Dale R. Downin

This document outlines a draft Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan for Delaware County, New York, designed to reduce potential exposure and losses from various hazards. The strategic framework, informed by FEMA guidance, establishes four core goals: protecting life and property, increasing public awareness, fostering partnerships, and providing for emergency services. The plan details specific mitigation activities for natural, technological, and human-caused hazards, alongside multi-jurisdictional and multi-hazard strategies, to enhance long-term resilience across the county and its participating municipalities.

This document, the Delaware County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, serves as a comprehensive framework for identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential hazards across multiple jurisdictions within Delaware County. Its primary objective is to develop and implement strategies to reduce the impact of various hazards on the community and infrastructure.

This document outlines the hazard profiles for Delaware County, New York, focusing on the identification and evaluation of 10 natural hazards (Flood, Severe Storm, Ice Jam, Severe Winter Storm, Extreme Temperature, Ice Storm, Infestation, Wildfire, Epidemic, Drought), one technological hazard (Dam Failure), and one man-made hazard (Water Supply Contamination). The plan details risk factors, including local conditions, historic frequency, severity, and past losses, to prepare the community for developing risk scenarios, estimating damages, and implementing mitigation actions.

This document outlines the Hazard Mitigation Plan for Delaware County, New York. It details the planning process, identifies and profiles various natural, technological, and man-made hazards, and assesses the county's vulnerability by estimating potential losses to population, infrastructure, and critical facilities. The plan establishes mitigation strategies, goals, and objectives, proposing specific activities to address identified hazards, and includes procedures for plan maintenance, monitoring, evaluation, and public involvement to reduce risks and potential losses within the county.

This document, a draft of the Delaware County Hazard Mitigation Plan under the DMA 2000 framework, focuses on assessing vulnerability to hazard events. It systematically inventories assets including population, structures, lifelines, and critical facilities, using data from HAZUS-MH and local sources. The plan's purpose is to understand risk, identify vulnerable areas, and inform mitigation strategies by analyzing demographics, building stock, transportation, utility systems, and hazardous materials, alongside current and projected land use and development trends.