Mitigation
Mitigation is a process by which hazards are identified, vulnerabilities to these hazards assessed, and actions taken to lessen the impact of the hazard on human life, property, and the community at large. Once mitigation strategies are identified, mitigation projects can be submitted to FEMA for possible grant funding.
Tulare County OES encourages the public to be aware of the hazards that may impact you. The State of California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) maintains the MyHazards website, which allows you to view Earthquake, Flood, and Fire hazard information, along with preparedness measures, for any address in the state. Click on the link above, or navigate to http://myhazards.calema.ca.gov/ to use the MyHazards website.
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Tulare County has received a federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) grant to develop a Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) for the Tulare Operational Area (County & all cities and special districts).
As of August, 2011, the LHMP is in final draft form, and has been submitted to the California Emergency Management Agency for preliminary review. The public may view the current draft here (PDF, 24MB).
To view the list of plan participants, access additional planning documents, and follow the progress of the Hazard Mitigation Plan, please visit the Tulare HMP website at:
