business district. Between the flood and the fire, all 315 businesses were affected.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/power-collaboration,"The Power of Collaboration","KIRKLAND, IL - Les Bellah, former Mayor of Kirkland, Illinois, knows the power of water. According to Bellah, in July 1996, a storm dumped eighteen inches of rain on his town in less than twelve hours. The Kishwaukee River jumped its banks and flooded the Congress Lake Estates Trailer Park.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rains-came-down-and-city-county-came-together,"The Rains Came Down, and the City & County Came Together","MERRIAM, KS - On October 4, 1998, a storm dumped 5.6 inches of rain on the City of Merriam in Johnson County, Kansas. Flash flooding damaged structures throughout Merriam and the surrounding county. After the flood, the City and County investigated engineering solutions for the flood area.","Region 7, Kansas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/right-prescription-moving-citys-medical-clinic-away-danger,"The Right Prescription: Moving the City's Medical Clinic Away From Danger","DRAYTON, ND - North Dakota's historic 1997 Red River Valley flood nearly spelled doom for one small-town medical clinic.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/southern-flow-corridor-flood-reduction-and-habitat-restoration-project,"The Southern Flow Corridor Flood Reduction and Habitat Restoration Project","TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OR ‒ The Port of Tillamook Bay (POTB) sustained damage to its facilities including a railroad line. The POTB Commissioners determined that the public would not be best served by repairing the damaged railroad and requested funding to develop several alternate projects.","Region 10, Oregon",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/town-east-haven-has-lifted-itself-above-grade,"The Town of East Haven Has Lifted Itself Above the Grade","EAST HAVEN, CT - The town of East Haven experienced flooding caused by the Farm River every winter, while summers meant flooding due to coastal storms. No matter what the season, East Haven’s firefighters were constantly evacuating and rescuing residents.","Region 1, Connecticut",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/trans-alaska-oil-pipeline-survival,"The Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline Survival","ALASKA - Each day, the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline carries one million barrels of oil, about 17% of the domestic oil supply for the United States, valued at about $25 million.","Region 10, Alaska",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/unconquered-seminoles-protecting-people-and-property-priority-one,"The Unconquered Seminoles: Protecting People and Property is Priority One","HOLYWOOD, FL - In a state rocked by one powerful hurricane season after another, the leadership of the Seminole Tribe of Florida has taken numerous steps to protect its members.","Region 4",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/water-flows-through-it-citys-stormwater-drainage-project-beneficial,"The Water Flows Through It: City's Stormwater Drainage Project Beneficial","LONOKE COUNTY, AR – Residents in several subdivisions located in the City of Cabot kept a watchful eye on their property during heavy rainfall. All too often water would find its way out of ditches and other low-lying areas and would creep into yards and homes in the area.","Region 6, Arkansas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/renaissance-zone-future-map-modernization,"The “Renaissance Zone:” The Future of Map Modernization","LOUISVILLE, KY - With the largest population in the state of Kentucky, the City of Louisville is the economic engine for Jefferson County. Located along the Ohio River, the city has a long history of flooding.","Region 4, Kentucky",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/three-island-homes-pass-hurricane-dollys-test,"Three Island Homes Pass Hurricane Dolly's Test","SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX – Richard Ehrlich, a South Padre Island building inspector and builder, knew all too well what Hurricane Dolly could do to the three housing units he had built on this trendy barrier island.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/thrice-hit-learning-others-experience,"Thrice Hit – Learning From Others’ Experience","MOORE HAVEN, FL – When Hurricane Wilma crossed Glades County on Oct. 24, 2005, tropical winds met with cold air masses and intensified the storm.","Region 4, Florida",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tillamook-county-cow-pads,"Tillamook County Cow Pads","TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OR - The February 1996 floods resulted in the death of 700 dairy animals on the farms in the Tillamook floodplain. Almost every farm lost cows.","Region 10, Oregon",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tobin-wash-gunlock-or-it-gridlock,"Tobin Wash in Gunlock, or is it Gridlock?","WASHINGTON COUNTY, UT – The tiny hamlet of Gunlock, Utah, is tucked out of the way on an isolated, rural road. To the north are the towns of Veyo and Enterprise.","Region 8, Utah",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tolls-collected-no-longer-drop-bucket-after-booth-hardening,"Tolls Collected No Longer a Drop in the Bucket after Booth Hardening","ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FL - For several weeks after Hurricane Ivan in 2004, and then again after Hurricane Dennis in 2005, Pensacola Beach residents and visitors got a free ride – through the Bob Sikes Toll Facility, that is.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tornado-sirens-proved-beneficial-rural-communities,"Tornado Sirens Proved Beneficial in Rural Communities","MARSHALL COUNTY, AL – On April 27, 2011, widespread damage was reported in Guntersville, AL, with trees down and some residents trapped in vehicles or homes. Trees and power lines blocked roadways as tornadoes ranging from EF-0 to EF-4 struck Marshall County.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/town-farm-road-culvert-project,"Town Farm Road Culvert Project","NORWAY, ME - In the Town of Norway on Town Farm Road, just off its intersection with Route 118, there is a stream that runs across the foot of the road. The culverts under the road continually overflowed making the road impassable. Six times in eight years the road was shut down.","Region 1, Maine",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/town-fredericksburg-acquisition,"Town of Fredericksburg Acquisition","FREDERICKSBURG, IN - The small community of Fredericksburg lies along the Blue River in southeastern Indiana, 20 miles northwest of Louisville, Kentucky.","Region 5, Indiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/town-vinton-acquisition-project,"Town of Vinton Acquisition Project","VINTON, VA - The primary risk in Virginia's Roanoke Valley is from flooding caused by tropical storms and localized thunderstorms and heavy rains. The Roanoke River and numerous smaller streams traverse the valley, which is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/township-undertakes-dune-stabilization-project-mitigate-flood-damages,"Township Undertakes Dune Stabilization Project to Mitigate Flood Damages","ATLANTIC COUNTY, NJ - The project is located in the West Atlantic City portion of Egg Harbor Township and consisted of dune stabilization in three sections of shoreline along the north shore of Lake’s Bay, a large tidal embayment behind the barrier beach located south of Ventnor","Region 2, New Jersey","Coastal Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/traveling-rake-removes-debris-filter,"Traveling Rake Removes Debris from Filter","DANVILLE BOROUGH, PA - Sitting on the banks of the Susquehanna River, Danville Borough has seen its share of floods. Following heavy rains, the river surges and rushing waters threaten the town.","Region 3, Pennsylvania",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tropical-storm-allison-recovery-project,"Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project","HARRIS COUNTY, TX - Tropical Storm Allison descended on southeast Texas in June of 2001 and dumped 37 inches of rain in 12 hours, claiming 23 lives.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tropical-storm-allison-recovery-project-map-modernization-outreach,"Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project: Map Modernization Outreach","TEXAS - In June 2001, Tropical Storm Allison ravaged 31 counties in Texas, including Harris County. The storm caused $5 billion in damage in the City of Houston, the county seat of Harris County.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/turn-around-dont-drown-public-awareness-campaign,"Turn Around, Don't Drown: A Public Awareness Campaign","TOM GREEN COUNTY, TX – NOAA’S National Weather Service (NWS) reports that 80 percent of flood-related deaths in South Texas occur as a result of people driving through low-water crossings, walking along the banks of flooded areas, or playing in floodwaters.","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/turning-water-wine-napa-valley,"Turning Water into Wine in Napa Valley","NAPA VALLEY, CA – Napa Valley produces some of the best American wines, but until flood mitigation techniques were implemented in 1997, there was great risk involved. In 1986 and 1995, major floods threatened the valley’s 200 wineries.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tuscaloosa-business-partners-fema-helping-create-safer-alabama,"Tuscaloosa Business Partners with FEMA in Helping to Create a Safer Alabama","TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, AL – As the State of Alabama began recovery efforts from the April 2011 storms deemed one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in the history of the South, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 4 developed partnerships with organizations within the state to foster the","Region 4, Alabama",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/tuscaloosa-resident-grateful-storm-shelter,"Tuscaloosa Resident Grateful for Storm Shelter","TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, AL – The Alabama-Arkansas–Mississippi tornado outbreak affected portions of the southern United States from Arkansas to Alabama on November 23rd and –November 24th,, 2001, with additional tornadoes recorded in Louisiana.","Region 4, Alabama",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/twenty-feet-high-and-storm-ready,"Twenty Feet High and Storm Ready","ST. BERNARD PARISH, LA – Life on the bayou isn’t easy. But despite the hazards, hardships and hurricanes, the Assevado family cannot imagine living anywhere else.","Region 4, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/twenty-survive-neighbors-safe-room,"Twenty Survive in Neighbor's Safe Room","MOORE, OK –When Jerry and Linda Woods bought a home with a safe room, they made their neighbors aware that they were also welcome to use it.

 ","Region 6, Oklahoma",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/two-approaches-repetitive-flood-damaged-homes,"Two Approaches to Repetitive Flood-Damaged Homes","DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL - Only a year after they were built, the homes at 1301 and 1303 Chaumont experienced their first flood damage from Hurricane Camille in August 1969. After years of repetitive losses, however, Hurricane Ivan (2004) did no further damage to either home.","Region 4, Alabama",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/two-birds-one-stone-village-aberdeen-ohio,"Two Birds, One Stone: Village of Aberdeen, Ohio","ABERDEEN, OH - Ohio River flooding is nothing new to the Village of Aberdeen and its population of 545. Before March 1997, the historic riverfront community about 50 miles east of Cincinnati had lived through five major 20th century flood events (1913, '36, '37, '59 and '96).","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/two-brothers-home-elevation-protects-house,"Two Brothers: Home Elevation Protects House","HENRY, LA – Five years ago, when Craig Lee began planning the construction of his Vermilion Parish home, he learned he would be required to elevate his new house more than eight feet above grade in order to receive a building permit.","Region 6, Louisiana",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/two-tangier-island-homes-rise-above-wrath-hurricane-isabel,"Two Tangier Island Homes Rise Above the Wrath of Hurricane Isabel","TANGIER ISLAND, VA - As a third generation Tangier Island resident, Sarah Crockett is no stranger to storm tides and the damages they create. “With [Hurricane] Floyd [1999] the water got into my house, ruined the carpets and floor and stuff.","Region 3, Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/typhoon-resistant-home-guam,"Typhoon-Resistant Home on Guam","GUAM - Dawn Santos is no stranger to disasters. After all, she lived in Guam for 15 years. ""I lived through several typhoons,"" Santos recalls. But when Typhoon Omar swept through the island in 1992, the Santos family lost everything. Their house and possessions were destroyed.","Region 9, Guam",Typhoon
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/ucsf-medical-center-seismic-saw-cut-mitigation-project,"UCSF Medical Center Seismic Saw-Cut Mitigation Project","SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center Parnassus serves as the main campus for UCSF’s medical program, as well as a Children’s Hospital, several research labs, and the center for the Dental and Nursing programs.","Region 9, California",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/und-wheels-project-keeping-research-flooding,"UND Wheels Project Keeping Research from Flooding","NORTH DAKOTA - When the Red River of the North flooded in April of 1997, several pieces of very costly equipment were submerged in the basement of a building at University of North Dakota. The equipment was immobile due to its weight and size.","Region 8, North Dakota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/underground-power-line-conversion-minnesota,"Underground Power Line Conversion in Minnesota","MINNESOTA - High windstorms and ice storms have cause overhead power lines in Minnesota to become hazardous and at risk of failure. Statewide, the ice storms are heavy enough to break the lines and the windstorms are high enough to blow down the lines.","Region 5, Minnesota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/unger-acquisition,"Unger Acquisition","HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, WV - In 1993 the Unger family had purchased a former vacation cabin to use as a permanent residence to escape renting. They had, at the time, two infants and were glad to get affordable housing. The salesperson assured them that the structure was out of the floodplain.","Region 3, West Virginia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/unified-sewerage-agency-washington-county,"Unified Sewerage Agency of Washington County","WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR - On May 12, 2000, the Unified Sewerage Agency of Washington County, Oregon (USA), signed a Partnership Agreement with FEMA under the Cooperating Technical Communities (CTC) initiative (now the Cooperating Technical Partners [CTP] initiative).","Region 10, Oregon",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/united-way-santa-barbara,"United Way of Santa Barbara","SANTA BARBARA, CA - On the morning of January 10, 1995, the staff of the United Way arrived at their facility in downtown Santa Barbara to find 3 feet of water in their offices.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/university-mississippi-structural-seismic-evaluation,"University of Mississippi Structural Seismic Evaluation","LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MS - The University of Mississippi, located within the New Madrid seismic risk zone, has a number of buildings subject to seismic risk. These buildings, at any given time, house a large number of students/faculty, and are all closely located within a high density area.","Region 4, Mississippi",Earthquake
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/university-north-dakota-backflow-valve-project,"University of North Dakota Backflow Valve Project","NORTH DAKOTA - During the spring flood of 1997, much of the damage was caused by sewer back-up after the city's lift station failed. This resulted in tremendous damage to personal property in lower levels of buildings throughout the city, including the University of North Dakota.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/updated-ordinances-kept-asheville-businesses-high-dry-during-flood,"Updated Ordinances Kept Asheville Businesses High & Dry During Flood","ASHEVILLE, NC - When the Swannanoa River broke its banks and swamped the Biltmore business district of Asheville, N.C. in early Sept. 2004, tough new building ordinances kept a number of businesses high and dry.","Region 4, North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/updating-flood-hazard-information-dupage,"Updating Flood-Hazard Information in DuPage","DUPAGE COUNTY, IL - As a large county in Illinois with an active water resources management program, DuPage County has developed its own, highly advanced methodology for modeling the flood hazard.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/urban-drainage-and-flood-control-district,"Urban Drainage and Flood-Control District","DENVER, CO - On May 17, 1999, Denver’s Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) became one of the first partners to sign an agreement with FEMA under the Cooperating Technical Communities (CTC) initiative (now Cooperating Technical Partners [CTP] initiative).","Region 8, Colorado",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/urban-forestry-educational-program-reducing-vegetation-damage-and-loss,"Urban Forestry Educational Program Reducing Vegetation Damage and Loss","MICHIGAN - On July 2, 1997, a series of tornadoes and straight-line winds resulted in several deaths and millions of dollars damage in southeast Michigan. Communities were faced with downed power lines, blocked streets, downed and damaged trees, and mountains of tree debris.","Region 5, Michigan",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/using-grants-help-convert-overhead-electrical-lines-underground,"Using Grants to Help Convert Overhead Electrical Lines to Underground","INDEPENDENCE, MO - For the City of Independence, removing power lines from utility poles and burying them underground is not just a matter of aesthetics; it’s also good business.","Region 7, Missouri","Severe Ice Storm"
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/valmeyer-acquisitions-buyouts-create-open-space,"Valmeyer Acquisitions Buyouts Create Open Space","VALMEYER, IL - Prior to 1993, the Village of Valmeyer was a small farming community in southwestern Illinois. The Village is located 5 miles east of the Mississippi River, just south of St. Louis, Missouri. The Village is protected by levees and, consequently, has rare but extreme flood events.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/vegetation-made-difference,"Vegetation Made the Difference","SAN DIEGO, CA – Herb Peters is convinced that ice plant placed on three sides of his Rancho Bernardo home early in 2007 was a major reason his 1,500-square-foot house did not burn when the Witch Fire roared through his neighborhood during the morning hours of October 21, 2007.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/venice-park-bulkhead-project,"Venice Park Bulkhead Project","ATLANTIC COUNTY, NJ - Venice Park is an unusual island neighborhood in northeastern Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is surrounded by a waterway known locally as the Beach Thoroughfare on three sides, and on its remaining side by the Penrose Canal.","Region 2, New Jersey",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/venting-breakaway-walls-saves-homeowner-thousands,"Venting Breakaway Walls Saves Homeowner Thousands","OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL - Dan Sluka and his wife, Dottie, moved from Detroit, Michigan, to the Gulf Coast of Florida in 2001 after building their dream home in a Special Flood Hazard Area a few miles east of Pensacola, with a view of the Santa Rosa Sound and the Gulf of Mexico beyond.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/vernonia-acquisition-and-elevations-moving-properties-out-floodway,"Vernonia Acquisition and Elevations Moving Properties Out of the Floodway","VERNONIA, OR - Following an extended period of unseasonably cold weather and heavy snowfall in the Pacific Northwest, warming temperatures and rain began thawing the snowpack and frozen rivers throughout Oregon. Streams rose quickly and reached flood stage in many locations.","Region 10, Oregon",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/veteran-firefighter-uses-mitigation-protect-his-home,"Veteran Firefighter Uses Mitigation to Protect His Home","FALLBROOK, CA - As a veteran firefighter, Gary Bottenfield understands the nature of fires and knows how to be prepared. Bottenfield has lived in Fallbrook for 32 years with his wife, Lana, where they have survived three major fires.","Region 9, California",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/view-top-elevation-story,"View From the Top: An Elevation Story","BILOXI, MS – A Biloxi couple has shown that home elevation not only prevents property loss, but can be pleasing to the eye as well. “We wanted a finished look,” said Judy Steckler of her family’s home.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/village-locals-reflect-moving-was-best-flood-protection,"Village Locals Reflect: Moving Was Best Flood Protection","SOLDIERS GROVE, WI – In August 2007, the biggest flood in the history of Soldiers Grove came roaring through the village. The Kickapoo River quickly topped the levees, and the water didn’t recede for about 10 days. Years earlier, the center to the town had been moved.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/village-relocates-uphill-above-floodplain,"Village Relocates Uphill Above Floodplain","RHINELAND, MO - Established in 1853 along the banks of the Missouri River on a backdrop of rolling hills and bluffs, repetitive flooding became a way of life for the nearly 200 residents of the tight-knit community of Rhineland.","Region 7, Missouri",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/village-fort-recovery-acquisition-and-relocation,"Village of Fort Recovery Acquisition and Relocation","FORT RECOVERY, OH - The Village of Fort Recovery in west central Ohio is 20 miles southwest of the Wabash River. The Village experiences repetitive flooding from the Buck Ditch Basin, which flows through the center of the Village to reach the Wabash River.","Region 5, Ohio",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/village-frankfort-stays-ahead-development-urban-flood-control,"Village of Frankfort Stays Ahead of Development for Urban Flood Control","FRANKFURT, IL - The Village of Frankfort, Illinois is a bustling community in Will County, with a small portion in Cook County.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/village-ruidoso-wildfire-hazard-mitigation,"Village of Ruidoso Wildfire Hazard Mitigation","RUIDOSO, NM - With funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico successfully completed a major mitigation effort to protect its residents from forest fires.","Region 6, New Mexico",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/village-thiensville-channelization-project,"Village of Thiensville Channelization Project","THIENSVILLE, WI - For nearly 50 years, the downtown area of the Village of Thiensville, located in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, had been plagued with constant flooding.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/virginians-overcome-devastation-stay-high-and-dry-during-isabel,"Virginians Overcome Devastation Stay High and Dry During Isabel","ISLE OF WIGHT, VA - Like many communities along the Atlantic coast, Hurricane Floyd wreaked havoc in 1999 on Mark and Patricia Thompson's home with 19-inches of floodwater.","Region 3, Virginia",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/voluntary-elevation-pays-office-condo-builder-wanted-avoid-liability,"Voluntary Elevation Pays Off for Office Condo: Builder Wanted to Avoid Liability","BURLEIGH COUNTY, ND - Before breaking ground for the office condominium he built in southeast Bismarck, Scott Beierle, along with his associates, analyzed the flood history and risks at the site.","Region 8, North Dakota",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/volunteer-engineers-working-help-communities-recover,"Volunteer Engineers Working To Help Communities Recover","NORTH CAROLINA - During late September 1999, Hurricane Floyd devastated much of eastern North Carolina with heavy rains, resulting in record flooding. Three major rivers and many creeks rose above previous flood levels and in some locations the waters breached their dams.","Region 4, North Carolina",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/volunteer-firemen-create-mobile-command-unit,"Volunteer Firemen Create Mobile Command Unit","EASTLAND COUNTY, TX – A 2006 wildfire destroyed nearly 25 percent of Eastland’s land mass burning 60 homes within 12 hours. Part of the problem stemmed from a lack of communication and management. Lessons learned prompted the need for a mobile command unit.","Region 6, Texas",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/warner-bros-studios-seismic-retrofit-and-emergency-services,"Warner Bros Studios Seismic Retrofit and Emergency Services","BURBANK, CA – During the last 10 years, Burbank has experienced many earthquakes. Two of the most notable were the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake and the 1994 Northridge earthquake. These two made Warner Bros.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/warning-system-alerts-residents-san-marcos,"Warning System Alerts Residents in San Marcos","SAN MARCOS, TX – Unlike hurricanes, which can be tracked prior to landfall, the art of tornado predictions is still in its infancy. Tornadoes can strike with only minutes to prepare and the consequences to life and property can be significant.","Region 6, Texas",Tornado
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/water-pump-protects-north-little-rock-community,"Water Pump Protects North Little Rock Community","NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – Homes in the Rose City subdivision of North Little Rock were kept flood-free during the severe weather of Christmas 2015, thanks to a 1800-2200 gallon-per-minute water pump put in place by the city’s Public Works Department.","Region 6, Arkansas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/water-pumps-mitigate-simontons-flood-problem,"Water Pumps Mitigate Simonton’s Flood Problem","FORT BEND COUNTY, TX – As floodwaters ravaged the state of Texas during Memorial Day weekend 2015, the water pumps in Simonton were hard at work protecting the city. 

 ","Region 6, Texas",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/water-storage-tank-seismic-retrofit,"Water Storage Tank Seismic Retrofit","MERCER ISLAND, WA - Mercer Island in Lake Washington is a busy community with a population of 22,000 and high median income. Located east of Seattle, it is accessed only by the Interstate 90 floating bridge.","Region 10, Washington",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/waterfront-high-rise-survives-katrina,"Waterfront High-Rise Survives Katrina","GULFPORT, MS – Legacy Towers stands approximately 150 feet tall on the beach facing the Gulf of Mexico. These new luxury condominiums withstood the powerful 30-foot storm surge and winds of more than 140 miles per hour when Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005.","Region 4, Mississippi",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wayne-gibbs-home-elevation-taking-initiative,"Wayne Gibb's Home Elevation Taking the Initiative","FORESTVILLE, CA - Wayne Gibb lives on a quiet street about a quarter of a mile from the banks of the Russian River.","Region 9, California",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/weather-radio-distribution-ensuring-adequate-hazard-warning,"Weather Radio Distribution Ensuring Adequate Hazard Warning","WAYNE COUNTY, MI - Located in southeastern Michigan, Wayne County frequently experiences severe weather and tornadoes. In 1997, a dangerous tornado moved through parts of Detroit and the surrounding suburbs of Highland Park and Hamtramck injuring 90 persons.","Region 5, Michigan",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/weathering-storm-more-ways-one,"Weathering the Storm In More Ways Than One","HARRIS COUNTY, TX – For the last 25 years, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, has consistently ranked among the top two cancer care hospitals in the nation, according to a survey published by U.S. News & World Report.","Region 6, Texas",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wet-floodproofing-reduces-damage-popular-beach-restaurant,"Wet Floodproofing Reduces Damage to Popular Beach Restaurant","KEY WEST, FL - The Duval Beach Club sits on the only natural stretch of beach in Key West. In 2005, it was hit by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma. Thanks to the mitigation efforts initiated by the restaurant’s owner, Fred Tillman, worries about flood damage have been reduced.","Region 4, Florida",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/when-enough-really-enough,"When Enough is Really Enough","VILLA GROVE, IL - Located along the Embarras River, Villa Grove, a small town of only 2,553 residents, is prone to flash floods as well as river flooding. The Jordan Slough and the Embarrass River are of significant relevance.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/when-it-rains-it-pours-blocking-rainwater-and-preventing-sewer-backup,"When It Rains, It Pours: Blocking Rainwater and Preventing Sewer Backup","CHICAGO, IL - Looking out the window as one flies into O'Hare airport, a sea of rooftops fills the Chicago landscape. And off those rooftops, much rain does run - straight into the city's sewer system.","Region 5, Illinois",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/when-it-rains-plan-damage,"When It Rains, Plan for Damage","DUNCAN, OK - The year 2007 went into the history books as the sixth wettest for Duncan, Oklahoma. Residents saw five major floods with three of them greater than 100-year flood event. The flood on June 28 resulted in a sewer main failure.","Region 6, Oklahoma",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/when-waters-rise-flood-insurance-speeds-recovery,"When the Waters Rise, Flood Insurance Speeds Recovery","LILBURN, GA – Still recovering from a historic drought that began in 2006, few Georgia residents have had flash flooding on their mind, let alone flood insurance.","Region 4, Georgia",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wilcox-pond-culvert-upgrade-preventing-roadway-overtopping,"Wilcox Pond Culvert Upgrade Preventing Roadway Overtopping","BIDDEFORD, ME - During large rain events, West Street, a major road in Biddeford, has had to be shut down. The area of West Street by the Wilcox Pond outflow culvert overtops during these events causing washout and structural damage to the road bed.","Region 1, Maine",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wildfire-mitigation-tested-orange-county-ca,"Wildfire Mitigation Tested in Orange County, CA","ORANGE COUNTY, CA - On the morning of Sunday, March 11, 2007, fire erupted at Windy Ridge along the 241 Toll Road in Orange County. The area, known for its brush covered hills, canyons and deep ravines, was a tinderbox and the fire fanned by the Santa Ana winds spread rapidly.","Region 9, California",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wildfire-mitigation-matanuska-susitna-borough-alaska,"Wildfire Mitigation in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska","MATANUSKA-SUSITNA, AK - The Miller’s Reach Wildland Fire destroyed or damaged nearly 450 structures, and caused extensive damage to public infrastructure in June 1996.","Region 10, Alaska",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wildfire-mitigation-state-park-protecting-ecosystem,"Wildfire Mitigation in State Park Protecting the Ecosystem","MINNESOTA – A tornado and several windstorms caused severe damage in Itasca State Park, located in northwestern Minnesota, and has a half a million visitors each year. The storm damaged and blew down numerous pine trees throughout the park.","Region 5, Minnesota",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wildfire-suppression-project-protect-mountain-community,"Wildfire Suppression Project to Protect Mountain Community","PIMA COUNTY, AZ - Just north of Tucson, Arizona, Mt. Lemmon -- a “sky island” -- rises nine thousand feet above the desert. The landscape morphs from desert to alpine in the twenty mile drive to the top.","Region 9, Arizona",Fire
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/willis-creek-locust-grove-flood-mitigation-project,"Willis Creek-Locust Grove Flood Mitigation Project","ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD - This project represents the second phase in Allegany County government's plan to remove residential properties from the 100-year floodplain along Willis Creek. Severe flooding in 1984 resulted in 29 homes receiving serious damages from water.","Region 3, Maryland",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wimpole-drive-moving-waterway-greenway-hmgp,"Wimpole Drive – Moving From Waterway to Greenway with HMGP","DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN – Wimpole Drive, a street that stretches along Mill Creek in southeast Nashville, Tennesee, is tailor-made for the property acquisition option of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA’s) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).","Region 4, Tennessee",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/winchester-culvert-upgrades-prevent-flooding,"Winchester Culvert Upgrades Prevent Flooding","WINCHESTER, MA - Major storm events repeatedly overwhelmed the culverts at Sylvester Avenue and at Canal Street in Winchester, Massachusetts. A 50-year storm event caused flooding and erosion of the culverts in 1996, and in 1998 a 25-year storm damaged the locations.","Region 1, Massachusetts",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wind-flood-resistant-home-protecting-personal-investment,"Wind & Flood Resistant Home Protecting a Personal Investment","SOUTHPORT, NC - Frank and Pamela Taylor know the pain of losing a home to disaster. In 1988, fire claimed the couple's 4,000 square foot historic house in Michigan. ""We were away when our home was destroyed,"" recalled Pamela Taylor.","Region 4, North Carolina",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wind-retrofit-project-helps-local-government-maintain-business-usual,"Wind Retrofit Project Helps Local Government Maintain Business as Usual","INDIALANTIC, FL – Enhancements to an Indialantic government building’s storm resiliency have prevented interruptions to essential community services.","Region 4, Florida",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/windows-manufacturers-hurricane-preparedness-plan,"Windows Manufacturer's Hurricane Preparedness Plan","VENICE, FL – When Rod Hershberger, president and chief operating officer of PGT Industries, tasked his executive team with establishing a mitigation/business contingency plan, his goal was clear ... “We will take care of our PGT family, whatever it takes.” When Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 hurri","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/winning-war-against-flooding-clearing-creek-keep-city-safe,"Winning The War Against Flooding Clearing the Creek to Keep the City Safe","BATAVIA, NY - Plagued by repeated flooding from the Tonawanda Creek, the City of Batavia, located in Genesee County in western New York, suffered millions of dollars in damage to its homes and businesses over the years. So the citizens of Batavia decided to do something about it.","Region 2, New York",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/winning-battle-against-high-wind-events,"Winning the Battle against High Wind Events","BELLE CHASSE, LA – Hurricane Isaac’s winds, rain and flooding were a big test for the new Plaquemines Parish Government Administrative Headquarters. The building, purchased shortly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was refitted with exterior storm panels beginning in 2010.","Region 6, Louisiana",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wisconsin-emergency-management-hazus-used-evaluate-flood-risk-and-losses,"Wisconsin Emergency Management-HAZUS Used to Evaluate Flood Risk and Losses","WISCONSIN - In 2005, the agency charged with helping safeguard the State of Wisconsin against the impacts of all types of disasters initiated a significant undertaking: to conduct a 100-year flood risk-and-loss estimate that could apply to the entire state.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wisconsin-mitigation-video-education-and-training-tool,"Wisconsin Mitigation Video An Education and Training Tool","DARLINGTON, WI - Several communities in the State of Wisconsin experience repetitive flooding. The City of Darlington is one that has successfully reduced its risk through a variety of flood mitigation measures.","Region 5, Wisconsin",Flood
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/wolfalert-keeping-wolfpack-aware,"WolfAlert: Keeping the Wolfpack Aware","WAKE COUNTY, NC – On April 16, 2011, Chris Crew was at home in Wake County, NC, looking out of his second floor window wondering where his wife and daughter were.","Region 4, North Carolina",
https://www.fema.gov/case-study/show-goes-kravis-center-performing-arts,"“Show Goes On” at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts","WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Vaulting walls of glass surround the entire lobby of the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.","Region 4, Florida",Hurricane