Capability and Hazard Identification Program (CHIP), FEMA
Capability and Hazard Identification Program (CHIP), FEMA : "Instituted in 1989 to replace IEMS [Integrated Emergency Management System], FEMA established a national database of information on the status of emergency preparedness and the impact of FEMA funds on State and local government operations. Emergency management data were collected for 3,300 communities and maintained in a comprehensive and easily accessible database. However, a drawback of the 'self-assessment' was the lack of consistent criteria for reporting, which resulted in incomplete and inaccurate information. Through regular updates of the CHIP database, local government officials provided information on natural hazards in their areas, including the likelihood and frequency of events and the impacts on local population and property. They also provide information on local emergency management expenditures, including totals expended and the sources of funding. By answering questions separated into five topic areas, local governments provided information to allow assessment of their capability to deal with disasters. The five topic areas are: planning, logistics, training and education, operations, and administration. On the Federal level, the information from CHIP was used to prepare reports to the U.S. Congress on the status of emergency management capabilities. It also was used to evaluate the effectiveness of FEMA programs in delivery of financial and technical assistance to State and local governments. At the local level CHIP was used as a planning tool, guiding local jurisdictions through a logical sequence: identify hazards; assess capabilities to address those hazards; set priorities for improving those capabilities; and schedule process activities to improve those capabilities". (FEMA, Multi Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment, 1997, p. xxii)
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