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18 <br /> 1 Hannah Tuckman explained it includes burn ban protocols and community protection, with <br /> 2 the action enabling future funding eligibility for wildfire or agricultural/forestry initiatives. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #9 <br /> SELECTED ACTIONS (CONT.) <br /> Property Protection <br /> ' Continuing to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program <br /> • Continuing to enforce North Carolina State Building Code <br /> • Expand situational awareness tools including installing additional stream gauges <br /> • Continue to acquire and/or elevate flood prone properties <br /> Structural Projects <br /> • Explore possibility of retrofitting critical facilities to harden against winds/lightning <br /> and i mprov el retrofit with generators <br /> • Conduct costlbeneft reviews during planning and design phases of new facilities <br /> to determine feasibility of equipping facility with back -up generators,lightening <br /> protection,and high wind protection <br /> • Implement drainage improvement projects to reduce flood risk <br /> l,---rayl Ply, +,.rna i1 �, .,i -�..-::N r..:�,-..v W, X .,: r-_Ho-�,H'P Cn <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked what happens when they can't acquire a flood-prone <br /> 7 property. <br /> 8 Hannah Tuckman said it is more of an opt-in program for owners of repetitive loss <br /> 9 properties who don't want to sell the risk to others. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Slide #10 <br /> SELECTED ACTIONS (CONT.) <br /> Emergency Services <br /> • Continuing to provide warming/cooling centers during extreme temperatures <br /> • Develop a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan with integration of all three <br /> municipal Emergency Operations Plans <br /> Continue to improve situational awareness during hazard events <br /> Develop a Countywide Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan <br /> 1 Public Education and Awareness <br /> • Provide education and outreach in multiple languages before,during,and after <br /> _ disasters <br /> • Engage in regional events,activities,and training opportunities to improve <br /> planning efforts with other local jurisdictions <br /> • Develop and begin implementing an Orange County Heat Action Plan <br /> • Conduct heat mapping to understand which parts of Orange County are most <br /> vulnerable to excessive heat <br /> • Provide utility bill assistance to income eligible residents <br /> 12 he full plan,to include all of Orange Cmnty+splanned aclions is available al wv.+u.EnoH awH MP_c <br /> 13 Chair Bedford asked if situational awareness is for the emergency managers. <br />