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Cumberland County adopts updated 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan to preserve FEMA eligibility
Summary
The board approved the county's 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, updated every five years and approved by PEMA and FEMA, which keeps municipalities eligible for pre- and post-disaster funding; staff said the update re-ranked hazards and added recent events such as pandemic risk.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 18 to adopt the county's updated 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, a five-year update required to retain eligibility for federal pre- and post-disaster funding.
"The requirement to update the hazard mitigation plan is for every 5 years, and that's a FEMA requirement," planning staff member Steve Hoffman told the board. Hoffman said the plan was reviewed by the…
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