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<br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Mitigation - To Reduce or Eliminate Adverse Effects <br />One of the primary goals of local, state and federal floodplain managers and <br />emergency managers is to reduce or eliminate the effects of natural hazards <br />such as flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, wildfires, etc, on <br />communities, nationwide. Efforts to achieve and implement mitigation <br />teclmiques, approaches and successes have been actively underway in the <br />United States for over two decades. Great strides have been made, lives saved, <br />and property damage avoided by numerous communities across the U.s. More <br />often than not, these achievements have been made following devastating <br />disasters, when affected local officials and the general public realize the need to <br />effect change in their communities. Change through mitigation means breaking <br />the disaster I rebuild I disaster cycle. <br /> <br />Today; the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and the Flood <br />Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program are two primary sources of funding used <br />to implement mitigation measures. But, as the Association of State Floodplain <br />Managers (ASFPM) Mitigation Committee has found out, there are many other <br />mitigation initiatives throughout the country that are beginning to make a <br />difference in reducing or eliminating the effects of natural disasters. <br /> <br />The purpose of this document is 1) to showcase examples of natural hazard <br />mitigation activities, and 2) to publicize the benefits of mitigation successes <br />across our country. Hopefully, these examples can serve as models for others to <br />use and can provide decision-makers with valuable information about how to <br />formulate, undertake and ultimately achieve natural hazard reduction in our <br />communities, <br /> <br />(;,~1EFlOoD't., <br />/t& f ~'" <br />lA~ ~~, <br />~ '; ':>; ~ <br />'" .. I <br />""-", "". <br />2~~u~rod" <br /> <br />The ASFPM Mitigation Committee is pleased to provide this information for <br />the benefit of communities with citizens who continue to live and work in <br />harm's way. It is our hope that the document will encourage all of us to make <br />the sometimes difficult decisions which ultimately save lives, eliminate <br />property damage and reduce disaster costs through the positive benefits of <br />hazard mitigation, <br />