Jefferson County - East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

A Regional Overview All-Hazard Mitigation Plan 9
Actions
a. Encourage jurisdictions adopting and enforcing most current
codes, ordinances, policies for all hazards, especially floods, earthquakes
and tornadoes.
b. Encourage those who are responsible for special needs populations to take
FEMA structural safety training classes for building integrity.
c. Encourage emergency response agencies and districts to locate facilities
away from all geographically redundant hazard areas
d. Encourage jurisdictions to adopt open burning control ordinances
e. Utilize municipal leagues as nexus for coordination
f. Encourage appropriate jurisdiction agencies to coordinate communications
plan for hazard events.
g. Encourage appropriate jurisdictions, state and federal agencies to review,
prioritize emergency route and retrofit infrastructure (roads, bridges,
buildings, emergency medical facilities) that will be utilized for disasters.
h. Upgrade lifeline facilities to meet current building code seismic standards
GOAL #3: Encourage growth that is compatible with hazard mitigation strategies
identified in this plan on a local, countywide and regional basis.
Objectives:
1. Develop collaborative hazard mitigation efforts across jurisdictional boundaries.
Actions
a. Encourage jurisdictions and local emergency management agencies to
implement Hazard Mitigation Plan.
b. Encourage partnering with local, county and region-wide governments
c. Encourage coordination between levee districts in order to protect upstream
and downstream interests.
d. Highly recommend proper recordkeeping of pertinent documents related to
disasters.
2. Reduce impacts and promote protection to natural resources.
Actions
a. Encourage development of jurisdiction land use plans, zoning and
regulations to protect downstream residents from impacts of dam failure.
b. Encourage jurisdictions to educate residents on proper disposal of yard,
commercial and household waste (not in sewer system or streams).
c. Encourage jurisdictions, residents to clean up creeks and streams.