Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Hazard mitigation planning is important because it enables municipalities to identify risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural hazards and develop long-term strategies for protecting people and property from future hazard events. A hazard mitigation plan should be considered a living document that must grow and adapt just as a community does. Communities must update their hazard mitigation plans every five years to remain eligible for certain non-emergency disaster assistance.

Further information is available on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Planning website: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/risk-management/hazard-mitigation-planning.