Board accepts updated local hazard mitigation plan to keep county eligible for FEMA grants
Summary
Tetra Tech presented the 2026 Del Norte County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update, explaining hazard rankings, public outreach and a five-year project list to support FEMA hazard mitigation assistance eligibility; the board accepted the plan.
Tetra Tech consultant Sasha Jones briefed the board on the county's updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, explaining the document''s purpose: identify hazards (wildfire, tsunami, earthquake, drought and extreme heat), assess community vulnerability, and list mitigation projects to pursue over the next five years to qualify for FEMA hazard mitigation assistance grants.
Jones said the plan included extensive public outreach (two in-person public meetings in the same chamber, three mitigation-working-group meetings, a public survey with 196 responses and stakeholder engagement including the Red Cross and the school district). "The bottom reason that we are putting together a hazard mitigation plan is that it opens you up to apply for FEMA's hazard mitigation assistance grant programs," Jones said.
The plan aligns hazard ranking considerations with climate-change impacts and community lifelines as used by FEMA. Participating jurisdictions will adopt the plan and the county will submit adoption resolutions to Cal OES and FEMA, making Del Norte County eligible for relevant mitigation grants. The board approved acceptance of the plan on a unanimous vote.
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