georgia flood plain management conference
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Georgia Flood Plain
Management Conference 2014
Thomas Pitchford
Chief Building Official
Centennial, Colorado
Chair of Colorado Chapter ICC Disaster Mitigation Committee
Certified SAP Trainer
Safety Assessment Program
SAP is intended to help local governments perform
facility safety evaluations as quickly as possible.
SAP Program Focus
Reduce impacts on shelter needs
SAP Guidance Documents
SAP Evaluator Student ManualATC-20-1 (2005): earthquake guidance ATC-45 (2004): flood and wind guidance
Training Available
• Evaluator – for civil engineers, architects, and building inspectors (~6,800)
• Coordinator – for building officials and emergency managers (~350)
• Train-the-Trainer – to train evaluators to become official trainers (~230)
Concept of Operations
State resource used to assist local governments
Under Operations in Incident Command System, is therefore SEMS and NIMS compliant
Costs eligible for FEMA Category B – Emergency Protective Measures
SAP – Type of Resources
DSW Volunteer - Volunteer Engineers, Architects, and Building Inspectors
DSW Local - Building Inspectors, Engineers, and Architects Employed by Local Jurisdictions
DSW State - Engineers, Architects, and Building Inspectors Employed by State Agencies
Public-Private Partnership
• Volunteer cadre is deployed through private-non-profit organizations:
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Structural Engineers Association (SEA)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Construction Inspectors Association (ACIA)
SAP – Approved Licenses (Any State) Registered Civil, Structural, or
Geotechnical Engineer Licensed Architect Registered Geologist Registered Engineering Geologist
SAP – Approved Certificates• Certified Inspector (continued)
– Building Inspector (ICC)– Combination Plans Examiner (ICC)– Combination Inspector (ICC)– Building Code Official (ICC)– Building Plans Examiner (ICC)– Building Official (ICC)– Residential Building Inspector (ICC)– Residential Combination Inspector (ICC)– Combination Dwelling Inspector (ICC)– Commercial Building Inspector (ICC)– Master Code Professional (ICC)– Construction Inspector Division II (ACIA)– Construction Inspector Division IV (ACIA)– DSA Classes I & 2 Inspector– OSHPD Class A Inspector– City of Los Angeles Construction Inspector
SAP – Evaluators Role
Assess Safety of Essential Services Buildings
Provide Rapid Assessment of Other Buildings
Provide Detailed Evaluation of Questionable Buildings
SAP – Evaluators
Do NOT Provide Cost Estimates
Do NOT Evaluate Code Compliance for older noncompliant structures
Do NOT Provide Escort or Property Retrieval Duties
Interstate Program via EMAC
• SAP evaluators and coordinators available to other states through Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
• Cal OES offers Train-the-Trainer classes to other states to help start their own programs
• Deployed 86 SAP personnel to post-Katrina Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005
Infrastructure
• Roads & Bridges• Pipelines & Pump Stations• Tanks• Water & Wastewater Treatment
Facilities• Airports• Geotechnical Site Review
Multi-Hazard
• Earthquakes• Windstorms• Floods• Fires• Explosions
INSPECTEDLAWFUL OCCUPANCY PERMITTED
This structure has been inspected (as indicated below) and no apparent structural hazards has been found.
Inspected Exterior Only
Inspected Exterior and Interior
Report any unsafe condition to the local authorities; reinspection may be required.
Inspector comments:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Facility Name and Address:______________________________________________________________________
Date: _______________________________Time: _______________________________
(Caution: Aftershocks since inspection may increase damage and risk.)
This facility was inspected under emergency conditions for:____________________________________
(Jurisdiction)
Inspector ID / Agency________________________________________________________________________
Do Not Remove, Alter or Cover this Placarduntil Authorized by Governing Authority
Caution: This structure has been inspected and found to be damaged as described below:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Entry, occupancy and lawful use are restricted as indicated below: Do not enter the following areas: ______________________________ Brief entry allowed for access to contents Other restrictions:__________________________________________________Facility Name and Address:____________________________________________________________________
RESTRICTED USEDate: ______________________________Time: ______________________________
(Caution: Aftershocks since inspection may increase damage and risk.)
This facility was inspected under emergency conditions for:
____________________________________(Jurisdiction)
Inspector ID/Agency________________________________________________________________________
Do not Remove, Alter or Cover this Placarduntil Authorized by Governing Authority
UNSAFEDO NOT ENTER OR OCCUPY
(THIS PLACARD IS NOT A DEMOLITION ORDER)This structure has been inspected, found to be seriously damaged and is unsafe to occupy, as described below:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do not enter, except as specifically authorized in writing by jurisdiction. Entry may result in death or injury.
Facility Name and Address:____________________________________________________________________
Date: _______________________________Time: _______________________________
This facility was inspected under emergency conditions for:____________________________________
(Jurisdiction)
Inspector ID / Agency:________________________________________________________________________
Do Not Remove, Alter, or Cover this Placarduntil Authorized by Governing Authority
Records back to 1893 at Boulder NWS Wx Stn. were shattered Also at other locations E.P. etc
• All time 1 d‐ ay rainfall, 9.08” (previous record was 4.80”)
• 2 d‐ ay rainfall, 11.52”
• 7 d‐ ay 16.9”
• Monthly precip total, 18.16” (nearly double the previous record)
New Colorado one d‐ ay rainfall record set 12 Sep 2013
• Fort Carson Rod and Gun observing station
‐‐ 11.85” calendar day total
‐‐ 12.46” for 24 hour‐ period ending 9 AM Sep 13, 2013
Flood Recovery Scope and Impacts
• $535 million estimated damage to facilities
• 486 Miles of state highway closed
• 200+ Bridges and culverts damaged
• 120,000 cubic feet of debris removed
County
Affected Minor Major Destroyed Total
Damaged Households
Boulder 6,790 2,373 573 79 9,815 Arapahoe 1,637 248 12 ‐ 1,897 Larimer 848 267 77 24 1,216 Weld 564 220 201 200 1,185 El Paso 512 201 10 1 724 Adams 562 87 10 ‐ 659 Jefferson 455 71 15 ‐ 541 Logan 59 27 7 11 104 Clear Creek 81 17 2 ‐ 100 Morgan 5 4 2 1 12 Fremont 8 1 ‐ ‐ 9
Totals 11,521 3,516 909 316 16,262
FEMA PRELIMANARY DATA
Town of Lyons
Town of Lyons
Estes Park – Fish Creek, Temporary
Park ‐ Temporary Repairs on Fall River Estes
City of Evans
