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Iowa County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2019-2024
Planning efforts are underway for the update to the Iowa County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2015-2020, which expires next year. A countywide planning meeting was held September 4, 2019. Information was presented to local jurisdictions outlining the steps that need to be taken to participate in the planning process to maintain eligibility for FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grants beyond 2020. Information from the meeting is posted below. Plan Iowa County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2015-2020 Appendicies |
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September 4, 2019 Meeting Slides and Handouts
Hazard Mitigation Planning
The primary purpose of hazard mitigation planning is to identify how a community can minimize the negative impacts of natural, human caused, and combination hazards. This type of planning attempts to minimize death, injury, property damage, and community disruption. The secondary purpose of hazard mitigation planning is to maintain a local government’s eligibility to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funding, which includes the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program.
The importance of hazard mitigation planning was recognized at the federal level in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which was amended most recently by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000).
A hazard mitigation plan broadly includes four sections: 1) documentation and description of the planning process, 2) a hazard analysis and risk assessment, 3) a mitigation strategy, and 4) a plan maintenance process.
The primary purpose of hazard mitigation planning is to identify how a community can minimize the negative impacts of natural, human caused, and combination hazards. This type of planning attempts to minimize death, injury, property damage, and community disruption. The secondary purpose of hazard mitigation planning is to maintain a local government’s eligibility to apply for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) funding, which includes the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program.
The importance of hazard mitigation planning was recognized at the federal level in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, which was amended most recently by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000).
A hazard mitigation plan broadly includes four sections: 1) documentation and description of the planning process, 2) a hazard analysis and risk assessment, 3) a mitigation strategy, and 4) a plan maintenance process.
A printed copy of the plan can be made available for review at the ECICOG office. To request a printed copy or for more information on hazard mitigation please contact Tom Gruis at tom.gruis@ecicog.org or 319-365-9941 ext. 130.
