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LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION
PLAN (LHMP)Updates 2019
HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS
Protect public safety and prevent loss of life
and injury
Reduce harm to existing and future
development
Prevent damage to a community’s unique
economic, cultural, and environmental assets
Maintain operational downtime and accelerate
recovery of government and business after
disaster
GOALS, CONTINUED
Reduce the costs of disaster response and
recovery and the exposure of risk for first
responders
Help accomplish other community objectives,
such as leveraging capital improvements,
infrastructure protection, open space
preservation, and economic resiliency
PURPOSE OF LOCAL MITIGATION
PLANNING
Identify Local Policies and Actions
Implemented over the long term
To reduce risk and future losses from hazards
HISTORY – LHMP’S
Combined effort
Participants included 52 Partner Agencies (23
Cities/Towns and 29 Special Districts) within
San Bernardino County
Most LHMP’s expiring at the same time
PROCESS
Kickoff Meeting
Activities associated with the project to
include, but not limited to:
Updating the existing HMP template to address the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Local Hazard Mitigation Planning (LHMP) Guidance
document
Climate Change Mitigation
Update hazard profiles
Update asset information
Address repetitive loss properties
Review mitigation strategies with participating
jurisdictions
PROCESS, CONTINUED
Using LHMP:
Develop a process, tools, and/or system to ensure
each participant is able to:
Complete the update and
Update the plan maintenance procedures.
TEMPLATE
Project develops a template for jurisdictions to
use in updating LHMP’s.
MITIGATION POLICIES AND ACTIONS
BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF
Hazards
Vulnerabilities
Risks
PARTICIPATION
Include Participation of wide range of
stakeholders and the public in the planning
process
LHMP BENEFITS
Benefits include
Identifying actions for risk reduction that are agreed upon by stakeholders and the public
Focusing resources on the greatest risks and vulnerabilities
Building partnerships by involving citizens, organizations, and businesses
Increasing education and awareness’ of threats and hazards, as well as their risks
Communicating priorities to State and Federal officials
Aligning risk reduction with other community objectives
GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR PLAN
DEVELOPMENT
Focus on the mitigation strategy
Process is as important as the plan itself
This is your community’s Plan
LHMP - NEWER ELEMENTS
Climate Resilient Mitigation Activities
Green Infrastructure Methods
Aquifer Storage and Recovery
Flood Diversion and Storage
Floodplain and Stream Restoration
LHMP PLAN DEVELOPMENT STEPS
Determine Planning Area and Resources
Build the Planning Team
Create an Outreach Strategy
Review Community Capabilities
Conduct a Risk Assessment
Develop a Mitigation Strategy
Keep the Plan Current
Review and Adopt the Plan
Create a Safe and Resilient Community
FEMA STEPS - UPDATING AN LHMP
Plan must be reviewed and revised to reflect
Changes in Development
Progress in local mitigation efforts
Changes in priorities
Plan is then resubmitted for approval
TIMELINE
TRONA / RIDGECREST EARTHQUAKES
6.4 pre-shock and 7.1 main shock
Many 4, 5 and 6 plus aftershocks
Plan allowed County to see where we had deficits
and plan response to deal with issues
All county departments, Cities and towns and
outside agencies worked better together because
of planning and exercising. (Teams)
Emergency Operations Center run smoother
because responders were on the same page
“One Team” Concept!
TRONA STATISTICS
