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SERVICES
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Hazard Mitigation
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----- FEMA Links FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) |
Hazard Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. This is achieved through risk analysis, which results in information that provides a foundation for mitigation activities that reduce risk and flood insurance that protects financial investment. Hazard Mitigation will increase the amount of your Public Assistance funding after a natural disaster. However, there are specific regulations and programs laid out in, literally, hundreds of pages of information that you must read. Risk Analysis To analyze your city’s risk, FEMA requires that a flood map of the area be created. This is yet another reason to geocode. Flood insurance rates are based on such a map, and it is required to be eligible for the National Flood Insurance Program. Two of the many considerations tied in to this risk analysis are dam safety and hurricane evacuation plans - these also have to be mapped, Risk Reduction - Mitigation Grants Once a region has been analyzed, there are steps that can be taken to lessen the impact of a storm or other unexpected disaster. FEMA has several mitigation grant programs that will give you funding today to take the steps necessary to save lives and valuable assets in the future: |
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