Hazard Mitigation Plan
As required by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, the Town of Cary is reviewing and updating our existing Hazard Mitigation Plan. The update is required for Cary to be qualified for disaster assistance in case of future emergencies.
Current Status of Update
View the Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan.
On June 9, 2010, the Hazard Mitigation Plan was approved by NC Emergency Management and was forwarded to FEMA for review. The estimated time for completion of the review by FEMA is approximately 45 to 60 days. The Town Council may take action after the plan is deemed "approvable" by FEMA.
Next Steps
Current Status of Update
View the Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan.
On June 9, 2010, the Hazard Mitigation Plan was approved by NC Emergency Management and was forwarded to FEMA for review. The estimated time for completion of the review by FEMA is approximately 45 to 60 days. The Town Council may take action after the plan is deemed "approvable" by FEMA.
Next Steps
July 12, 7 p.m., PZ work session, Engineering Conference Room (2nd floor, Engineering Department) The natural environment is amazingly recuperative from the forces of wind, rain, fire and earth and can regenerate with resiliency, restoring habitat and ecosystems in time for the next generation of plant and animal life to begin anew. The built environment, however, is not as resilient. Natural disasters occur when human activity in the form of buildings, infrastructure, agriculture and other land uses are located in the path of the destructive forces of nature. Since the built environment is more susceptible to natural hazards and cannot recuperate like the natural environment, communities impacted by a natural hazard often recover only over a long period of time and at great social and economic cost. In recent years, the frequency and impact of natural disasters has increased not because natural hazards occur more frequently but because more people are choosing to live and work in locations that put them and their property at risk. While natural hazards cannot be prevented, local communities can use various means to reduce the vulnerability of people and property to damage. Preparing for natural hazards involves establishing a comprehensive emergency management system consisting of the following four component activities: 1. Preparedness activities undertaken to improve a community’s ability to respond immediately after a disaster. Preparedness activities include the development of response procedures, design and installation of warning systems, exercises to test emergency operational procedures, and training of emergency personnel. 2. Response activities designed to meet the urgent needs of disaster victims. Response activities occur during the disaster and include rescue operations, evacuation, emergency medical care, and shelter programs. 3. Recovery activities designed to rebuild after a disaster. These activities include repairs to damaged public facilities such as roads and bridges, restoration of public services such as power and water, and other activities that help restore normal services to a community.
August 16, 6:30 p.m., PZ Public Hearing Council Chambers
September/October Public Hearing and action by Town Council (to be scheduled after completion of review by FEMA)
Hazard Mitigation - One Component of a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
Natural hazards are a part of the world in which we live. Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, wildfires, and other hazardous events are natural phenomena. Natural hazards are inevitable and there is little humans can do to control force and intensity. However, how the natural and the built environments interact with hazards is quite different.
4. Hazard mitigation activities designed to reduce or eliminate damages from future hazardous events. These activities can occur before, during, and after a disaster and overlap all phases of emergency management.
Contact
If you would like more information on Cary’s Hazard Mitigation Plan Update or review the current Plan, please contact:
Mary Beerman
Senior Planner
(919) 469-4342.
mary.beerman@townofcary.org
