Please join FEMA Region 5 for the upcoming "Back to School" Mitigation Planning Webinar Series! These webinars will provide helpful tips and resources to support the hazard mitigation planning process. We know that the planning process can be challenging and are offering tutorials and policy guidance to help make the planning process as smooth as possible.

This webinar is the second of four in the series that will discuss the vulnerability assessment process. It will provide a key information on the vulnerability assessment process including asset identification and analysis. It will also explain how the vulnerability assessment section integrates into other areas of the hazard mitigation plan. The webinar will include tools and resources as well as best practices for a vulnerability assessment.

Please note:

This meeting will be recorded. By attending this meeting, you are giving consent to being recorded. If you do not consent to being recorded, please leave the meeting and contact the host separately.
Webinar log in/call information will be sent out several days prior to the date of the webinar.

Upcoming Webinars:

Webinar titles, descriptions, and dates are subject to change.

Enhancing Mitigation Capabilities in a Hazard Mitigation Plan

August 27, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Central Time

This webinar will explain the benefits of a strong capability assessment. It will review tools and resources as well as best practices for covering key elements of the capability assessment portion of the hazard mitigation plan. The webinar will also link this section to key themes such as social vulnerability and mitigation strategies.

Plan Integration and Plan Adoption

September 10, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Central Time

Plan integration and plan adoption are key focus areas for hazard mitigation plan implementation. Understanding the role of plan integration and how it impacts long-range planning is an important part of the hazard mitigation plan. The webinar will also focus on the different paths to plan adoption and how this can benefit participating communities.

Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment