Pre and Post Disaster Planning
Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning
In accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, both the state and local communities must prepare themselves for disaster through pre and post disaster planning. Such disasters include floods, tornados, earthquakes, and acts of terrorism.

Federal mandates now require that communities complete a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP) in order to be eligible for certain federal funds after disaster strikes. CBBEL wrote the first approved MHMP for an Indiana community, and we continue to provide successful services to clients throughout the state.

Indiana’s most highly qualified and experienced mitigation planners are available for your service at CBBEL. Our Disaster Planning Team leaders are Professional Engineers, Certified Floodplain Managers, and Urban Planners, who serve on multiple professional boards and provide regular expert witness testimony on the subject.

Our experience is complemented by training in the latest software tools used for hazard mitigation and designed to analyze potential losses from floods, hurricane winds, and earthquakes.

Emergency Action Plans for Dams
CBBEL is experienced in the development of emergency action plans. An emergency action plan, or EAP, is a prepared and approved set of instructions. The EAP identifies potential emergency conditions at a dam, and prescribes procedures to be followed to help prevent the loss of life and minimize property damage.

An EAP may be needed for several reasons:
To pre-plan the coordination of necessary actions by the dam owner/operator and the responsible local, state, and federal emergency organizations.
To provide timely notification of a warning of a dam emergency and evacuation in the event of potential failure of the dam.
To eliminate the loss of life and reduce the risk of property damage in downstream areas resulting from a dam’s failure.

The design, construction, operation, maintenance and inspection of dams are all intended to minimize the risk of future dam failures. Despite the adequacy of these efforts, unique situations do sometimes develop that might result in a dam failure. Therefore, it is necessary for CBBEL to identify conditions which could lead to a failure in order to initiate emergency measures that could prevent or minimize the loss of life and property.
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