Overview
The County of Riverside updated the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) as part of our efforts to reduce or eliminate long-term risks to our community. Some of these risks include earthquakes, pandemic flu, and wildland fires. This plan is required by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to be eligible for various federally funded grants and post-disaster assistance.
Purpose
The plan aims to reduce the impact of a disaster by identifying hazards and developing ways to decrease their impact. Risk assessments rate hazards with the greatest potential impact to the community. In addition, long-term prevention or protection steps are developed to lessen the impact of the hazard. This plan creates awareness of hazards, threats, and vulnerabilities within the community, and paves a path forward for jurisdictions to prepare for local disasters.
Scope
The LHMP Steering Committee gathers information and updates the plan using a whole community approach by engaging local jurisdictions, private sector organizations and community partners. The whole-community approach involves the entire community in disaster and hazard planning.
Objectives
Reduce loss of life and injuries.
Reduce hazard-related property losses
Protect the environment.
Coordinate disaster planning and integrate public policy.
Improve community and agency knowledge and education about hazards.
To read the current County of Riverside Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, click the link below.
HELP MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY SAFER!
Public comments and feedback are an important part of our updates to the region's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Your feedback helps us understand concerns and questions the community has about hazards the region faces and will help guide revisions to the Plan.
If you have questions or concerns about this survey email us at [email protected] with the subject: Comments about the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.