Surveys to Assess or Locate Damage or Debris Impacts

The Applicant is responsible for identifying locations of incident-related damage or debris impacts. Costs related to assessing overall impacts of an incident, locating damage or debris impacts, and conducting PDAs are indirect costs and eligible as management costs, described in Chapter 2:V.N.1. They are not eligible as project costs or DAC.

If, during a survey after the declaration, the Applicant identifies incident-related damage to a facility, the costs related to the inspection of that facility are eligible as DAC provided the Applicant tracks the costs to a specific project.

Further detailed inspections of that damage to determine the extent of damage or quantity of debris and method of repair or removal, including professional evaluations, are eligible as part of the work to restore the facility or work to remove the debris. If the Applicant performs a detailed inspection of a partially damaged system, eligible costs are based on the percentage of that system that was actually damaged. For example, if after inspecting 500 linear feet of sewer line, the Applicant identified 100 linear feet of damaged line, only one-fifth of the total inspection costs are eligible.

FEMA has specific eligibility criteria for inspecting earthquake damage to buildings constructed with welded steel-moment frames. FEMA bases the eligibility criteria on Recommended Post Earthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment Frame Buildings (FEMA 352).150 The criteria are summarized in Appendix C: Welded Steel Moment Frame.

Safety inspections are eligible as discussed in Chapter 2:VI.B.14.


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