FEMA requires the evaluation of the “pre-disaster”
and “post-disaster” hazard management policies, programs and capabilities that exist
and could be used to implement mitigation measures.
There are a number of CTUIR departments and programs that help reduce losses
from hazardous events on the reservation.
This section identifies existing plans, programs and procedures employed by the
CTUIR that help make the reservation more disaster resistant.
1. Pre-Disaster Policies, Programs
and Procedures
A. CTUIR Planning Program
All lands of within
the UIR have assigned zoning which is implemented through the Tribal Planning Office
Land Development Code and a permitting process.
The Umatilla Indian Reservation has a Tribal Planning Office that manages
building development on the reservation.
The Tribe’s planning program can: (1) help direct future development away from certain
hazard areas where a hazardous event could damage structures; or (2) require that
certain standards be met to reduce or prevent damage from future hazards.
For example, the Tribe’s planning program directs development away from the
floodplain or requires structures to be elevated above the base flood elevation.
The CTUIR has
adopted a Comprehensive Plan and the “Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation Land Development Code” (May 15, 2000).
The map below is the Tribe’s Zoning Map:
The Mission Community Plan (1998) is the
long-term land use functional plan which includes land use policies for agricultural,
general rural, rural residential, community residential, commercial, industrial,
open space, cultural, Tribal Government, water and sewer service area, fire protection
and emergency services, police protection, solid waste management, roads and transportation,
parks and recreation, environmentally sensitive areas and on land acquisition. The
Community Plan also identifies existing and future zoning for Reservation lands.
B. Building Code
The Tribal Planning
Office also houses a building permit and inspection program implementing the International
Building Codes; electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical and fire.
The CTUIR Board
of Trustees recently increased the level of protection from hazards that can damage
buildings. On
July 21,
2008
, the Board of Trustees replaced the previously enacted Uniform Building Code with
the updated International Building Code (IBC).
In its resolution adopting the IBC, the CTUIR Board of Trustees amended the
Land Development Code to require that:
All buildings and facilities constructed on the Umatilla Indian Reservation and
on off reservation trust lands owned by the CTUIR shall comply with the latest edition
of the following codes and standards, including any amendments thereto:
1. Building Codes:
a.
International
Building
Code;
b. International Fire Code;
c. International Plumbing Code;
d. International Mechanical Code;
e. National Electric Code;
f.
Oregon
Manufactured Dwelling and Park Specialty Code;
g. Oregon Department of Energy Conservation Code;
h. NFPA National Fire Sprinkler Code;
i. National Fire and Safety Sprinkler Code;
j. International Fuel Gas Code.
2. Tribal Supplement to the
International Building
Code:
a. Wind standard:
105 mph 3 second gust, wind speed 90 mph; exposure B or C
b. Snow load standard:
25 pounds per square foot for roof
c. Frost depth
standard: 24 inches
d. Earthquake
design data shall be shown as indicated in Sec. 1603.1.5 IBC.
e. Building envelopes,
heating and cooling ducts shall meet the requirements of the
Oregon
Department of Energy Conservation Code.
The reservation land is in Climate Zone 2.
f. Parking spaces
shall be constructed to the Oregon Department of Transportation Disabled Parking
Standards.
g. Mobile homes
shall be set up and installed to the requirements of the current
Oregon
Manufactured Dwelling Specialty Code.
Any amendments to the above referenced codes and standards shall also be effective
on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
At the same meeting,
the Board of Trustees also adopted the latest edition of the International Fire
Code.
C. Hazardous Material Transport
The CTUIR also
requires that trucks carrying hazardous materials are prohibited from parking on
the Wildhorse Casino and Resort property, which is the highest occupancy facility
on the reservation. These requirements
are regulated by the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s rules for hazardous materials
transport. These requirements also maintain distances between various hazardous
material shipments and the establish length of stay requirements.
D. Pandemic Flu Plan
Although only a draft at this time, the Tribe
has a plan titled “Pandemic Influenza:
A Planning Guide for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.” The Tribe realizes that their casino
and resort is a destination resort that may need special strategies to protect its
visitors and workforce if a pandemic were to occur.
2. Post-Disaster Policies, Programs
and Procedures
A. Inclement Weather Policy
The CTUIR has policies in place directing
Umatilla Indian Reservation operations during times of bad weather.
These policies save lives and reduce property damage by allowing people to
delay traveling to work or excusing them from coming to work during inclement weather.
Fog, ice and snow storms are covered under
the Tribe’s Inclement Weather Policy which is as follows:
CTUIR Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, Section 4.15 (A)(4), CTUIR employees
may be granted Administrative Leave by the Executive Director due to the "inability
to travel to work safely because of unusually severe weather or natural disaster..."
B. Emergency Response Leave and Administrative
Leave Policies
The CTUIR
Emergency Response Leave Policy encourages and supports those employees able to
assist those in need during a disaster or hazardous event.
This policy is as follows:
4.16.1 EMERGENCY
RESPONSE LEAVE
Tribal Employee
Volunteers. In order to help accommodate the emergency response capabilities of
the Tribe, any Tribal employee who is a volunteer member of the Tribal Fire Department,
or any other Tribal emergency response group, may immediately and without question
leave their duty station when called to respond to an emergency situation during
their normal working hours. Such calls may be direct verbal communication or by
electronic means, (i.e. beeper, radio, etc.). The employee will receive their normal
compensation and benefits as if they were at their duty station during the time
they are responding. In no event will a Tribal employee who is a volunteer member of the
Tribal Fire Department receive compensation in excess of their normal working hours
or be eligible for compensatory time for the time spent responding to the emergency,
unless authorized by the Executive Director.
Tribal Employees.
In the event of a Reservation declared emergency (fire, flood, etc.) the Incident
Commander, with concurrence of the Executive Director, may direct a Tribal employee
to assist in an emergency response based on their expertise and skills. This could
include everything from basic tasks such as answering phones in an emergency operation
center to more technical tasks such as engineering a flood levy. An emergency response
situation will take precedent over the employee's normal day-to-day work. Also,
the Incident Commander, with concurrence of the Executive Director, may direct a
department to release the use of special equipment needed in emergency response
situations. If authorized by the Executive Director or his designee, an employee
may receive compensation in excess of their normal working hours or eligible for
compensatory time for the time spent responding to the declared emergency.
The CTUIR Administrative Leave Policy (Section
4.15.4) allows CTUIR employees to avoid traveling during times of unusually severe
weather or natural disasters when authorized by the CTUIR Executive Director. and
supports those employees able to assist those in need during a disaster or hazardous
event. This policy is as follows:
C. Tribal Repair Fund
The Tribe has
a fund for maintenance and replacement of most houses owned by tribal members.
That fund has been used to fix roofs of people living on the reservation as few
tribal members have insurance. Funds
from this program were used to patch roofs after the January 2008 wind storm.
D. The Cultural Response to Disasters
Although not a formal policy, program of
procedure, the members of the Confederated Tribe of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
have cultural ties to one another that bring members of the reservation together
to assist during times of need. Caring
for one another is a cultural ethic that needs to be recognized as a “post-disaster”
response.
3. Other Programs, Plans and Studies
Supporting Hazard Mitigation
Upper Umatilla River
Flood Study: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Corps of
Engineers,
U.S.
Army
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation (CTUIR). 2004. Administrative Rules And Standards To The Water Code,
Section 4 Water Quality Standards, 404.2(3).
Mission,
Oregon
Report of Flood Fight Potential Sites in
the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) (UMATILLA COUNTY,
OREGON)
Prepared By: Jerry R. Gardenhire CENWP-EC-DC
7/3/01
Rev. 1
10/31/03
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation (CTUIR). 1998.
Mission
Community Plan.
Mission, Oregon
.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation (CTUIR). 2004.
Administrative Rules And Standards To The
Water Code, Section 4 Water
Quality Standards, 404.2(3).
Mission, Oregon
.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation. 2000. Emissions
Inventory.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation (CTUIR) Tribal
Planning Office, 2000. New Neighborhoods
Analysis.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation (CTUIR). 1999,
Administrative Rules And Standards To The
Water Code, Section 4 Water
Quality Standards, 404.2(3).
Mission, Oregon
.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation (CTUIR). 1999.
Environmental Health and Safety Code (Chapter
6.065).
Mission, OR
.