HEM 356 M5.6 The Hazard Mitigation Planning Process
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HEM 356 Emergency Management
M5.6 The Hazard Mitigation Planning Process.
Due Date: 26 Nov. 2023
What is the hazard mitigation planning process? Discuss the basic steps, what each
means, and identify the components of each step.In this discussion, you will focus
on the hazard mitigation planning process. FEMA provides an extensive set of
mitigation planning resources. You will discuss the basic steps of the mitigation
planning process and relate this back to the other phases of the disaster life cycle
you learned about.
Respond to the following:
Discuss the hazard mitigation planning process and the basic steps
involved.
How can best practices be implemented into the planning process? Cite
specific examples.
Disaster management involves hazard mitigation planning that looks upon
long-term approaches toward alleviating or eliminating hazards of natural and man-
made origins. In the first stage, it is important to mobilize resources and form a
multi-disciplinary team to develop a mitigation plan. The staff should consist of local
government officers, emergency services personnel, community groups, and
individuals in private (Phillips et al., 2021). The next stage is carrying risk
assessment that involves a thorough examination of records and hazard mapping as
well as consideration of possible dangers in the future. This means they wish to
have an in-depth knowledge of the area prone to different dangers (Oktari et al.,
2020). This is followed by the community developing a mitigation strategy that
details what steps must be taken to address the identified risk factors. The plan
contains structural and non-structural measures designed specifically for a
particular community. The implementation stage starts, containing new land use
plans, construction rules, infrastructural projects, awareness programs, and many
others.
Ensuring efficacy in hazard mitigation planning requires one to implement
best practices. One of the best practices includes community empowerment, which
involves the entire community's involvement in the planning process of township
meetings, surveys, and recruitment of influential community leaders to make part of
the planning committee (Sarker et al., 2020). It is also important to note the
mitigation planning process integrates into other phases in the disaster life cycle,
including preparedness, response, and recovery. The mitigation plan should include
lessons learned from other disasters, increasing overall disaster preparedness. The
need for regular adjustment of the plan by considering the ongoing evolution of the
community and the effectiveness of applied activities ensures the timeliness and
adequacy of the plan. Partnership with neighboring communities, regional agencies,
and non-governmental organizations increases effectiveness. Following these best
practices, communities should be able to produce a comprehensive hazard
mitigation strategy, which will be part of a larger disaster management plan. The
work of FEMA’s project “Impact” is an example where people in communities are
informed and engaged in identifying risks. There was some focus on post-Hurricane
Katrina, which emphasized incorporating a mitigation plan with response stages.
Such best practices include California’s regular reviewing and updating of its quake
plan so that it can be readily adapted to emerging challenges. FEMA’s disaster-
resistant universities previously sought collaborations across university
departments and with local government agencies to develop stronger mitigation
strategies.
References
Phillips, B. D., Neal, D. M., & Webb, G. R. (2021). Recovery. In Introduction to
Emergency Management and Disaster Science (pp. 195-220). Routledge.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003021919-
10/recovery-brenda-phillips-david-neal-gary-webb
Oktari, R. S., Munadi, K., Idroes, R., & Sofyan, H. (2020). Knowledge management
practices in disaster management: Systematic review. International Journal of
Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, 101881.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420920313832
Sarker, M. N. I., Peng, Y., Yiran, C., & Shouse, R. C. (2020). Disaster resilience
through big data: Way to environmental sustainability. International Journal of
Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, 101769.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420920312711
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