Lassen County and the City of Susanville are working on an update to our Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and would like residents, community leaders, business owners, area agencies and organizations to share how natural hazards impact their property and lives.
Keeping the LHMP up-to-date is an essential tool to reduce or eliminate the impact of future disasters and enables the County and the City to leverage Federal Funding sources to prevent damages from natural hazards such as wildfires, power outages, and floods.
What is a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan? The purpose of a LHMP is for local governments to identify the natural hazards that impact them, to identify actions and activities to reduce any losses from those hazards, and to establish a coordinated process to implement the plan, taking advantage of a wide range of resources.
A LHMP enables the County and the City to leverage Federal funding sources to prevent damages from natural hazards such as wildfires, power outages, and floods.
How can you help?
Public input is an essential part of the plan update. As part of the planning process, Lassen County and the City of Susanville are seeking feedback from residents and businesses from across the county to incorporate into the plan.
At a June 29th, meeting, which begins at 2:00p.m., in Jensen Hall at the Fairgrounds, the group will be discussing the Hazard Assessment section of the LHMP.
- What are the natural hazards you feel pose the greatest risk to your community?
- What concerns do you have, and what sorts of actions do you feel would help to reduce damages of future hazard events in your community or the county as a whole?
Comments, concerns, or questions about the LHMP can be directed to Cortney Flather, Natural Resources Coordinator, at [email protected]. To review our current Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, last updated in 2018 visit: https://www.lassencounty.org/government/resources/planning-and-building-services
For more information you can call Lassen County at (530) 251-8269 or the City of Susanville (530) 252-5100.
