Local governments do a great job of returning their communities back to normal after initial disaster responses, but the critical documentation required for FEMA/Federal reimbursement can be daunting and much of the data is either lost, not maintained or lacking specific elements critical for FEMA obligation or state close-out audits’ requirements. During Blue Sky days, the various software systems and manual methods work for normal everyday operations; however, for “Disaster Response” and to ensure financial recovery, these systems are inefficient, cumbersome and don’t produce the detailed documentation required for reimbursement of disaster recovery costs.

This educational training will provide guidance to maximize FEMA/Federal reimbursement and tips to leverage the Federal & State Hazard Mitigation Programs making local governments more resilient to disasters while decreasing financial recovery time and costs. Topics will include:

• Pre- and post-disaster federal requirements for disaster reimbursement
  to maintain FEMA Compliance for: damage assessments; emergency repairs; long term recovery projects; debris damage assessments; debris removal/utility line clearing documentation
• Strategic solutions to better align with FEMA/state disaster reimbursement criteria and maintain federal compliance for disaster financial audits, including issues, examples, and FEMA gotchas
• Documentation management: strategic solutions for maintaining documentation long term and audit-ready 
• Leveraging web and mobile apps to improve response efficiency & maintain documentation per FEMA Federal Disaster Reimbursement
  

Presenters:

• Gabrielle Benigni, President, Disaster Program & Operations, Inc.
• Rob Russakoff, Sr. VP for Recovery, Disaster Program & Operations, Inc.

This webinar is complimentary thanks to the sponsorship of Disaster Program & Operations, Inc., who will have access to registration information.