If you’re involved in hazard mitigation planning, you know FEMA released updated state and local mitigation planning policies that will take effect on April 19, 2023. The updated policies, which align with new agency programs and initiatives, replaced the long-standing “Plan Review Guides” and were renamed State Mitigation Planning Policy Guide (FP 302-094-2) and Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide (FP-206-21-0002). But did you know the latter publication is now available in Spanish?
Hot off the presses and now available for download is the complementary Guía de políticas de planificación de mitigación a nivel local.
Like the English version and as explained by FEMA, changes to the updated guide include but are not limited to:
- Inclusion of key priorities such as climate adaptation, equity, resilience, and building codes
- Incorporation of new FEMA grant programs, such as Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post-Fire, and the Rehabilitation of High-Hazard Potential Dams Program
- Strengthened connection with Fire Management Assistance Grant Program
- A renewed focus on resilience to support communities in creating holistic plans that will help the whole community understand the importance of mitigation and develop mitigation actions based on current and future risks and capabilities