Federal Alliance for Safe Homes

Flash, in cooperation with the Federal emergency management agency (fema), provided mitigation information and solutions to communities, organizations, and individuals to increase earthquake mitigation and adopt seismic building code provisions. Primary activities included implementing the business continuity quakesmart program, raising awareness of seismic retrofitting through the earthquakestrong campaign, and leveraging no code. No confidence. Inspect2protect.org resources to promote seismic building codes.

The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (flash) received a grant from the robert wood johnson foundation (rwjf) to determine if centralizing the administration of retrofitting programs or creating a dedicated entity to support those programs could create efficiencies in, drive expansion of, and upgrade those programs to protect older building stock and underserved/vulnerable communities from natural disasters. The research team found that creating a resilience hub and developing a disruption scale, are mutually reinforcing and can help insurance departments drive increased resilience, to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters on health and property.

The national disaster resilience conference (ndrc) brings together the nation's foremost voices in the disaster safety and resilience movement to create and support disaster-resilient communities across the country. The conference showcases the latest multi-hazard innovations in engineering, science, policy, and practical programs. Attendees include leaders, professionals, and practitioners representing various industries and organizations.