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Hurricanes

Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery

When hurricane season strikes, coastal communities must have robust disaster recovery plans to minimize storm impacts. As climate change increases hurricane intensity, advanced preparation becomes critical.

Integrated Solutions Consulting (ISC) develops customized hurricane emergency response and resilient rebuilding plans, leveraging our decades of hands-on disaster management expertise to meet communities unique needs. By partnering with ISC to ready your response protocols and streamline recovery contracting pre-storm, your municipality gains capacity to swiftly initiate equitable, efficient post-disaster rebuilding … allowing faster community bounce-back. Our integrated solutions assist effective emergency coordination, damage assessments, infrastructure restoration, critical utility continuity, federal public assistance consulting, vulnerable resident prioritization, and climate-adaptive mitigation planning so communities emerge safer and more resilient.

With seasoned recovery consultants and project managers supporting your preparedness and rebuilding goals, ISC helps communities optimally plan for and recover from hurricane devastation. Call today to partner with the emergency management and rebuilding experts at ISC – our evidence-based hurricane solutions allow rapid rebounding. With us, communities can face storm threats confidently.

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    Can Our Community Effectively Respond to a Damaging Hurricane?

    Communities in the coastal U.S. are continually making efforts to prepare for a hurricane, and building the capacity to respond to and recover from hurricanes. However, when the impacts are severe and the geographic area is very large, many communities, counties, and states rely on experienced contractors with the necessary expertise to support and augment their staff and community services for a wide variety needs. Services may include response and recovery efforts related to the current flood season and any other disaster or emergency conditions that may cause widespread damage and/or put life, health, safety, and essential public services at risk.

    Our Capabilities

    Response Services

    Recovery Services

    Mitigation Services

    PREPAREDNESS SERVICES

    Disaster Software Solutions

    Hurricane Toolkits

    Resources to help you prepare, respond, and recover!

    Contracting Made Easy – Emergency Contract Vehicles

    Following a declared state of emergency, the Federal Government allows local and state government to bypass their standard procurement policies and implement emergency procurement procedures. In times of emergency, understanding these unique contract vehicles can be essential in saving time, money, and resources. ISC has expertise working with these unique contract vehicles, which allow us to guide our clients on how to navigate the contracting process easily and expeditiously.

    Contracting with ISC is easy, and a number of pre-established contract vehicles can be utilized to facilitate the procurement process

    Our Experience

    HURRICANE SANDY DISASTER…

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    ISC has supported not only in the development of the regulatory improvements for FEMA HQ, but also in the administration and delivery of the subsequent disaster programs reform. ISC was also instrumental in the implementation of the SRIA Public Assistance Alternate Procedures (PAAP) for Hurricane Sandy (DR-4085-NY) to include 78 Fully Executed Letters of Understanding (LOUs), totaling $9.86 billion (100% fixed capped grant amount). Of this amount $8.87 billion has been obligated to date. ISC mobilized over 100 personnel to help support the disaster recovery efforts of New York State, New York City, the surrounding boroughs and neighboring counties through our FEMA contract vehicle to provide FEMA Public Assistance Technical Support Services.

    HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • Accounted for over $143 million in eligible PA funding for Category B: Emergency Protective Measures.
    • Helped implement FEMA & HUD shelter & housing assistance programs reimbursing over $3 billion & $4+ Billion in federal aid for the repair of NYCHA properties.
    • Subject Matter: FEMA PA & PAAP; Disaster Housing.
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    ZONE 2 FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE…

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    ISC provides as-needed technical support services to FEMA’s Recovery Directorate within the Office of Response and Recovery (ORR) in support of its mission to provide survivors and communities to include state, tribal, local government, and private non-profit organizations with grants and technical resources can quickly respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies declared by the President.

    HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    • Disaster recovery technical support to states and tribes within FEMA Regions V, VI, and VII.
    • Provided as-needed technical support in implementation of FEMA PA Program and provisions of the Stafford Act to:
      • 79 Disaster Declarations
      • 67 Emergency Declarations
      • 51 Fire Management Assistance Declarations
    • Technical Policy Support of FEMA’s Consensus-Based condes and Standards
    • Technical expertise with Section 428 PA Alternate Procedures
    • Technical Support of FEMA Consolidated Resource Center (CRC)
    • Implemented latest FEMA policies to include $1 Million Small Project Threshold.
    • Routinely recognized by FEMA HQ and FEMA Regions for experience and expertise of staff
    • ISC’s performance under this contract has resulted in multiple term awards since 2004.
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    OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY…

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    US Virgin Islands (USVI) Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR) selected ISC to help manage over $8 billion in federal disaster assistance, including FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs (HMGP), Federal Highway Administration Disaster Relief Program (FHWA ER), HUD Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), and other federal recovery programs.

    HIGHLIGHTS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • Providing oversight of $8+ Billion in FEMA Public Assistance, FEMA Hazard Mitigation, and HUD CDBGDisaster Recovery.
    • Currently managing over 1,500 FEMA Project Worksheets and recovery projects
    • Integrated hazard mitigation and disaster recovery grants for forty-four agencies.
    • Utilized the Odysseus™ Grant Management Tool to track progress and regulatory compliance of hazard mitigation projects.
    • Created customized dashboard reports to provide real-time oversight and monitoring of all recovery projects.
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    Odysseus™ Enterprise Cloud-Based Emergency And Disaster Recovery Program Management Software

    A program management software tool, A best-fit technology solutions for organizations and consulting companies.

    The industry’s most powerful and intuitive comprehensive emergency program management and planning system. A complete platform of independent but integrated web-based tools designed to alleviate the burden on planning and preparedness professionals, OES means you can more effectively manage the comprehensive cycle of preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation.