Dodge County Office of Emergency Management

WHAT IS MITIGATION?

Mitigation is defined as "sustained actions taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their effects."

There are two main goals regarding mitigation. First, mitigation should minimize the impact on people and damage to property. Second, mitigation should minimize the economic impact of responding to and recovering from disasters. The overall goal of mitigation is to create disaster resistant communities.

DODGE COUNTY ALL-HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN

The Dodge County Office of Emergency Management has completed putting together the Dodge County All-Hazards Mitigation Plan, as required under Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000-DMA2K (Public Law 106-390). The law encourages and rewards local and state pre-disaster planning, promotes sustainability as a strategy for disaster resistance, and is intended to integrate state and local planning with the aim of strengthening statewide mitigation planning. This new approach facilitates cooperation between state and local authorities, prompting them to work together.

The plan was categorized into five parts in order to address FEMA's local mitigation plan requirements. In addition, a separate appendix of maps was also created. Click on one of the five parts or the map appendix to view the FEMA approved Dodge County Plan:

Part I - Planning Process - Describes and documents the process used to develop the plan.
Part II - Planning Area - Provides political, geographical and demographic information on Dodge County.
Part III - Risk Assessment - Identifies and analyzes hazards in Dodge County, provides a history of previous occurrences and identifies future vulnerability.
Part IV - Mitigation Strategies - Describes mitigation goals and actions to reduce or avoid long-term vulnerability to the identified hazards in Part III.
Part V - Plan Maintenance Procedures - Describes the plan adoption, implementation, evaluation and maintenance procedures.
Appendix A - Maps
Appendix B - Adoption Resolutions

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Last Update January 13, 2009