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Lamar County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Chapter Four <br />185 <br />Modernize local torm sirens to ensure adequate <br />Medium <br />EMC & <br />Tornado <br />Medium <br />coverage is all areas of the community and <br />(HMGP) <br />1 to 3 years <br />County Fire <br />educate residents on the importance of NOAA <br />Departments <br />weather radios in homes and businesses. <br />Develop a program to provide NOAA weather <br />Medium <br />Tornado <br />Medium <br />radios to limited- income residents that live in high <br />(HMGP) <br />1 to 3 years <br />EMC <br />risk areas such as mobile home parks. <br />Tornado <br />Medium <br />Explore the requirement & benefits of being <br />Low <br />1 to 3 years <br />EMC <br />certified as a NWS Storm Ready Community. <br />(Budgetf) <br />Hailstorms <br />High <br />Develop & Maintain a weather database containing <br />Low <br />1 to 3 years <br />EMC & Local <br />daily weather variables <br />(Budget) <br />Staff <br />Modernize local storm sirens to ensure adequate <br />HIGH <br />EMC & <br />Hailstorms <br />High <br />coverage iin all areas of the community and <br />(HMGP, <br />1 to 2 years <br />County Fire <br />educate residents on the importance of NOAA <br />PDM, Grant) <br />Departments <br />weather radios in homes and businesses. <br />Development and Continuation of the Lamar <br />Medium <br />County CERT program. Work with local <br />(Startup) <br />Hailstorms <br />High <br />businesses to encourage employee participation. <br />1 to 3 years <br />EMC & <br />Explore possible donation sources for CERT <br />Low <br />Volunteers <br />Supplies. <br />(maintainenc <br />e) <br />Extreme Heat <br />Medium <br />Work with County Extension agent on providing <br />Low <br />1 to 3 years <br />EMC & Local <br />education on Xeriscaping. <br />(Budget) <br />Staff <br />Work with the Lamar County Water Board to <br />Low <br />County Staff <br />Extreme Heat <br />High <br />facilitate mutual agreements between jurisdictions <br />(Budget) <br />1 to 2 years <br />and <br />for emergency backup water sources. <br />Voulunteers <br />Work with Lamar County service organization to <br />Low <br />Extreme Heat <br />Medium <br />host a local fan drive as their community service <br />(Donations) <br />< 1 year <br />County Staff & <br />project. These fans would be kept on the local <br />Volunteers <br />level for quicker distribution. <br />Droughts <br />High <br />Work with NWS to better develop weather <br />Medium <br />1 to 3 years <br />EMC & Local <br />database containing daily weather variables. <br />Staff <br />Work with Lamar County Water Board in the <br />Low <br />County Staff & <br />Droughts <br />High <br />formation of the groundwater Conservation <br />(budget) <br />1 to 2 years <br />Volunteers <br />Program <br />Work with County Extension Agent and local <br />Low <br />Droughts <br />Medium <br />nurseries on the utilizing of drought resistance <br />(budget) <br />1 to 3 years <br />EMC & Local <br />vegetation in landscaping <br />Staff <br />Turn Around Don't Drown Campaign. This is a <br />Low <br />Floods <br />Medium <br />campaign that would be aired through the media to <br />(Budget) <br />1 to 4 years <br />EMC & Local <br />educate people on the dangers of driving through <br />Media <br />flood waters. <br />Apply for assistance in establishing a Certified <br />High (EMPG <br />Floods <br />High <br />Countywide Floodplain Manager position. Funding <br />& budget, <br />1 to 4 years <br />EMC & <br />on the continuation of the position would be from <br />grant) <br />County Staff <br />permit fees and local budgets. The focus of this rol <br />185 <br />