Sedgwick County adopts Region G hazard mitigation plan to qualify for FEMA mitigation grants
The board unanimously adopted the 2024 Kansas Homeland Security Region G Hazard Mitigation Plan, an update to the 2019 plan that FEMA has approved; adoption enables eligibility for multiple FEMA mitigation grant programs and lists actions such as tornado siren replacement and potential community safe shelters.
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Sedgwick County commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the 2024 Kansas Homeland Security Region G Hazard Mitigation Plan, a regional update to the county’s hazard risk and mitigation strategy. Planner John Schroffer told the board the plan is FEMA-approved, complies with federal guidance and the Stafford Act, and renews the county’s eligibility for multiple mitigation grant programs.
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