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Mitigation plan for Douglas County, Kansas.

Section 2: Planning Process
Section 3: Planning Area Descriptions and Capabilities
Section 4: Risk Assessment
Section 5 and 6: Mitigation Strategy
Section 7: Plan Maintenance
Appendices

Section 2: Planning Process

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Section 2: Planning Process includes:

Documentation of the Planning Process
2019 Plan Changes
Mitigation Planning Committee
Local and Regional Stakeholder Participation
Public Participation
Planning Meetings
Existing Plan Incorporation

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Section 3: Planning Area Descriptions and Capabilities

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Section 3: Planning Area Descriptions and Capabilities includes:

Regional Population Data
At Risk Population Data
Regional Housing Data
Regional Property Valuations
Cultural and Sacred Sites
Unified School Districts, Colleges and Universities
Regional Land Use
Regional Land Cover
Regional Agricultural Data
Regional Development Trends
Regional Economic Activity Patterns
Climate Change

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Section 4: Risk Assessment

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Section 4: Risk Assessment includes:

Hazard Identification:
- Methodology
- Declared Federal Disasters
- Identified Potential Hazards
- Hazard Planning Significance
Hazard Profiles:
- Agricultural Infestation
- Dam and Levee Failure
- Drought
- Earthquake
- Expansive Soils
- Extreme Temperatures
- Flood
- Hailstorms
- Land Subsidence
- Landslide
- Lightning
- Soil Erosion and Dust
- Tornado
- Wildfire
- Windstorms
- Winter Storms
- Civil Disorder
- Hazardous Materials
- Major Disease
- Radiological Incident
- Terrorism
- Utility/Infrastructure Failure
Capability Assessment:
- Introduction
- Granted Authority
- Governance
- Jurisdictional Capabilities
- Opportunities for Capability Improvement

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Section 5 and 6: Mitigation Strategy

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Section 5 and 6: Mitigation Strategy includes:

Introduction
Emergency Management Accreditation Program Integration
Problem Statements
Identification of Goals
Completed Mitigation Actions
Review and Addition of Mitigation Actions
Prioritization Mitigation Actions
Jurisdictional Mitigation Actions
Mitigation Actions No Longer Under Consideration
Action Implementation and Monitoring
Jurisdictional Compliance with NFIP
Primary Mitigation Action Funding Sources
Additional Mitigation Action Funding Sources

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Section 7: Plan Maintenance

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Section 7: Plan Maintenance includes:

Hazard Mitigation Plan Monitoring and Evaluation
Jurisdictional Maintenance Requirements
Plan Maintenance and Update Process
Post-Disaster Declaration Procedures
Incorporation of HMP into Other Planning Mechanisms
Continued Public Involvement

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Appendices

Download: Mitigation Plan - Appendices (PDF format)

Appendices includes:

Appendix A: Adoption Resolutions
Appendix B: FEMA Approval Documentation
Appendix C: Meeting Minutes nd Sign-In Sheets

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