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EVERETT 2011 HAZARD MITIGATION UPDATE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY E//E�ETT KEY POINTS <: xr il�iYtillt§'�iL, 9i.11ti1.rrl7fr1U1fi1�t11t�? f�'t;: t.tu"tt�l The Everett Hazard Mitigation Plan serves as a basis for city-level emergency management planning and program development. It helps local businesses, community services, and school districts develop similar documents and coordinate overall disaster mitigation planning efforts. This Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) Update focuses on long-term improvement and protection of the built and natural environments, infrastructure, communication networks and the livelihood of the City of Everett. This plan strives to reduce the financial impacts resulting from hazards and create a community more resilient to inevitable hazards. All Natural Hazards Included This HMP Update identifies 10 hazards that pose 1. Earthquakes 6. Flooding a threat to the City of Everett. Mitigation efforts 2. Severe Storms 7. Hazardous Materials are considered for the following hazards (this plan does not address terrorism), as ranked in 3. Pandemics 8. Landslides order of most to least concern by the Steering 4. Climate Change 9. Tsunami & Seiche Committee: 5. Fire 10. Volcanic Eruptions Qualifies Everett for Funding Programs The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, made Hazards Mitigation Planning (HMP) mandatory for municipalities. SAFE I SO BI) summit This plan update qualifies Everett for Federal and State funding programs for the next five years. This HMP Update defines each hazard, assesses the risk to the City of Everett, and provides long-term mitigation strategies. The Action Items identified in this plan support those strategies and are targets, not mandates; there is no penalty for not completing items within the five year update cycle. {•,,; ; ;, ,• , •, . NEEp EVEREtt mRStER DtSRSL11� r Public Actively Involved in Planning Process The City of Everett sought to encourage and empower SAFE C SOUIID SUIIIIIIhI citizens to be part of the hazard planning process, and so ►�E�E�EttmastEROis Learn about risk hom natural hazards and tell us your ideas for reducing that risk. employed a more rigorous process for doing so than was SAM MY Is.s.2011 r,atme3 required by FEMA. In addition to traditional public ta+n'ffm Cfedebepraa193Oan tA7 f. rahi Makatea, xeann ant Sxm,A ikrtA ltJ BY. kirk Bhd.Fxre:t • mre.na%col meetings, these methods included: PR«.Rrd,ten •Cmrtru'.:om Ce'r local raft ideate ad solvodn •Cheri fN,q..rlt Pan rttm by mirk Malec. Pr.•epd bapenlrt fnp,g •hvared na Inlo,r.rwn booth • A World Cafe event titled the "Safe and Sound RSVP Dar.Salmon al in 257 7997 cc d'ohnunCo rfttr71 x,, Summit" that brought together over 80 citizens trw.rnti Va .ve coa..ed tirfl"w'ad.7,htf,Y, Hard v,t,faorn Km entry ex years ro eemyn Nyble foe have m:epr font partldpation and auppr.lior a or.an from the community; important component of thh plan.