13 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2017 LAMAR COUNTY MITIGATION PLAN

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Lamar County Multi- jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Tornadoes, floods, severe winter storms and drought top the list of Lamar County, Texas' most disastrous events over the past 100 years or so. Natural disasters are cataclysmic events that can have a direct or indirect impact on the public's health and well- being, according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Although these natural events cannot be prevented and the likelihood of each of these events striking our area again are significant, steps can be taken to reduce their impact upon life and property in Lamar County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines hazard mitigation as "an action intended to reduce repetitive losses from future natural disasters ". The objectives of the Lamar County Multi- jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan are: 1) To prevent future losses of lives and damage to property due to natural disasters; 2) To enable mitigation measures to be implemented during immediate recovery from a disaster; and 3) To seek funding for identified areas in Lamar County that will benefit from mitigation measures. The Lamar County Multi - jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan has been prepared in cooperation with incorporated and unincorporated jurisdictions, business and industry, education, health care entities, nonprofits, and the citizens of Lamar County, Texas. The planning process, background information, benefits of Hazard Mitigation planning, hazard and risk assessment, mitigation strategies and their implementation, plan maintenance are included in the Lamar County Multi- jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.