Hazard Mitigation Information and Resources for Partners
What's New
The first group of signatory agencies contributing to the King County multi-jurisdictional Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (RHMP) submitted a revised draft plan to Washington State Emergency Management on January 8, 2004. The submission was transmitted to FEMA Region X for review against the checklist of requirements. Twenty-one participant agencies completed their annexes to the regional document in this submission. FEMA approved the plan on June 8, 2004.
A second group of agencies have completed work on their annexes. The new annexes have been forwarded to State Emergency Management and FEMA for their comments and approval. This second group includes three cities, three fire agencies, five utilities, two school districts and three King County agencies. Work on the new annexes and amendments continues on an annual schedule.
Future of the RHMP
There are no plans to facilitate additional RHMP work groups at this time. Other agencies desiring to meet the November 1, 2004 deadline will be developing their own standalone plans, or submit plan annexes annually in November for inclusion in the December RHMP update to Washington State Emergency Management Division and FEMA. In support of these agencies, reference elements of the Regional Plan will be made available to those agencies upon request. Agencies already participating in the RHMP will have the opportunity to make revisions to their annexes annually.
While a large portion of the Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment (HIVA) section of the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan has already been submitted, some hazard documents are scheduled for inclusion in 2004, 2005 and 2006. King County Emergency Management Staff will be working on this assignment. When available, these new sections will be circulated to the signatory partners for comment. Elements of the RHMP may be posted to the King County Emergency Management website and an annual public meeting will be scheduled to review the plan.
RHMP Meetings
RHMP Task Force, Partners Meetings, and Work Group sessions are currently scheduled as needed.
Major Dates and Planning Process
- January 8, 2004
Initial submission to FEMA.- June 8, 2004
Conditional FEMA approval of initial plan.- July - September, 2004
Local adoption of FEMA approved plan.- August 3, 2004
Submission of the second planning group annexes to Washington State Emergency Management.- August 23, 2004
Group two public comment meeting - Auburn Fire Headquarters Station- February 24, 2005 City of Kirkland public hearing
Task Force Members
The following Task Force members provide guidance and direction on overall regional hazard mitigation planning efforts:
Allen Alston, King County Natural Resources & Parks
Tim Campbell, Midway Sewer District
Frank Eshpeter, Highline School District
Tom Hoffman, King County Water District #90
Ken Miller, City of Federal Way
Alan J. Schmidt, Highline School District
Dan Shellhammer, Citizen
Jerry Thorson, Federal Way Fire Department
Forms and Reference Documents
Recommended
Adoption Resolution (22 KB WORD - 1 page)-
Signatory Form (23 KB
WORD - 1
page)
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Disaster
Mitigation Act 2000 Brochure (39 KB PDF - 2
pages) -
FEMA
10 Plan Criteria Checklist (275
KB PDF - 8 pages)
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FEMA Region 10 - Hazard Mitigation Planning
Guide (230 KB PDF - 12 pages)
Related Links
- Washington State Emergency Management Division
- Washington State Emergency Management Division - Hazard Mitigation Planning
- Washington State Emergency Management Division - Hazard Mitigation Planning Tools
- Washington State Hazard Mitigation Plan
- FEMA - Library
- FEMA - Hazard Mitigation Planning Resources
- FEMA - Antiterrorism Mitigation
- FEMA - Planning Resource Guides
- Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, DMA2K Public Law 106-390, October 30, 2002