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NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS
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NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGERSThe North Carolina Association of Floodplain Managers is a non-profit organization that was organized in 1989. Its membership consists of planners, engineers, land surveyors, building inspectors, zoning officials, emergency management coordinators, and private sector individuals and companies with an interest in floodplain management and the National Flood Insurance Program. The Association has over 150 members and is a chapter member of the National Association of State Floodplain Managers. The North Carolina Association of Floodplain Managers performs the following functions to aid in flood mitigation in the State of North Carolina:
The Association also assists NCDEM in its efforts to develop codes and standards to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Insurance for revising the floodplain development chapter in the state building code. The Association can actively lobby the Building Code Council to adopt such revisions. A representative from the Floodplain Managers Association serves as a member of the State Hazard Mitigation Advisory Group. NORTH CAROLINA SMART GROWTH ALLIANCEThe North Carolina Smart Growth Alliance (NCSGA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to bring North Carolinians together to inspire, create, and promote a shared vision of growth that sustains and enriches the character of our communities, the health of the environment, and the strength of our economy. Planning to mitigate against the impacts of natural hazards in order to prevent disaster is recognized as an important component of the principles of smart growth, by which the NCSGA operates. The Alliance has hosted several forums for legislators and other statewide officials on various topics, including the economic benefits of smart growth, with an emphasis on hazard mitigation planning. NCSGA currently has grants with NCDEM and the Institute for Business and Home Safety to further integrate hazard mitigation planning into the smart growth agenda. The Alliance publishes resources and action guides that include natural hazards awareness and mitigation concepts. A representative from the Smart Growth Alliance serves as a member of the State Hazard Mitigation Advisory Group. NORTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER (NC VOAD)In 1969 (after Hurricane Camille), it became clear to organizations that regularly helped disaster victims that their services were frequently duplicated and uncoordinated. Representatives from several national organizations began to meet on a regular basis to share their respective activities, concerns and frustrations in disaster response. They established the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) and conducted their first annual meeting in 1971. Later, in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo (1989), the California earthquakes, and Hurricane Andrew (1992), it was abundantly clear that no single organization could handle disaster response on the scale required. Learning that coordination at the state and local level was crucial, servicing state VOADs became part of the national mission in 1996. Almost every state and territory in the US now has a VOAD organization, and there are a growing number of VOADs in local communities. In North Carolina, a group of statewide disaster response leaders began meeting in 1998 to discuss the possibility of establishing a state VOAD organization. After electing officers, developing by-laws, and establishing a Disaster Coordination Plan, the group entered into an official Cooperative Agreement with NVOAD and was chartered in October 1999. Membership in NC VOAD is open to organizations that are statewide in scope and purpose; organizations that have voluntary memberships and constituencies; organizations that have a not-for-profit structure; and organizations that are active in disaster (must have a statewide disaster response program and policy for commitment of resources to meet the needs of people affected by disaster, without discrimination as to race, creed, gender, or age). Communication about member organizations is shared on a regular basis—their capacities, accomplishments, and commitments. Channels are maintained for sharing information. Member organizations commit themselves to work together (not competitively) toward the goal of effective service to disaster victims. Through planning and preparation, NC VOAD equips member organizations to behave in a coordinated fashion in time of disaster, matching services to need. Member organizations dedicate themselves to work together to achieve specific goals and to undertake specific projects at disaster sites. Partnerships are formed during disaster response. Quarterly meetings of NC VOAD are held in various locations across the state. The formation of local VOADs is encouraged. Prospective groups are provided guidance on getting organized. NC VOAD periodically publishes and distributes special reports, such as Hurricane Floyd Disaster Response Assessment. NCVOAD maintains a relationship with NCDEM and the Office of the Governor. Member organizations of NCVOAD include:
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