Hazard mitigation is any action that protects you, your family, and your belongings by lessening the impact of a disaster on you. Every community needs to have a hazard mitigation plan approved by FEMA and adopted in order to be eligible for certain types of pre- and post-disaster grant funding. Without the plan, we don’t get the funding. Without the funding, we can’t recover from disasters.
The contents of the plan will have a direct effect on you and how you recover from disaster. As a result, we want to partner with you in developing this plan. We want to hear about what concerns you the most and what impact disasters have had on you and your family. We want your feedback through your participation in public meetings. We want your edits and suggestions to the plan as drafts become available for review.