Preparations have begun to update the City of Huntington Beach’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). This five-year strategic plan is used to improve local resilience during hazard events. The plan is being prepared by City staff, with support from key stakeholders and technical consultants, and is fully funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The City plans to release a draft of the plan for public review in summer 2022, with final adoption planned for fall 2022, following approval from the California Office of Emergency Services and FEMA.

The Huntington Beach LHMP update will summarize the natural and human-caused hazards that pose a threat to the community, including drought, flooding, earthquakes, and wildfires. As a part of this process, the plan will identify how climate change is expected to affect future hazards in Huntington Beach. The LHMP update will analyze how community members, buildings, and infrastructure are vulnerable to the threats posed by these hazards. It will outline a Hazard Mitigation Strategy that will provide specific policy and action recommendations to City staff and community partners to improve overall resiliency to hazard events. The plan makes the city eligible for grants from FEMA and enables the city to be more resilient to natural hazards. Previously Huntington Beach has received federal funding for projects such as the Civic Center Seismic Retrofit and currently the Heil Flood Control Pump Station project.

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