Resource Links

The following resources can be used to assist with local HMP updates and other hazard mitigation planning initiatives. 

Mitigation Planning Resources

• FEMA – Local Mitigation Planning Handbook

• FEMA – Mitigation Ideas: A Resource for Reducing Risk to Natural Hazards 

• PEMA – All-Hazard Mitigation Planning Standard Operating Guide

• FEMA – Bringing Life to the Plan: Implementing the Hazard Mitigation Plan

• FEMA - Community Rating System Fact Sheet

• FEMA – Developing the Mitigation Plan: Identifying Mitigation Actions and Implementation Strategies

• FEMA – Getting Started: Building Support for Mitigation Planning

• FEMA – Integrating Hazard Mitigation Into Local Planning: Case Studies and Tools for Community Officials

• FEMA – Integrating Manmade Hazards Into Mitigation Planning

• FEMA – Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide

• FEMA – Local Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Guidance: Mitigation Strategy

• FEMA – Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Planning

• FEMA – Plan Integration Guide

• FEMA – Plan Integration: Linking Local Planning Efforts

• FEMA – State Hazard Mitigation Planning Key Topics Bulletins: Mitigation Capabilities

• FEMA – State Mitigation Planning Key Topics Bulletins: Mitigation Strategy

• FEMA – Understanding Your Risks: Identifying Hazards and Estimating Losses

• FEMA – Using Hazus for Risk Assessment

• FEMA Region III - Become CRS Ready

• PEMA – Hazard Mitigation Forms

• PEMA – Hazard Mitigation Planning

Mitigation Grant Resources

• FEMA – Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program

• FEMA – Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

• FEMA – Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program

• PEMA – Grants Management Program

Pennsylvania Silver Jackets Resources

• Pennsylvania Silver Jackets/Flood Risk Management Resources Website

• Remembering the November 1985 ‘Election Day” Flood

Pennsylvania Plans & Studies

• 2018 Pennsylvania State HMP Update

• Pennsylvania Climate Adaptation Planning Report: Risks and Practical Recommendations

• Pennsylvania State Emergency Operations Plan

• Phase 1 PennDOT Extreme Weather Vulnerability Study: Executive Summary

Federal Agencies

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS)

• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

• US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

• US Economic Development Administration (EDA)

• US Geological Survey (USGS)

State Agencies

• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)

• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)

• Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)

• Pennsylvania Insurance Department

• Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

Regional Organizations

• Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)

• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB)

• Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)

Professional Organizations

• American Rivers Organization (ARO)

• Keystone Emergency Management Association (KEMA)

• Pennsylvania Association of Floodplain Managers (PAFPM)

FEMA R3 Hazard Mitigation Planning Training Series

The links below pertain to the Training Series. Session #1 (22 MAY) will focus on the Risk Assessment, Session #2 (5 JUN) will focus on the Capability Assessment, and Session #3 (18 SEPT) will focus on the Mitigation Action Strategy.

• Recording Link: HMP Planning Training Session #1 - Risk Assessment 

  • • Password: B&w9r3^S 

• Recording Link: HMP Planning Training Session #2 - Capability Assessment 

  • • Password: 0@3ycQ73 

• Registration Link: HMP Planning Training Session #3 - Mitigation Strategy