HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN

Hazard Mitigation Plan

Hazard Mitigation Plan

Introduction

Hazard mitigation plans consist of those actions taken by individuals, organizations, or communities to ready themselves to respond to and recover from emergency situations. As the word preparedness may indicate, these are actions taken prior to an impact, when disaster preparedness is in reality getting ready for a hazard, which is a potential threat to society. Hazards are events that cause a significant disruption to society or the environment.

Mitigation involves actions such as improvements in forecasting and warning technologies, land use regulations, and building codes. Preparedness activities include actions taken to prepare for an expected ...