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<br />L fONS COLORADO FLOOD HAZARD MlTIGA TION PUN <br /> <br />within communities. This allows local <br />government to decide what is built within <br />hazard areas. Many towns choose to build <br />recreational parks, parking lots, or nature <br />sanctuaries within hazardous areas. <br /> <br />Land Zoning - is the implementation of <br />laws and ordinances to regulate hazardous <br />zones. This allows public control over <br />hazardous areas through voting. <br /> <br />Public Education - accomplished through <br />community preparedness exercises and <br />mitigation information. By getting a <br />community involved, they learn to take a <br />pro-active approach to disastrous situations <br />instead of a reactive approach. <br /> <br />Financial Incentives - discourage the use <br />of hazardous areas by offering cost saving <br />incentives to those who mitigate. One plan <br />is the National Flood Insurance Program <br />(NFIP), which offers incentives for <br />participation in community preparedness, <br />structural modifications and other <br />mitigation practices for private properties. <br /> <br />Overall land use planning offers efficient <br />mitigation against flood damage and <br />prohibits damage-creating encroachments <br />within hazardous areas - such as a <br />floodplain - and encourages an educated <br />approach to proper use of the land. <br /> <br />COLORADO OFFICE OF <br />EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />Colorado's Office of Emergency <br />Management will continue to convey <br />information and guidance on hazard <br />mitigation throughout Colorado usmg <br /> <br />community preparedness programs, disaster <br />recovery information, and public education. <br />Working with local community <br />governments allows OEM to inform and <br />prepare these communities for future <br />disasters. <br /> <br />. t <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />\ <br /> <br />\ <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />OEM staff and interns discussing plans for a futJIre <br />project. <br /> <br />OEM continues hazard research while <br />working with the Colorado National <br />Hazards Mitigation Council and continues <br />to expand knowledge of hazards common <br />to the cultural and geographical landscape <br />of Colorado. <br /> <br />22 <br />