2024 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines Hazard Mitigation as, “any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from natural hazards.” Another way to understand hazard mitigation is as the prevention component of the emergency management process. (see figure)

1. Preparedness activities are the emergency plans, training, drills, and exercises that individuals, communities, and first responders participate in on almost a daily basis.  These are things done to get ready for an emergency or disaster before it happens. 
2. Response is the short-term, emergency actions taken to address and reduce the immediate impacts of a hazard event or disaster. 
3. Recovery is the longer-term process of restoring the community back to normal or pre-disaster conditions.
4. Mitigation, or prevention, activities are actions that will prevent or eliminate losses, even if an incident does occur. Mitigation can reduce or eliminate the need for an emergency response and greatly reduce the recovery period.

2024 LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
Colusa County 2024 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Update serves to update the 2019 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved. The purpose of hazard mitigation is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards. View Plan Here