What is the Yuba County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan?
The Yuba County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan is a comprehensive county-wide effort designed to identify the risks that affect Yuba County and to mitigate against those risks. In conjunction with the Cities of Marysville and Wheatland, local fire departments, reclamation districts, school districts and others, a comprehensive risk analysis is being completed with the aid of HAZUS-MH, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed risk analysis software program that calculates the potential cost of a disaster. Once the risks have been identified, ways to mitigate against these hazards can be considered and prioritized. When the plan has been completed and approved, all local jurisdictions become eligible to apply for hazard mitigation grants to fund the projects identified in the plan. The entire process, from the initial planning meetings, to the risk assessment, to the mitigation projects are documented in each jurisdictions’ final hazard mitigation plan, as well as in the coun
