Lowndes County Emergency Management is updating the county’s Hazard Mitigation Plan and is seeking input from residents to help identify and prioritize local risks and vulnerabilities.

Because coastal erosion is a high priority hazard that all of Cape Cod and the Islands faces, each town has official ...

Hazard mitigation planning reduces the loss of life and property by minimizing the impact of disasters. Mitigation plans are key to breaking the cycle of disaster damage and reconstruction. The ...

According to NOAA data, Lowndes County recorded 18 floods between 1950 and 2020 — roughly one every four years. Ten hurricanes or tropical systems were also reported during that same period.

Communities face several challenges and complex decisions related to natural hazards, which are increasingly exacerbated by climate change. Furthermore, the increased frequency of extreme weather ...

Governor Josh Stein has announced more than $24 million in mitigation grants from the disaster relief and mitigation fund, ...

Lafayette Consolidated Government is actively working on its plan to handle natural disasters. Residents were invited to City ...

Genesee County Office of Emergency Management has a proposed Hazard Mitigation Plan update, which county legislators may approve Wednesday. However, the county may not necessarily get the federal ...

Tonight, officials from North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) and Buncombe County Government hosted a kick-off meeting for owners of the 47 Buncombe County properties that were recently approved ...

The plan assesses the natural hazards that pose risk to the county, such as flooding, tornadoes, windstorms, winter storms, ...

Lowndes County Emergency Management is asking residents to weigh in as the county updates its hazard mitigation plan.