City of Irvine Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY The City of Irvine is currently developing a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), which will be the strategic plan to assess and reduce the threats that the community faces from current and future hazard conditions. Based on preliminary discussions, these hazards are: • Aircraft Incident • Dam Failure • Diseases and Pests
• Drought • Flooding • Geologic Hazards • Hazardous Materials Release • Human Caused Hazards • Infrastructure Failure
KEY TERMS
Hazard: A natural or human- caused event with the potential to cause damage. Mitigation: the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. Resilience: The capacity of a population or asset to recover quickly from difficulties. Risk: The chance that a hazard, especially one of a particular size or intensity, will occur. Threat: The potential of a hazard to do harm. Vulnerability: A weakness that increases the threat posed to a population or asset.
• Severe Weather • Seismic Hazards • Wildfire
Guidelines from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires that the City create opportunities for members of the public to be involved in the development of their LHMP during and that opportunities be documented. This process helps ensure that the LHMP reflects community values, concerns, and priorities. Following these guidelines, the City of Irvine proposes to meet FEMA requirements through the following strategy. PROJECT GOALS The overarching goals of the Irvine LHMP, include but are not limited to:
• Protect against threats from natural hazards to life, injury, and property damage for Irvine residents and visitors. • Increase public awareness of potential hazard events. • Preserve critical services and functions by protecting key facilities and infrastructure. • Protect natural systems from current and future hazard conditions. • Coordinate mitigation activities among City departments, neighboring jurisdictions, and with federal agencies, and • Prepare for long-term change in hazard regimes. These goals will be reflected throughout the community outreach process, with the intent to educate community members and obtain feedback in an open and transparent manner to support preparation of the LHMP. The engagement process should be respectful and neutral, providing all participants with the
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