Seventy-two jurisdictions including counties, cities, and school districts, collaborated in the development of a Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Required for FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (or BRIC, formerly Pre-Disaster Mitigation) funds eligibility, a Hazard Mitigation Plan is a comprehensive assessment of several contributing factors that can influence a more resilient approach to planning and implementing future projects. It incorporates historic records of natural and other disasters, records of projects needed or completed in response to such occurrences, and recommendations for future projects – planned and unplanned to improve resistance and resilience.
Plan development requires participants to assess their facilities, equipment, infrastructure, procedures, and policies in terms of effectiveness in the event of a natural or other disasters. When appropriate consideration is given to historical and potential events, communities are able to accurately incorporate protections into new projects. Instead of replacing a washed-out roadway to its previous condition, for example, engineers may add drainage controls and shoulder stabilization to not only repair but also prevent future damage or loss. Projects included in the Region list of Mitigation Actions, Strategies, and Projects are eligible applicants for BRIC funding.
The full Plan and more information on Regional Hazard Mitigation Planning can be found here under Community Development on the SIMPCO website.