JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

Incident OverviewFEMA-4421-DR-IA – (1) County PA Cat A - B, (69) Counties PA Cat A-G and (10) Counties IA & PA:

On March 12, 2019, a strong storm system brought warming temperatures, high-winds, and one (1) to two (2) inches of rain to Iowa on Tuesday (3/12/2019) night and throughout Wednesday (3/13/2019). This coupled with significant snow melt and increased runoff due to frozen soils, led to widespread flooding across the region for weeks following the storm and continuing.• Federal disaster assistance approved 03/23/2019 for Public Assistance (PA) (Category A and B

ONLY) for 56 counties. The declaration also approved Individual Assistance (IA) in five (5) counties and Hazard Mitigation State-wide.

• On 04/05/2019, Amendment #1 added 20 counties for Public Assistance [Categories C-G]. • On 04/11/2019, Amendment #2 added 13 counties for Public assistance [Categories C-G].• On 04/15/2019, Amendment #3 added two (2) counties for Individual Assistance.• On 05/06/2019, Amendment #4 added 13 counties for Public Assistance [Categories C-G].• On 05/07/2019, Amendment #5 added one (1) county for Individual Assistance.• On 05/08/2019, Amendment #6 added five (5) counties for Public Assistance [Categories C-G].• On 05/08/2019, Amendment #7 added two (2) new counties for Public Assistance [Categories

A-G] and added PA Categories C-G to 3 counties (previously designated for A-B).• On 05/11/2019, Amendment #8 added one (1) county for Individual Assistance.• On 05/16/2019, Amendment #9 closed the incident period.• On 06/11/2019, Amendment #10 added 14 counties for Public Assistance: 11 new for

[Categories A-G] , 2 previously designated for IA added for [Categories A-G] , and 1 county previously designated for Category A&B only added for [Categories C-G].

• On 06/19/2019, Amendment #11 Amended the incident period for this declaration to March 12, 2019, through and including June 15, 2019.

• On 07/02/2019 Amendment #12 added three (3) counties for Public Assistance [CAT A-G].• On 07/09/2019 Amendment #13 added Muscatine County for Individual Assistance (already

designated for Public Assistance).• On 07/18/2019 Amendment #14 added six (6) counties for Public Assistance [Categories A-G].

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

State Priorities and the Joint Strategic Plan Goals / Objectives

State Priorities:• Maintain communications across the Unified Coordination Group (UCG)• Provide customer service, recovery support, and training opportunities to applicants• Work efficiently to identify, formulate, and evaluate effective Direct Housing mission, Individual Assistance, Public Assistance

and Hazard Mitigation strategies Joint FEMA and HSEMD Strategic Goals:

• Support State recovery goals for Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Mitigation and Environmental/Historic Preservation• Maintain open and effective communication with stakeholders and the general public• Resource the staff and maintain property accountability• Train and develop the workforce• Ensure safety, security, and accessibility for all deployed personnel

Joint Strategic Objectives:• Ensure safety and security of all assigned state and federal personnel in all locations (Joint Field Office, field offices, and

work sites)• Leverage FEMA Region VII staff and resources to support disaster recovery operations• Provide accurate, actionable, accessible, strategic messaging to stakeholders in support of recovery activities• Execute Individual Assistance and Public Assistance programs• Identify and provide FQS training. Maximize joint FEMA-Iowa training opportunities while enhancing and transforming the

workforce

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

2,729

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000

050

100150200250300

Daily Registrations Total Registrations

CumulativeDaily IA Registrations Cumulative:

Individual Assistance and Public Assistance (as of COB 08/06/2019)Registration Intake

Total Registrations 2,729 Daily Registrations 1

Individuals and Households Program (IHP) Housing Assistance (HA)

Total Approved for IHP $14,735,635 Total Approved for HA $13,007,042

Max Awards Other Needs Assistance (ONA)

Max Awards Total 145 Total Approved for ONA $1,728,593

Max Awards Approved $5,060,500

InspectionsInspections Issued 2,735

Inspections Returned 2,731Outstanding 4% Complete 98%

Inaccessible / % 52 / 1.9%Inspectors in the field 2

Rental AssistanceTotal

RegistrationsEligibleAmount

Owner 790 $1,574,147Renter 280 $523,243TOTAL 1,070 $2,097,390

Requests for Public Assistance (RPAs) as of 08/07/2019Total Counties (Categories A-G) 79 Total Counties (Categories A-B) 1Total RPAs 426 Pending FEMA RPA Review 11Eligible RPAs 374 Pending Ineligibility Review 2

Exploratory Calls (ECs) Recovery Scoping Meetings (RSMs)Completed 351 Completed 301Site Inspections (SIs)Work Orders Requested 298 Work Orders Completed 75Work Orders Pending Completion 180

Project Worksheets (PWs)Large Projects 135 Small Projects 939Cat A & B 250 Cat C-G 583Cat Z 241Estimated Overall Projects 2,750 Expedited PWs 0In Formulation (Phase 2) 981 Projects at CRC (Phase 3-4) 88$ Obligated (100%) In EMMIE $445,838 # of PWs Obligated (Phase 5) 5

Project Totals by Category of WorkA B C D E F G Z TOTAL

112 138 338 84 34 43 84 241 1,074

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week10

Week11

Week12

Week13

Week14

Week15

Week16

Week17

Week18

Week19

Week20

ONA Approved $- $151,59 $255,45 $326,91 $700,51 $1,125, $1,202, $1,361,3 $4,436, $1,482, $1,500, $1,594,8 $1,611, $1,637,9 $1,661, $1,678,2 $1,692, $1,717,9 $1,720, $1,728,HA Approved $- $1,971, $2,964, $3,716, $7,337, $9,737, $10,333 $10,950, $11,287 $11,506 $11,583 $- $11,999 $12,252, $12,387 $12,531, $12,752 $12,906, $12,939 $13,007IHP Max Awards $69,800 $104,70 $244,30 $418,80 $2,024, $3,631, $3,947, $12,311, $12,693 $4,471, $4,471, $4,645, $4,645, $4,715,7 $14,048 $14,209, $4,920, $5,060,5 $5,060, $5,060,SBA Approved $- $526,60 $5,429, $8,932, $14,771 $18,609 $21,142, $22,844, $24,405 $22,944 $26,442 $27,290 $27,661 $27,959, $28,307 $28,618, $28,889 $29,328, $29,891 $30,145Rental Assistance $502,18 $656,38 $799,54 $911,45 $1,255, $1,450, $1,506, $1,563,1 $1,660, $1,705, $1,733, $1,818, $1,869, $1,935,3 $1,983, $2,018,0 $2,063, $2,085,7 $2,090, $20,973

$0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000

$30,000,000 PROGRAM DELIVERY BEGINNING 03/23/2019

Individual Assistance (as of COB 08/06/2019)

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

Direct Housing Lines of Effort (As of 08/07/2019)

Potential Direct Housing Solutions Explored• Private Site Placement of Transportable Temporary Housing Units

(TTHUs)• All private sites located in flood zones require 6ft to 18ft elevation

of the unit & had issues w/ recurring flooding and accessibility • Line of effort not supported as a result

• Group Site Development • Estimated cost = $70,000 per pad or 30 pads for $2.1 million • group site development averages about 3-4 months for site ID,

contract process, permits/inspections, and construction • Commercial Park Placement

• 6 existing sites identified as feasible for TTHU’s, with 3 selected as primary locations (Glenwood, Villa Village, Longview)

• Sites located within 50 miles of impact areas in accordance with direct housing guidance

• Commercial Park Updates• All parks identified need electrical utilities upgrades; 20+ parks &

campgrounds deemed infeasible due to multiple infrastructure issues, not containing TTHU pads, or located in floodplain

• Commercial Park Expansion• Only one site found, but limited to 6 additional pad spaces at

$400k total, or $66k cost per pad • Approximately 91 days for site design, permitting, and

construction.

Individual Assistance – Applicant Placement• 70 applicants approved for DH – all have been contacted• 64 have found their own housing resource• 2 individuals entered into case management

Commercial Parks Status• Glenwood MHP

• 8 pads leased, 5 licensed-in, 3 moved out on 08/02/2019

• Villa Village MHP• 20 pads leased, all applicants contacted, but none (0) interested

Total 70Potential Housing Units 6Will or have relocated 64

Moved/Moved Out -3

Need to call 0

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

DSA Mission Complete 05/31/2019 DRC Hazard Mitigation (as of 08/07/2019)

2,020

04008001,2001,6002,0002,400

0

20

40

60

80

100

Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) VisitsCumulative as of (06/07/2019

Daily Visits Repeat Visits

CumulativeDaily

Mitigation

Floodplain Management and Insurance (cumulative totals)Town Hall Meetings Scheduled: 15 Attended: 15

CAC/ Non-Participant Contacts Contacted: 82 Visited: 82Community Assistants Contacts Scheduled: 160 Visited: 145FHD & Risk Analysis to Support DH Mission Scheduled: 83 Completed: 83

Substantial Damage Assessments Scheduled: 274 Completed: 274

DSA Final Summary 05/31/2019Activity Cumulative

Homes Visited 9,841Survivor Interactions 6,499Survivor Registrations 391Case Inquires 250Case Updates 110Whole Community Referrals 860Community Locations Visited 404Private Sector Visited 1,088

Details• Floodplain Management staff is working with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Coordinator to

identify outreach priorities for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Assistance Contact (CAC) visits.

• HM Strategic Plan is being implemented and modified as the mission needs change.

• Total Community Assistance Contact (CAC) visits are 145, with 33 in Branch I, 29 in Branch II, 45 in Branch III and 38 in Branch IV.

• HM Floodplain Management Staff is developing and coordinating Floodplain Management Training opportunities with Iowa DNR and Region VII FM&I branch.

• HM staff in coordination with External Affairs, visited the City of Ottumwa (Wapello County) Water Treatment Plant and it's components that were mitigated under FEMA-1763-DR for a Mitigation Best Practice Story.

• Hazard Mitigation continues to analyze past projects for Best Practice stories.

• HM 406 Mitigation staff continues to support PA.• HM is supporting Iowa's Mitigation Department with HMGP (404) inquiries.

• HM Administrative Plan for the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa is approved.

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

FEMA Finance and Small Business Administration (SBA) (as of 08/07/2019)

4421-DR-IA Finance Report

Subtotals TotalsTotal Allocations $104,313,547

Total Available Commitments $2,248,444

Available Obligations - Grants & Temporary Housing $1,805,141

Available Obligations - Mission Assignments $5,309,810

Available Obligations - All Other $54,148,954

Total Available Obligations $61,263,905

Total Expenditures $38,294,306

Total Funds Available $2,506,892

$104,313,547

$2,248,444

$61,263,905

$38,294,306

$2,506,892 $0

$20,000,000

$40,000,000

$60,000,000

$80,000,000

$100,000,000

$120,000,000

Small Business Administration (SBA) (as of 08/05/2019)

Apps FEMA Refs Apps Rec

LoansApproved

DollarsApproved

Home 1,953 743 327 $26,929,900

Business / (EIDL) 466 110 29 $3,215,100

TOTAL 2,419 853 356 $30,145,000

1,953

466743

110327

290

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

Home Business / Economic Injury DisasterLoan (EIDL)

FEMA Referrals Apps Received Loans Approved

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS (As of 02/07/2017)

8020%

8120%

24660%

Deployment Proficiency

No Proficiency Qualified Trainee/Candidate

Training MetricsTYPE OF COURSE EMI DFTO BRIEFINGS TOTALS

TOTAL NUMBER OF COURSES 13 63 117 193

TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAINING HOURS 13,260 795.5 3,559.25 17,614.75

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TRAINED 374 782 1,779 2,935

33081%

7719%

Coach Evaluator Status

No Yes

Training, Proficiency and Staffing (as of 08/07/2019)

4421-DR-IA Staff Duty Station Accountability # Deployed

4421DR DR - Council Bluffs, Iowa - Branch #2 61

4421DR DR - Hiawatha, Iowa - Branch #3 & 4 52

4421DR DR - Kansas City, Missouri - RO 2

4421DR DR - Kansas City, Missouri - Virtual JFO 1

4421DR DR - Sergeant Bluff, Iowa - Branch 1 53

4421DR DR - Sioux City, Iowa - DLOC #1 2

4421DR DR - Windsor Heights, Iowa - JFO 266

Grand Total 437

Deployed ProficiencyEmployee Type Qualified Trainee/Candidate No Prof. Assigned Grand Total

PFT 1 3 1 5COR 6 8 5 19IMC 6 6 1 13RSV 68 88 46 202OTHER FED 0 141 18 159IMA 0 0 0 0LOC 0 0 9 9

Grand Total 81 246 80 407

Employee Type DeployedDeployed Checked-

Out

Deployed On

Rotation

Deployed Pending Check-In

Deployed Pending Check-

Out

Grand Total Demobilized

FEMA Corps 0 0 0 0 0 0 55RSV 202 0 15 2 1 220 236OTHER FEDERAL 25 0 3 0 0 28 16LOC 9 0 0 0 0 9 3IMC 13 0 2 1 0 16 20TFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1PFT 6 0 2 1 0 9 36OTHER STATE/LOCAL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

OTHER CONTRACTOR 133 0 0 0 0 133 1

COR 20 0 1 0 0 21 89IMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Grand Total 409 0 23 4 1 437 458

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

Staffing Projections (as of 08/07/2019)Staffing Projections FEMA-4421-DR-IA, FEMA-4430-DR-SFTMI

Section 8/7/19 8/16/19 8/30/19 9/13/19 9/27/19 10/11/19 10/25/2019 11/8/19 11/22/19 12/6/19 12/20/19

Field Leadership 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

OCC 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Security 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

ADR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1DIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ERA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Safety 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Field Support Unit

Other Duty Travel

JFO Non FEMA

Ancillary Support

Disaster Emergency Com

Operations 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Hazard Mitigation (HM) 18 14 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Individual Assistance (IA) 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Public Assistance (PA) 290 296 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290 290

Environmental Historic Preservation (EHP) 14 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22

Planning 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Finance 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Human Resources 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Training 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Logistics 32 31 31 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 27

IT 11 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

External Affairs 9 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Total Staff 418 420 406 390 383 384 381 381 381 381 381

Actual Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

SUCCESSES

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• Received an expedited Disaster Declaration after a site visit from Vice President Pence (within two days of the Governor’s request) on March 23, 2019.

• Expeditiously set up a Joint Field Office (JFO) co-located with the State of Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management

• IA and DSA rapidly registered survivors and established presence in effected counties.

• Deployed Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) to IA designated counties to collaborate with voluntary sector organizations undertaking early relief activities including: feeding, sheltering and distributing necessary supplies. Implemented Mission Assignment (MA) to bring AmeriCorps teams in to begin helping survivors restore their homes and to assist in the most heavily impacted communities.

• EHP has completed the Initial Public Notice for FEMA-4421-DR-IA, incorporating all documents for all counties amended since June 115, 2019 and drafted an Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultation Analysis.

• The Community Planning and Capacity Building Recovery Support Function has been stood up and is in communication with state, federal, and other partners.

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

SUCCESSES

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• Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) completed mission assignment on May 31, 2019. DSA coordinated with local Emergency Managers to identify impacted areas to prioritize work assignments in their jurisdictions. DSA conducted the AIR Mission (Assess, Inform and Report) and identified additional areas of damage providing JFO leadership with updated and accurate status of daily operations.

• Crews conducted field outreach throughout seven counties designated for Individual Assistance distributing disaster assistance information and providing services to disproportionately impacted survivors to include Access and Functional Needs (AFN). Crews conducted Registration Intake, Case Inquiries, Updates, Survivor Needs Assessments and provided Whole Community Referrals to survivors. Community outreach was reported utilizing the Survivor Mobile Application Reporting Tool (SMART 2), DSA Daily Summary Report, Unified Command Group and program lead group meetings. Crews also tracked survivor interactions, registrations, updates, inquiries, emerging and critical issues using the SMART Dashboard.

• Established the first direct housing task force in Iowa to support 35 eligible families who were displace due to the Missouri River flooding.

• Licensed in 5 households (Glenwood)

JFO-Iowa Common Operational PictureFEMA-4421-DR-IA Severe Storms and Flooding

Declared: 03/23/2019 Incident Period: 03/12/2019 through 06/15/2019 Date: 08/07/2019 (Day 137)

Updated June 04, 2019