Floods, wildfires, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, windstorms, and other such events are naturally occurring processes that will disrupt the lives of Oregonians. State policy is to learn from past natural hazard events, and apply this understanding to reduce the threat to people, property, and resources without further negative impacts to the environment. In February 2002, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published Interim Final Rule 44 CFR Part 201, which requires all states and communities to develop natural hazard mitigation plans by November 2004 in order to be eligible for certain hazard mitigation grant programs, and in the case of the states, to be eligible for certain categories of disaster assistance.
The State of Oregon's Natural Hazard Mitigation web based plan is an omnibus document, collecting the pertinent information from past plans and technical resourcesunder one website, thus making the document more accessible and dynamic. All of the resources work together to meet the criteria for the natural hazard mitigation plan.
This plan provides a clear opportunity to look to the future, and work cooperatively and creatively to mitigate future damage and threat to life. The followingis an index to the new plan.
March6, 2006 Governor's Plan Adoption Letter
| Part I: Overview - Plan Purpose, Process and Organization |
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1.) Introduction |
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2.) Plan Purpose |
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3.) Plan Mission and Goals |
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4.) Plan Structure and Development |
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Plan Organization |
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Plan Structure |
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Development Process |
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Integration with other Planning Efforts |
| Part II: Hazard Mitigation Framework |
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Section A: Natural Hazards Risk Assessment |
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1.) Section Purpose |
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2.) Oregon's Natural Hazards: Hazards Identified, Profiled and Assessed - Hazards Pages |
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State's Natural Hazard Viewer |
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Regional Risk Assessment |
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3.) Summary of Oregon's Vulnerability |
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Infrastructure Overview and Maps |
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Population, Transportation and Economy (Maps from the Atlas of Oregon) |
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Power and Energy Distribution (Maps from the Atlas of Oregon) |
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Overall Vulnerability |
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Volcanoes, Landslides and Earthquakes(Maps from the Atlas of Oregon) |
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Estimating Potential Losses to State Facilities |
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Section B: Mitigation Strategies |
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1.) Section Purpose |
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2.) Natural Hazard Mitigation Overview |
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3.) Policies, Programs and Capabilities |
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4.) Local Capability Assessment |
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5.) State Funding |
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6.) Action Plan for Hazard Mitigation |
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Overview of Plan's Action Items |
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Action Items Matrix |
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Coordination with Local Planning |
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Prioritization for Local Assistance |
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Section C: Plan Maintenance and Implementation |
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2.) Evaluating and Updating the Plan |
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3.) Monitoring Mitigation Activities |
| Part III: Action Plan for Hazard Mitigation |
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1.) Section Purpose |
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2.) Hazard Chapters |
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All-Hazards Chapter |
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Coastal Erosion Chapter |
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Droughts Chapter |
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Dust Storms Chapter |
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Earthquake Chapter |
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El Niño - La Niña Chapter |
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Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface) Chapter |
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Flood Chapter |
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Landslides and Debris Flows Chapter |
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Tsunamis Chapter |
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Volcanic Hazards Chapter |
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Windstorms Chapter |
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Winter Storms Chapter |
| Part IV: Appendices |
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Appendix Overview and Download Page |
