City of Irvine Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
WHAT HAZARDS WILL OUR LHMP HELP PROTECT AGAINST?
The City plans to include the following natural hazards in our LHMP: • Aircraft Incident • Dam Failure • Diseases and Pests
• Drought • Flooding • Geologic Hazards • Hazardous Materials Release • Human Caused Hazards • Infrastructure Failure
• Severe Weather • Seismic Hazards • Wildfire
Our LHMP will also look at how climate change may affect these hazards and may include other hazards that pose a threat to our community.
HOW IS OUR LHMP BEING PREPARED?
The City has assembled a Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC), which includes representatives from City Departments, and supported by key stakeholders, and technical consultants. Together, these participants form the project team responsible for guiding the overall development of our LHMP.
WHEN WILL OUR LHMP BE DONE?
The project team plans to release a first draft of the Irvine LHMP for public review in Spring/Summer 2020. After members of the public provide comments and feedback, the City will revise the plan, and send it to the California Office of Emergency Services and FEMA for review and approval. Once approved by these agencies, the Irvine City Council will adopt the final LHMP. We hope to have the plan ready for adoption in Fall 2020, but it may be later depending how long state and federal review takes.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
You can get involved in preparing our LHMP in different ways. • The City will hold public meetings to share information about our LHMP and obtain community feedback. The first of these meetings is scheduled for Day, Date, 2019. • The City will release an online survey to members of the public in the fall of 2019, asking for information about past experience with natural hazards and how our LHMP can be the most useful. Take our survey when it comes out, and encourage your friends and family to do the same. • The City will release a draft of the completed LHMP for public review. Please review and provide comments on this document, either at in-person meetings or in writing. • Encourage members of the Irvine City Council to adopt the plan and begin implementing it. • Reach out to the project team [insert contact information] for more ways to stay involved.
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