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APPENDIX 2 HAZARD MITIGATION PURPOSE This section provides guidance for hazard mitigation. OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS It is the policy of Klickitat County and the cities to support mitigation activities to eliminate or reduce disaster damages and to coordinate recovery efforts with long-term development and hazard mitigation plans of the county. This is done a number of ways, including, but not limited to, the land use planning process and the enforcement of existing codes and mitigation requirements in the permit process. The Planning Departments are the leads for incorporating hazard mitigation into the development of land use plans and policy in Klickitat County and the cities. Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management (KCDEM) may provide hazard information. The Public Works Departments are responsible for the design and maintenance of flood mitigation structures along rivers and for surface water drainage where the county is responsible. County and city departments that issue permits for building and other activities are responsible for including hazard mitigation considerations as authorized by County code, municipal code or state and federal requirements. HAZARD MITIGATION REPORTS When the President makes a Disaster Declaration, the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Section 408, sets forth certain conditions for receiving any federal disaster loans or grants, specifically that mitigation measures will be taken to prevent such damages from recurring. Following a disaster, an Interagency Hazard Mitigation Team (IHMT) is established consisting of representatives from federal, state and local government. The DEM will coordinate with participating jurisdictions for team participants. The IHMT prepares three reports at different time intervals after the disaster to document mitigation needs, recommendations for action, and progress on mitigation activities to reduce future impacts in the disaster area. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides guidance for these reports through the state Emergency Management Division after a Presidential Declaration of Disaster. RESPONSIBILITIES PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS 1. Participate on the IHMT, as appropriate. 2. ---PAGE BREAK--- CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIALS 1. Coordinate mitigation activities with long-range economic development plans. 2. KLICKITAT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 1. Provide information for hazard mitigation and work with participating jurisdictions in developing mitigation strategies. 2. Coordinate the efforts of the IHMT including the selection of local membership. FIRE SERVICES (FIRE DISTRICTS AND DEPARTMENTS) 1. Mitigate fire hazards through fire prevention programs. KLICKITAT COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1. Coordinate programs for the mitigation of public health hazards. PLANNING AND BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENTS 1. Act as the lead in the coordination of hazard mitigation activities as they relate to land use planning and natural resource management. 2. Enforce codes to ensure health and safety in the construction of new buildings. 3. Abate hazards in existing buildings. 4. Consider hazard mitigation in the design and maintenance of structures, the development of policy and the issuance of permits. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS 1. Design and maintain flood mitigation structures for rivers and surface waters. 2. Design and maintain roads and bridges that ensure a reasonable degree of safety from known hazards. SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1. Develop district hazard mitigation and emergency plans in accordance with state and district policy. 2. Train students and families in conjunction with KCDEM in personal hazard mitigation techniques.