Hazard Planning in New Jersey: What Should be the Role of the State - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

A Presentation to the New Jersey State Planning Commission Hazard Planning in New Jersey: What Should be the Role of the State Planning Commission in Dealing with Threats to New Jersey? Office of Smart Growth Karl Hartkopf –Planner January 2006

Are We Prepared?

What Emergency Planning is Being Done in New Jersey?

Emergency Response 4

Short-Term Recovery 5

Long-Term Recovery 6

Mitigation 7

Preparedness 8

Mitigation 9

Building a Safer New Jersey – The State of New Jersey Hazard Mitigation Plan (SHMP) 10

The State Development and Redevelopment Plan (The State Plan) 11

Hazard & Vulnerability Analysis

What Needs to be Done? Good Mitigation can result in: (1) A reduction of disaster costs to infrastructure, property, and disruption of commerce (2) A reduction in loss of life and casualties (3) A reduced number of disasters 13

What Organizations Should be in Charge of Mitigation?

Recommendations to the State Planning Commission 15

Questions, Comments Karl Hartkopf Office of Smart Growth khartkopf@dca.state.nj.us