The City of Duarte will be starting the planning process to update the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan since it must be updated every five years. In the coming months, there will be opportunities for residents to provide feedback and share their experiences, which will help the City identify and plan for future disasters. Once these opportunities are available, they will be present on this webpage. Click here to sign up and receive email notifications when feedback opportunities are made available.

What is a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan?

A Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is a framework that guides our community in making decisions and developing policies to reduce or eliminate risks to life and property. The plan identifies the types of hazards that threaten our community, evaluates our vulnerability to those threats, and outlines a strategy to reduce or eliminate the risk posed by those threats.

Why is the Plan important?

The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires that a community have an approved hazard mitigation plan to be eligible to apply for and receive certain types of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hazard mitigation funds. Receipt of these funds can be critical to the implementation of identified hazard mitigation programs that break the cycle of disaster, damage, restoration, and repeated damage.