3.1: THIRAs
Conduct Regional Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (THIRAs) in each FEMA Region, in coordination with
members of the emergency management team.
Other Information:
These assessments should: (a) reflect the vital interests and priorities of each partner; and (b) contain tailored regional
planning assumptions based on the threats and risks present in each region.
Stakeholder(s):
- FEMA Regions: To this end, FEMA and its Regions will engage with key private sector, State, local, and Tribal risk managers, and non-governmental
partners to identify the top threats and hazards -- and opportunities -- in each FEMA region. As a partner in this effort,
FEMA will share its own analyses and perceptions of risk, and will be open to the perspectives of others. Through this exchange,
a composite picture of risk will be developed in each FEMA region that is reflective of the diverse views and priorities of
all members of the emergency management team -- public, private, and civic. FEMA, working through its regional offices, will
develop regional planning assumptions that align with the critical outcomes necessary to stabilize and restore basic services
and community functionality following a catastrophic event based on the unique risks and shared challenges in each region.
- Risk Managers: private sector, State, local, and Tribal risk managers
- FEMA Partners: FEMA will work with our partners to identify and implement priority actions and new solutions that will address these regional
planning assumptions, leveraging the full range of emergency management activities including preparedness, mitigation, response,
and pre-incident recovery planning. In particular, FEMA will seek out opportunities to "design in" resilience-building activities.
These activities may include working to integrate disaster management approaches more fully into community planning and development
processes; fostering adoption and enforcement of resilient building codes; engaging private industry, non-governmental organizations,
and the public in operational planning activities and capability building; and strengthening capacities for local collective
action in our communities, thus yielding better overall mitigation and response efforts. FEMA will also work with our Federal,
state, local, tribal and territorial partners to enhance and maximize the use of existing technologies and communications
pathways to share risk information transparently with private industry, nongovernmental organizations, local communities,
and the public.
Indicator(s):
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