MONROE - Green County Emergency Management applied for, received and has completed a predisaster mitigation update planning grant.
This plan outlines potential cost-effective hazard mitigation activities, some of which might be available for future grant funding. The updated plan outlines the risks and vulnerabilities that the county faces from natural disasters and highlights mitigation strategies that might reduce future losses.
The completed draft hazard mitigation plan update is available for review and public comment until Jan. 19. The plan can be viewed online at www.greencountyem.com or by calling the Green County Emergency Management office at 608-328-9416 to schedule an appointment between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Wisconsin has incurred disaster-related damages totaling $3 billion in the last three decades, but future losses can be reduced through mitigation activities. A recent study by the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council shows that each dollar spent on mitigation saves society an average of $4. Since 1993, more than 400 disasters have occurred in the United States, affecting communities in all 50 states, costing the country over $500 million per week and killing more than 24,000 people.
Mitigation actions reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards. These preventative actions can be simple, such as elevating a furnace in a basement that sometimes has water on the floor, or more comprehensive, such as relocating buildings out of the floodplain or strengthening critical facilities to prevent wind damage and provide stronger shelter.
This plan outlines potential cost-effective hazard mitigation activities, some of which might be available for future grant funding. The updated plan outlines the risks and vulnerabilities that the county faces from natural disasters and highlights mitigation strategies that might reduce future losses.
The completed draft hazard mitigation plan update is available for review and public comment until Jan. 19. The plan can be viewed online at www.greencountyem.com or by calling the Green County Emergency Management office at 608-328-9416 to schedule an appointment between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Wisconsin has incurred disaster-related damages totaling $3 billion in the last three decades, but future losses can be reduced through mitigation activities. A recent study by the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council shows that each dollar spent on mitigation saves society an average of $4. Since 1993, more than 400 disasters have occurred in the United States, affecting communities in all 50 states, costing the country over $500 million per week and killing more than 24,000 people.
Mitigation actions reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards. These preventative actions can be simple, such as elevating a furnace in a basement that sometimes has water on the floor, or more comprehensive, such as relocating buildings out of the floodplain or strengthening critical facilities to prevent wind damage and provide stronger shelter.