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Salt Lake County's 2025 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan presented to Emigration Canyon
Summary
Staff presented the 2025 MJHMP update, describing a two-volume countywide plan with 19 identified hazards, FEMA requirements for eligibility for mitigation funding, stakeholder engagement steps, and a proposed adoption process for participating jurisdictions.
County/municipal staff presented the 2025 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) update and explained its structure, purpose, and next steps.
Presenters described the MJHMP as an update to the 2019 plan that incorporates revised hazard vulnerability data and provides a roadmap for land use, infrastructure, emergency preparedness, and mitigation funding eligibility. The plan uses a two-volume format: Volume 1 offers a countywide base plan and Volume 2 contains jurisdiction-specific annexes. Nineteen hazards were identified (including earthquake, flood, wildfire, landslide/slope failure and technological hazards such as dam failure and hazardous materials).
Staff emphasized federal requirements under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and FEMA guidance: jurisdictions must have a FEMA-approved and locally adopted plan to be eligible for many mitigation grant programs. Presenters noted the plan was reviewed and approved by state and federal agencies, adopted by Salt Lake County Council in July, and adopted by MSD in August; it is now proposed for adoption by participating jurisdictions, who are asked to review the annexes and mitigation actions.
