Why Hazard Mitigation Matters to Your Community – OK

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Format: Fact Sheet or Brochure
Year: 2023
Authors: Darrian Bertrand
Affiliate Organizations: Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

This document was created by SCIPP and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. It describes the benefits of local hazard mitigation plans and why they matter to communities. The document includes: a description of what hazard mitigation is and the hazards Oklahoma faces, costs of weather and climate events in Oklahoma, the benefits of hazard mitigation plans, examples of projects communities can implement with funding from the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, cost savings from mitigation actions, and hazard mitigation success stories in Oklahoma. SCIPP plans to create this resource for other states in our region in the future.

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