TIPS TIPS for for

Getting Getting Started Started on your on your Hazard Hazard

Mitigation Mitigation

Plan…Plan…

Getting OrganizedGetting Organized

Seek political supportSeek political support– Commitment for time and resourcesCommitment for time and resources

Multi-jurisdictional pros and consMulti-jurisdictional pros and cons– Economies of scaleEconomies of scale

– Less individual controlLess individual control ID potential participating jurisdictionsID potential participating jurisdictions

Continue Getting OrganizedContinue Getting Organized

ID potential planning team ID potential planning team – Members and roles Members and roles – Lead at staff level (i.e., plan author)Lead at staff level (i.e., plan author)

Develop a work plan and Develop a work plan and scheduleschedule

Determine multi-jurisdictional Determine multi-jurisdictional approach approach – direct, proxy, indirect, etcdirect, proxy, indirect, etc

Writing the PlanWriting the Plan

Goal:Goal:– clear clear – usefuluseful– living documentliving document

Concise is niceConcise is nice

Organize Plan by 5 stepsOrganize Plan by 5 steps

Establish planning processEstablish planning process Assess risksAssess risks Develop mitigation strategyDevelop mitigation strategy Maintain planMaintain plan Adopt planAdopt plan

See Toolkit sample Table of ContentsSee Toolkit sample Table of Contentsincluding its Figure List with maps and including its Figure List with maps and

tablestables

Heart of the PlanHeart of the Plan

Active participation by jurisdictionActive participation by jurisdiction

– It’s your plan!It’s your plan!

Best readily available risk infoBest readily available risk info

Strong mitigation strategyStrong mitigation strategy

Don’t Don’t Reinvent Reinvent

the Wheelthe Wheel

Identify existing plans, studies, etcIdentify existing plans, studies, etc– Comprehensive plan, flood studiesComprehensive plan, flood studies

Coordinate and tap resourcesCoordinate and tap resources– Fed/state/local agencies, academic Fed/state/local agencies, academic

institutionsinstitutions

Identifying Your HazardsIdentifying Your Hazards Natural vs manmadeNatural vs manmade Multiple events vs individual Multiple events vs individual

effectseffects– Hurricanes vs flooding, winds etc Hurricanes vs flooding, winds etc

FloodsFloods WindsWinds EarthquakesEarthquakes OtherOther

– Extreme cold/snow/ice, landslides, wildfireExtreme cold/snow/ice, landslides, wildfire

Electronic…Electronic…

If available, use GISIf available, use GIS

If contractor, make sure you If contractor, make sure you get electronic copies that you get electronic copies that you can update in futurecan update in future

– Examples: Word docs (not pdf), GIS Examples: Word docs (not pdf), GIS filesfiles

For State/FEMA review, submit For State/FEMA review, submit print and electronic copies.print and electronic copies.

Check out FEMA R2’s Check out FEMA R2’s Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazard Mitigation Plan

Toolkit Toolkit ““One-stop shopping”One-stop shopping” Guidance, aids and samplesGuidance, aids and samples Computer hyperlinks provide Computer hyperlinks provide

instant accessinstant access Organized by 5 plan requirement Organized by 5 plan requirement

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