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Background:
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The Multi-hazard Mitigation Plan is a countywide plan that identifies risks posed by natural and manmade disasters -- and ways to minimize damage from those disasters. The plan is a comprehensive resource document that will serve many purposes, including: enhancing public awareness and understanding, creating a decision tool for management, promoting compliance with State and Federal program requirements, enhancing local policies for hazard mitigation capability, and providing inter-jurisdictional coordination.
The federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all local governments to create such a disaster plan in order to qualify for funding in the future. San Diego County is one of the first in the State to tackle this planning effort on a region wide basis, and the County's plan has received national recognition in the form of an achievement award from the National Association of Counties organization.
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