Obtain a copy of a LOCAL (not state or federal) jurisdiction’s official (and current) hazard mitigation plan in order to understand local hazard management practices.
In your analysis, answer the following questions.
• What are the hazards affecting your jurisdiction of choice?
• How does the plan prioritize/rank the hazards and based on what methodology?
• What type of hazard mitigation actions have been completed in the past?
• What type of future hazard mitigation actions are proposed?
• Does the plan include any metrics or figures indicating how much the jurisdiction has invested in hazard mitigation projects and other community resilience measures (over time)?
• Does the plan include any metrics or figures indicating how much the jurisdiction has been impacted by past hazardous events (over time)?
Furthermore, provide your own assessment of the plan with regard to
• Have past mitigation actions made a tangible difference on the ground and curbed disaster losses?
• What is the likelihood of the proposed hazard mitigation actions to be implemented and what are barriers or incentives for implementation?
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