Marion County Begins Work to Update Hazard Mitigation Plan

For every $1 spent on hazard mitigation, $6 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FE...

November 3, 2022
2:02 AM

For every $1 spent on hazard mitigation, $6 in post-storm cleanup and rebuilding is saved, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Institute of National Building Scientists. Proactive hazard mitigation planning allows a community to take actions to reduce or eliminate threats from natural and man-made disasters. To help guide future hazard mitigation projects, the Marion County Emergency Management Agency is undertaking an effort to update its current Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Perry Bell