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The Town of Bristol Commences Hazard Mitigation Planning

Posted on: June 14, 2022 - 5:48am

The Bristol Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director (EMD) will meet with June Garneau of Mapping and Planning Solutions and other team members from Bristol on May 26, 2022, to begin work on the required five-year update of the 2016 Bristol Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Town and Mapping and Planning Solutions are conducting a series of Hazard Mitigation meetings to develop the plan over the next few months.

During these public meetings, the planning team will address natural, technological, and human-caused hazards such as Inland Flooding, Long-Term Utility Outage, and Transport Accidents; the team will determine “Action Items” to help mitigate the effects of these hazards. The team will also review shelter sites and the need for generators at those sites.

By examining critical infrastructure and key resources, along with past hazards, the team will establish priorities for future mitigation projects and steps that can be taken to increase public awareness of hazards in general.

As mandated by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, all municipalities must complete a local Hazard Mitigation Plan to qualify for Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) funding should a natural disaster occur. The planning processes are made possible by grants from FEMA.

The Hazard Mitigation Planning Team is currently being formed. Bristol citizens and any interested stakeholders are invited to participate. Zoom meetings are scheduled for Thursday afternoons from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on May 26 and June 23, 2022. Additional meetings will also be scheduled. The public is encouraged to attend all meetings. To be included in the process, all interested parties should contact Ben LaRoche, FC/EMD, by email at [email protected]. Interested parties will be added to the Zoom meeting invitation list or advised where they can attend the meeting in person.

More information on the hazard mitigation planning process is available from June Garneau at Mapping and Planning Solutions, [email protected].