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Pre - Disaster Mitigation Planning
The Utah Division of Emergency Services initiated Pre - Disaster Mitigation Planning in early 2001 to meet the mitigation planning requirements of the
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. DMA 2000, signed into Law on October 30, 2000 includes Section 322, which defines mitigation - planning requirements
for state, local, and tribal governments. These requirements mandates governments in order to stay eligible for both pre and post disaster federal
assistance to, complete a natural mitigation plan that identifies natural hazards, risks, vulnerabilities, and describes proposed actions to mitigate their
risks.
The State of Utah Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan represents the end product of a three - year planning effort. This Plan is the latest in a series of documents
created under the title of "State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan" and is intended to guide and direct Utah's mitigation efforts. These mitigation efforts
attempt to reduce or eliminate the impact of identified hazards on life, property, and the environment.
For the first time, this planning process included and encouraged involvement at the city and county level. As a result of this planning process nearly every
jurisdiction within the state has met the federal mitigation planning requirement. This planning requirement was accomplished utilizing the Seven Associations
of Government who completed seven regional mitigation plans for their respective planning areas.
The State Plan incorporates the following information under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) 44 CFR Part 201.4, Interim Final Rule:
- A description of an effective planning process used to develop this plan,
- Hazard identification and risk assessment of natural hazards which provide the factual basis for activities proposed in the mitigation strategy section,
- A mitigation strategy that provides the state's blueprint for reducing the losses identified in the risk assessment,
- Current and past hazard mitigation programs, (HMGP, FMA, PDM, Project Impact), plans and resources,
- A section on the coordination of local mitigation planning throughout the state,
- A plan maintenance process for monitory, evaluating, and updating the plan,
- A plan adoption process on the state, regional, and local levels,
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Assurances that the state will comply with all applicable federal statues and regulations in effect with the respect to the periods for which it
receives grant funding,
- Review and updates of the State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan every three years with submittal to the FEMA Region VIII Director.
The State Mitigation Plan is being made available through this website to formally solicit comments from the general public and interested parties. Numerous
opportunities to provide comments have been available throughout the planning process. Comments received up to this point have been vital in shaping the
development of this plan.
We encourage you to read through the mitigation plans and submit any comments you may have concerning the Pre - Disaster Mitigation plans or the planning
process utilized to complete the mitigation plans. You can submit comments through this web page or by contacting Ryan Pietramali by
E - Mail or phone at (801) 538 - 9718.
State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
Appendices
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