LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN

3. Mitigation ‐ Work with local organizations to improve sheltering capacity during severe weather
events.
4. Mitigation ‐ Reduce flood damage by installing appropriately sized culverts in identified high risk
areas.
5. Planning ‐ Continue to work with partners on the implementation of wildfire protection measures.
6. Planning ‐ Continue to provide residents with well‐trained and properly equipment emergency
services.
7. Planning ‐ Meet or exceed the requirements of FEMA for a county level All Hazards Mitigation Plan.
City of Juliaetta:
1. Mitigation ‐ Provide reliable water supply for fire suppression.
2. Planning ‐ Continue to encourage rural area residents to form a fire district.
3. Mitigation ‐ Develop a community sheltering program for disaster events.
4. Planning ‐ Improve the capabilities of the city fire department.
5. Planning – Improve the community’s ability to continue basic services during a power outage.
6. Planning – Identify strategies that will reduce impacts and losses within the community.
City of Potlatch:
1. Planning ‐ Develop land use policies to alleviate potential hazard risks and impacts for future
development.
2. Mitigation – Strategically locate and plan infrastructure projects that take into consideration the
impacts of natural hazards.
3. Planning ‐ Strengthen emergency operations plans and procedures by increasing collaboration
among public agencies, non‐profit organizations, business, and industry.
4. Planning ‐ Work with local fire department to help reduce losses from structure fires through
working with private property owners to ensure that smoke alarms and fire extinguishers are
located in each residence.
5. Mitigation – Repair or restore essential systems and services before and after hazard events.
6. Planning ‐ Provide for direction and control of emergency events.
7. Planning ‐ Coordinate operations with internal and external emergency service organizations.
8. Mitigation – Identify hazardous material flow through the community.
9. Planning ‐ Continue to work with fire department to implement wildfire protection measures.
10. Planning ‐ Continue to provide residents with well‐trained and properly equipped emergency
service providers.
11. Mitigation – Establish an alternative power source to maintain function of water and sewer
infrastructure during hazard events.
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