Montana Severe Storm and Flooding

Mitigation is defined as taking an action now to reduce future risk.

For example, a mitigation action is tying your shoe to prevent you from tripping and hurting yourself; purchasing a flood insurance policy to help you recover faster from a flood event.

WHY IS MITIGATION IMPORTANT?

Mitigation breaks the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage. Hazard mitigation includes long-term, permanent solutions that reduce the impact of disaster in the future.

WHO CAN YOU TALK TO ABOUT MITIGATION?

You can reach a mitigation specialist by phone on the FEMA Mitigation Helpline at:

833-FEMA-4-US (833-336-2487) from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time on Monday through Friday

or email us anytime at:

FEMA-R8-Hmhelp@fema.dhs.gov

FEMA Mitigation - Montana DR-4655 Resource Center 

Historic flooding occurred in many Montana communities in 2022. The FEMA Mitigation Montana DR-4655 Resource Center is an information platform developed by a FEMA Mitigation team that organizes programs, people, and tools to support communities through programmatic initiatives during disaster operations. The Resource center is intended for local governments, homeowners, builders and anyone else with a stake in the recovery effort. http://www.fema.gov/montana-flood-data