Mitigation Planning

Take a coffee break with us! Tune in and learn how to navigate FEMA’s updated state and local policies to conduct a risk assessment. Planners will talk about how to document the areas, populations and critical facilities at risk in your community.

FEMA Region 3 and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are proud to announce the approval of Pennsylvania’s 2023-2028 Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). The state Hazard Mitigation Plan outlines risks and vulnerabilities faced by Pennsylvanians and offers ideas and recommendations for protecting and improving resilience in the state.

October is National Community Planning Month. This year, FEMA is highlighting the importance of hazard mitigation planning in Tribal communities. Hazard mitigation planning is an important step to building a safer tomorrow.

Delaware adopts its updated Hazard Mitigation Plan with new goals and actions for the next five years.

Hace cuatro años, al ingeniero Tyler Billingsley lo despertaron decenas de mensajes de texto después de llevar a sus hijos a pedir caramelos: había ocurrido un deslave en la carretera Dugway, en Richmond, Vermont. Durante la noche de Halloween, las fuertes lluvias habían desbordado el río Winooski, destruyendo 60 pies de un antiguo muro de contención de piedra y el carril en dirección este.