Plans & Programs New Madrid Housing Recovery Initiative

The New Madrid Housing Recovery Initiative
A FEMA/CUSEC/ American Red Cross Project

A New Madrid Housing Recovery Working Group was organized under the auspices of the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium(CUSEC) in 1998 with representation from the four federal regions, state and local government from the seven member states in the Consortium; and the American Red Cross because of its role as Lead Agency for Emergency Support Function 6 (Mass Care) in the Federal Response Plan.

The task of the Working Group was to develop a multi-year plan for developing a strategy which could be useful to decision makers in and service providers in addressing the basic shelter and housing needs of potentially thousands of disaster victims displaced from their residences as a result of a major earthquake in the Central United States . When it became apparent that there was inadequate funding for the Working Group to continue for an extended period of time, the focus changed. The Group completed what it considered to be a seminal document to which others would add or delete. The document was then edited and mailed to a variety of audiences including Group members. At least two member states held meetings or polled some of their local organizations and agencies as to the usefulness and feasibility of the approach taken in the document. Based on additional input the document was again revised.

The posting of the document on the net is to offer an approach to solving a complex problem whose parameters are as unique as each potentially affected community. There is no claim that the work is complete but the hope is that others may read it and may take from it what is useful and invent what is missing.

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Draft Report of the Housing Recovery Working Group
A FEMA / Federal - CUSEC Initiative
entitled
A Housing Recovery Strategy for a New Madrid Earthquake

The Working Group membership list is attached for information. CUSEC is grateful to Ms. Karen Sagett, FEMA National Headquarters for her thoughtful and thorough editing of the document in the midst of all of her other duties.

Questions or comments on the document may be addressed to CUSEC.

Members of the New Madrid Housing Recovery working Group (1998-1999)

• Gary Pence, Indiana State Emergency Management Agency, Indianapolis
• Karen Sagett, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington DC
• Dave Smith, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Springfield
• Chris Tetsuwari, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Kansas City MO
• Cecil Whaley Jr., Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Nashville
• Steve Williamson, United States Corps of Engineers, Memphis TN
• David Wolfe, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Nashiville
• Anthony Wright, Kentucky Housing Corporation, Frankfort
• Larry Zensinger, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington DC
• Elaine Clyburn, American Red Cross Liaison to CUSEC, Memphis TN
• Jim Duncan, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Chicago IL
• Tom Durham, Central United States Earthquake Consortium, Memphis TN
• Dante Gliniecki, State Emergency Management Agency, Jefferson City MO
• Craig Irwin, Department of Human Services, Nashville TN
• Juan L. Gil, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Denton TX
• Mike Lynch, Kentucky Department of Emergency Services, Frankfort
• Sarah Nathe, California Office of Emergency Services, Oakland
• Janet Peis, Kentucky Housing Corporation, Frankfort
• Gelonda Casey, Kentucky Department of Emergency Services, Frankfort