Hazard Mitigation Planning
Hazard mitigation planning forms the foundation for a community's long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage in the next disaster. State, County, and Tribal governments are required to develop a hazard mitigation plan as a condition of receiving certain types of hazard mitigation disaster assistance, emergency and non-emergency. The requirements and procedures for mitigation plans are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Title 44, Chapter 1, Part 201 (44 CFR Part 201).
Wisconsin Emergency Management provides planning resources and tools to assist counties, tribes, and communities with hazard mitigation planning.
The Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission has been providing communities and counties with hazard mitigation planning assistance since 2003. We have helped with submitting grants to FEMA to fund hazard mitigation plans and projects, and we have assisted in the development of hazard mitigation plans and updates. Additionally, Bay-Lake RPC staff have participated in FEMA's National Evaluation of pre-disaster mitigation plans and projects in Washington, D.C. each year since 2007.
The Commission is currently working with Florence County on an update to their hazard mitigation plan. The draft plan is now open for public review and can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
recently completed plans
Sheboygan County
April 2021
Plan Document
Oconto County
October 2020
Plan Document
Marinette County
April 2020
Plan Document
Manitowoc County
January 2020
Plan Document
Florence County
August 2018
Plan Document
The Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission has also developed a guide to hazard mitigation planning for Wisconsin coastal communities. A Guide to Hazard Mitigation Planning for Wisconsin Coastal Communities (2007) was designed to help Wisconsin coastal communities identify, profile, and mitigate Great Lakes coastal hazards and develop a multi-hazard mitigation plan. Although, the target audience for this guide is Wisconsin coastal communities, it would be helpful to any community developing a hazard mitigation plan.
For more information on hazard mitigation planning, please contact:
Brandon Robinson, Assistant Director
Phone: (920) 448-2820, Ext. 105
Email: brobinson@baylakerpc.org