Natural hazard mitigation is defined as any cost-effective action that has the effect of reducing or preventing risk to people, property, and infrastructure caused by natural hazards. Mitigation measures fall into three categories: 1) measures that keep the hazard away from people, property, and structures; 2) measures that keep people, property, and structures away from the hazard; and 3) measures that do not address the hazard but rather reduce the impact of the hazard on the victims, such as insurance.
The Hazard Mitigation Plan is an update of the 2016 Meade County pre-disaster Mitigation Plan. The purpose of this Mitigation Plan update is to ensure that Meade County’s strategies to reduce risks to people and property from hazard events are relevant and effective. This plan is a major revision of the 2016 plan and is in compliance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) latest Local Mitigation Planning Guidance and the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. Through the development and adoption of this plan, Meade County, Faith, Summerset, Piedmont, and Sturgis are eligible for FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs.
Questions and comments can be directed to Black Hills Council of Local Governments at 605-394-2681 or emailed to ksnyder@wrbsc.com
