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Hazard Mitigation Planning
Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and their property from hazards. Mitigation activities may be implemented prior to, during or after an incident.
Type of hazards
may include:
Tsunami,
Tornado,
Mudslide/Landslide,
Technological,
Terrorism, Industry Hardship,
Hurricane/Tropical
Storm,
Chemical/Biological,
Extreme Temperatures,
Flooding,
Virus Threat, Drought,
Dam Break,
Wildfire,
Earthquake,
Severe Storm, Coastal Storm,
Winter Storm,
Fire,
Nuclear Power Plant
Lincoln County Hazard Mitigation Plan
June 2011 [.PDF version] - 88 pages (click here)
Release Date: May 10, 2010
County Hazards under review at Lincoln County EMA
Kick off Meeting Set
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency invites County residents, businesses, non-profit groups, organizations that represent special needs citizens in Lincoln County, municipalities with knowledge of past disaster events, repetitive areas of repair after storms and floods, and locations of critical infrastructure that could be impacted by a disaster to our kick off Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee meeting to be held July 14th 2010 at the Lincoln County Communications Center Board Room at 6 p.m.
The purpose in reviewing the Hazard Mitigation Plan is to update the assessments of Lincoln County's risk to disasters, inventory critical infrastructure, address special need populations, and develop goals and strategies to lessen the impacts of a potential disaster. Examples of disaster mitigation include floodplain management, whereby new construction in floodplains are limited, the cutting back of tree limbs from electric power lines to prevent the trees from damaging the lines in a storm, or ensuring the defensible space surrounding homes is sufficient during wild fire events.
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Release Date: May 10, 2010
County Hazards under review at Lincoln County EMA
Seeking members from communities to take part in discussions
Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency begun to review the Lincoln County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan using the guidelines as provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA. And we need your help to be successful in this endeavor.
The purpose in reviewing the Hazard Mitigation Plan is to update the assessments of Lincoln County's risk to disasters, inventory critical infrastructure, address special need populations, and develop goals and strategies to lessen the impacts of a potential disaster. Examples of disaster mitigation include floodplain management, whereby new construction in floodplains are limited, the cutting back of tree limbs from electric power lines to prevent the trees from damaging the lines in a storm, or ensuring the defensible space surrounding homes is sufficient during wild fire events.
County residents, businesses, non-profit groups, organizations that represent special needs citizens in Lincoln County, municipalities with knowledge of past disaster events, repetitive areas of repair after storms and floods, and locations of critical infrastructure that could be impacted by a disaster are strongly encouraged to become part of the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee.
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Last Modified: 18-October-2011