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Kootenai County completes in‑house hazard mitigation update; FEMA approval pending adoption
Summary
Office of Emergency Management staff presented a 2026 multi‑jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan update they completed in‑house, coordinated with 33 planning partners, and submitted to the state and FEMA; FEMA issued an approval‑pending‑adoption letter and the board will consider formal adoption at the 2 p.m. business meeting.
Tiffany Westbrook and Sarah Long of the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) told commissioners on Feb. 10 that OEM completed the county’s 2026 multi‑jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan update without using an outside consultant.
Westbrook said in‑house completion avoided consultant costs typically in the $80,000–$125,000 range for a jurisdiction Kootenai County’s size and that the process strengthened staff understanding of county…
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