Input needed for hazard mitigation plan

Northeast Wyoming is in the process of updating the plan used to protect this area against natural hazard and is seeking input from the public to assist in identifying both risks and the best way to reduce their potential hazards.

The Wyoming Region 1 Hazard Mitigation Plan encompasses Campbell, Johnson, Sheridan and Weston counties, as well as Crook County. Its purpose, says Emergency Management Coordinator Ed Robinson, is to analyze the region’s vulnerabilities to natural and human-caused hazards and identify mitigation actions that jurisdictions can take to minimize property damage, reduce injuries and loss of life and lessen the overall impacts of disasters.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 require that this plan be updated every five years.

As part of this process, an eleven-question online survey is now available. Its purpose is to collect information from anyone who lives, works or plays in the five counties in an effort to better understand the vulnerabilities and gather input on ways to reduce hazard impacts before they occur.

The survey can be found at https://forms.office.com/r/rwML1dDL4z and will be available until April 30.