The Chaffee County Office of Emergency Management is sharing the updated 2021-2026 Chaffee County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and welcoming public review and comment.
The full draft plan is accessible at https://bit.ly/ChaffeeHazardPlan.
Comments can be submitted at https://forms.office.com/r/GdTvfYdJC5 through August 6, 2021.
The Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan analyzes the County’s vulnerabilities to natural hazards and identifies mitigation actions the jurisdictions can take to minimize property damage and reduce the loss of life by lessening the impacts of disasters.
The current plan is an update to the 2016 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. Plan updates are required each five years by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to maintain compliance with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. This update is a prerequisite to enable the County and participating jurisdictions to remain eligible to use federal pre- and post-disaster financial assistance from FEMA. This is important during incidents like the 2019 Decker fire.
A print out of the updated plan draft is available upon request by calling 719.539.2218 or emailing chaffeeadmin@chaffeecounty.org.
The Hazard Mitigation Plan establishes the joint efforts of the County, City of Salida, Town of Buena Vista, and the Town of Poncha Springs to comprehensively assess and plan for natural hazards’ mitigation, response, and recovery efforts. It brings together local municipalities for pre-disaster planning on multiple natural hazard topics and incident types, ranging from avalanches to wildfires.
