Subject:
Title
Adoption of the 2025 Brevard County Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP)
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Fiscal Impact:
None, however, an approved and adopted Hazard Mitigation Plan is required for local governments to receive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding
Dept/Office:
Public Safety Group: Emergency Management
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board approve a resolution adopting the 2025 Brevard County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) is required to be updated and submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) every five (5) years, for review and approval. That review and approval process was delegated from FEMA to the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM).
* Once submitted and reviewed, FDEM provides an Adopted Pending Approval letter.
* The HMP must then be adopted by the Board to receive full approval.
o FDEM has determined that the Brevard County HMP is compliant with all state and federal standards and is ready for formal adoption.
* An approved and adopted Hazard Mitigation Plan is required for local governments to receive Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding following a Presidential Disaster Declaration, per the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act and the Code of Federal Regulations.
The 2025 update focused on transitioning from a Local Mitigation Strategy to a comprehensive Hazard Mitigation Plan that unifies all facets of mitigation and affirms the Local Mitigation Strategy as the mechanism for action. Key updates include reassessed and refined the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), updated the County's Demographics, Asset Inventory, Maps, and Critical Infrastructure List, removed redundant information to improve the readability of the plan, and revised/modernized the Mitigation Project Proposal, Scoring/Prioritization.
A Hazard Mitigation Plan is a multi-jurisdictional, long-term strategy that identifies pot...
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