Public Hearing: On Nov. 25, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to take comments on the proposed update to the Chelan County Multi-Jurisdiction Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. The hearing begins at 11 a.m. in the county Administration Building, 400 Douglas St. in Wenatchee. Written comments can be mailed or delivered in person to the Natural Resources Department, 411 Washington. St., suite 201.
Explore the project's StoryMap to learn more about the natural hazards in Chelan County. From the StoryMap, you will also find a community survey and a hazard mapper tool that you can use to explore specific risk areas. The draft plan is posted here:
Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan & Community Wildfire Protection Plan
The Chelan County Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) is a comprehensive document that evaluates and identifies natural hazards, potential risks from those hazards and projects to mitigate for and respond to hazard events within Chelan County. The Chelan County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is a comprehensive plan that assesses wildfire risk, identifies prioritized areas for wildfire risk reduction, reviews different treatment options and provides a mitigation action plan. Both plans are developed through steering committees and public input. The 2019 HMP was approved by FEMA on Dec. 10, 2019, and expires Dec. 9, 2024. The 2019 CWPP was adopted by the Chelan County Commissioners July 1, 2019.
2024 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan & Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update
In 2023, Chelan County was awarded grant funding from FEMA to perform an integrated update to the 2019 Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) and the 2019 Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).
The Chelan County HMP Planning Partnership, comprised of Chelan County and the cities of Cashmere, Chelan, Entiat, Leavenworth and Wenatchee; fire districts 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8; Lake Wenatchee Fire & Rescue; Cascadia Conservation District and Chelan County Flood Control Zone District, reconvened to update the 2019 Chelan County Multi-Jurisdiction Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. The update process will reassess the risk from natural hazards using the most up-to-date information and provide the Planning Partnership an opportunity to update its mitigation actions plans.
The HMP planning process is integrated with an update to the Chelan County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Click here for more information on this plan. The CWPP planning team has also reconvened to review the 2019 plan, update the risk assessment and re-address issues such as wildfire response, hazard mitigation, community preparedness and structure protection.
Public Outreach & Information
The planning process will include opportunities for public participation, including open houses, surveys, interactive maps and other opportunities. HMP Steering Committee meetings and most CWPP Wildfire Sub-Committee meetings are open to the public via the Zoom link below. Information about these opportunities will be posted on this website when available.
The HMP Steering Committee will meet six to eight times over the next year to guide the plan development process. The committee is made up of local agency representatives, members of the public and community-based organizations. Meeting agendas and summaries are posted below. All HMP Steering Committee meetings will be open to the public via the Zoom link above. The public has an opportunity to provide comment at the beginning of each meeting on items discussed during prior meetings. For questions about the plan update, or to be added to an email list and receive updates on the planning process, contact Elle Robinson.
The CWPP Wildfire Sub-Committee meets separately from the HMP Steering Committee. The sub-committee is made up of local fire district representatives, state and federal fire services, members of the public and community-based organizations. Most sub-committee meetings will be open to the public via the same Zoom link.
2024 HMP Steering Committee:
The HMP Steering Committee will meet on the following dates from 12:30 to 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Posted: 02/12/2015 09:54 AM
Last Updated: 11/21/2024 10:46 AM
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