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Page council adopts 2026 Coconino County Multi‑Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Summary
The City of Page council adopted a resolution endorsing the 2026 Coconino County Multi‑Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan to preserve eligibility for FEMA mitigation funding and guide local resilience priorities including water protection, drought resilience, flood-risk reduction and infrastructure strengthening.
The City of Page council on July 8 adopted a resolution endorsing the 2026 Coconino County Multi‑Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, a countywide update intended to identify hazards, prioritize mitigation actions and preserve jurisdictions’ eligibility for federal mitigation funding.
Coconino County Director of Emergency Management Tim Carter presented the plan to the council, saying the work “has been a little over a year in the making” and stressing the plan’s practical purpose: keeping the jurisdiction eligible for FEMA‑approved mitigation grants and guiding local priorities. “If you say no [to a FEMA‑approved plan], most of the time you can't even complete the application,” Carter said.
The plan updates the 2021 document and ranks hazards countywide and by community. Carter noted wildland fire remains the top countywide threat, with flash flooding, drought and excessive heat also prominent; for Page he singled out aviation accidents because of the busy local airport and flagged water‑resource protection and drought resilience as city priorities. Carter also emphasized that the plan itself does not obligate local spending: “There is no funding requirements for this plan… It doesn't require a jurisdiction to expend any funds,” he said, though the plan is intended to help jurisdictions identify projects and potential funding sources.
Councilor Kogen moved to adopt the resolution and Councilor Hettinger seconded. The council approved the local adoption by voice vote. Under the adopted approach the city will send the locally adopted plan to the state and FEMA for review; if state or federal reviewers request significant changes, city staff — with the fire chief as the local representative — will work with county staff to implement revisions and report back to council.
Carter said the county secured grant funding to update the plan and the Coconino County Board of Supervisors provided the 25% local match so the cost was not shifted to participating jurisdictions. He also noted the plan includes a community profile for Page (demographics and economic drivers such as tourism) and online GIS tools that allow residents and staff to query hazard information by address.
Next steps: the city clerk will transmit the locally adopted resolution and plan to the state and FEMA for review, and staff will return to council if reviewers require substantive revisions.
