Proactive Actions (Dam Safety Series Fact Sheet 4)

The 'FEMA Dam Safety Series Fact Sheet 4: Proactive Actions' provides examples of proactive measures taken before and during Hurricane Matthew in 2016 to prevent dam failure incidents and facilitate response efforts. The actions highlighted include conducting dam inspections, drawing down reservoirs, obtaining support from various entities, procuring materials, and updating hazard models and inundation maps. The intended audience includes federal, state, territory, and local officials, tribal leaders, engineers, emergency managers, dam owners and operators, and building and property owners near dams.