The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines hazard mitigation as “any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from (natural) hazards”, such as floods, hurricanes, winter storms, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc. Hazard mitigation may include both structural measures, such as flood control structures, and nonstructural measures, such as regulations and bylaws, to prevent flooding. Local planning and mitigation efforts allow communities to reduce or eliminate the loss of life and property damage resulting from natural hazards. The Town of Marion produced this Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan for the entire Town with the goal of providing sustained actions to reduce or eliminate risk to human life and property damage from a natural hazard event.
The Hazard Mitigation Plan can be found here.
