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Office of Emergency Management

The city of Phoenix partnered with Maricopa County and other towns, cities, and tribal governments located within the county to review and update the existing multi-hazard mitigation plans, and to consolidate the plans into one multi-jurisdictional, multi-hazard mitigation plan.

The goal of mitigation planning efforts is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from natural hazard events.  Mitigation is not how a jurisdiction responds to emergencies like floods and wildfires, but rather how preventative measures taken by a jurisdiction might lessen or even eliminate the impact of natural hazards.

The mitigation planning process involved identifying and profiling the natural hazards most likely to occur in a jurisdiction, assessing the vulnerability to the hazards, and establishing goals, actions, and projects that mitigate the associated risks.  The update of this mitigation plan ensures participating jurisdictions remain eligible for non-emergency, federal hazard mitigation grants.

Residents are highly encouraged to review the updated plan, which is accessible through the following links:

Jurisdictional Summary for the City of Phoenix - Maricopa County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2009 (1.43 MB PDF¹)

Maricopa County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2009 (21.1 MB PDF¹)

or contact:

Scott Krushak or Jeri Todd
Phoenix Office of Emergency Management
scott.a.krushak@phoenix.gov
jeri.todd@phoenix.gov
602-534-0642

 or

 Cristina Herrera, Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management
cristinaherrera@mail.maricopa.gov