CALIFORNIA MITIGATION SUMMIT
THE ROAD TO RESILIENCE
Save the Date | TBD*
*Update: The Cal OES Mitigation Summit has been postponed until early 2022. Updated information will be posted as it becomes available.
Californians are currently battling wildfire, drought, and the COVID-19 pandemic. These compounding hazards highlight the need to make policies and investments that will build resilience, especially in the state’s most vulnerable communities. Proactive mitigation actions, taken now to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life, property, and the environment from hazards, are the key to building that resilience.
The Cal OES Hazard Mitigation Policy Summit will bring together state, federal, and local emergency managers, and policy makers to discuss the current status of hazard mitigation policy and action in California, and the critical next steps we need to take together in ensuring a safer future for all of California.
Featured speakers include Ryan Buras, Cal OES Deputy Director for Recovery; and Jennifer Hogan, State Hazard Mitigation Officer.
This Summit will be held virtually via Zoom. Registration information and link to follow. For updated agenda and registration information, please continue to visit the Cal OES, Mitigation Planning website.
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Hazard Mitigation Planning
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has two (2) units focused on mitigation planning: State Mitigation Planning and Local Mitigation Planning. These units are responsible for a comprehensive local and state planning program. Hazard mitigation is the cornerstone of every communities approach to reducing vulnerability to disasters. Mitigation requires the coordinated effort and participation of a wide range of stakeholders and the public in the planning process. Hazard mitigation is the only phase of emergency management specifically dedicated to breaking the cycle of damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage.
The planning process is as important as the resulting plan because it creates a framework for the State of California to reduce the negative impacts from future disasters on lives, property, and the environment.
If you have a FEMA-approved Hazard Mitigation Plan and are seeking information and/or
assistance with a Hazard Mitigation Grant, vist the Cal OES
404 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program or contact HMA@caloes.ca.gov.
Areas of responsibility for the Hazard Mitigation Planning includes:
Developing and maintaining the
State Hazard Mitigation Plan (SHMP). This includes the 2020 California Adaption Planning Guide, a framework for climate-related planning.
Implementing and administering, in cooperation with local governments and communities, training and technical assistance on Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) development.
Assessing and reviewing LHMPs in a fair and consistent manner, and ensuring approved LHMPs meet the requirements of the
Stafford Act and
Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §201.6 prior to FEMA for review and approval.