Oct 25, 2018StrategicPlan
BoardPrairie and Monroe County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2018-2023
This Hazard Mitigation Plan provides guidance for hazard mitigation activities in Prairie and Monroe Counties, aiming to reduce potential loss of life, injury, and economic damage from natural disasters. Key strategic pillars include enhancing countywide hazard reduction capabilities, developing strategies to minimize vulnerability, identifying grant opportunities, implementing public education initiatives, and executing public works projects. The plan addresses a range of natural hazards such as dam failure, drought, earthquake, extreme heat, flooding, thunderstorms, tornadoes, wildfires, and winter storms, with the goal of improving community resilience and ensuring compliance with FEMA requirements over a five-year period.