FEMA has released an updated Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide (PDA Guide) and an accompanying Preliminary Damage Assessment Pocket Guide (PDA Pocket Guide). The PDA Guide will be effective on June 8, 2020 and will have a one-year public comment period until June 8, 2021. The purpose of the public comment period is to give state, local, tribal, and territorial government partners and stakeholders who participate in preliminary damage assessments (PDAs) an opportunity to provide feedback to FEMA on the PDA process. These documents establish a framework for how emergency management officials, at every level of government, document and validate details of damage following a disaster. They guide include a concept of operations, defined roles and responsibilities, recommended methodologies and the documentation and data required to validate damage. The PDA Guide supersedes FEMA’s 2016 Damage Assessment Operations Manual. Access the guide and associated documents at FEMA.
Additionally, FEMA will host webinars on May 26, 27, and 28 to provide partners an opportunity to learn more about these resources.
May 26, 2020, 2:00 pm ET
- Adobe Connect Webinar: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/pdaguidepresentation/
- Audio for the webinar is available through a telephone dial-in: 1-888-270-9936; Access Code 4025899
- Closed Captioning Link: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID= 4441425&CustomerID=321
May 27, 2020, 2:00 pm ET
- Adobe Connect Webinar: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/pdaguidepresentation/
- Audio for the webinar is available through a telephone dial-in: 1-888-270-9936; Access Code 4025899
- Closed Captioning Link: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID= 4441432&CustomerID=321
May 28, 2020, 2:00 pm ET
- Adobe Connect Webinar: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/pdaguidepresentation/
- Audio for the webinar is available through a telephone dial-in: 1-888-270-9936; Access Code 4025899
- Closed Captioning Link: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID= 4441434&CustomerID=321
