The Macomb County Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies natural and human-caused hazards that pose a threat to the community; it ranks the hazards based on the potential threat they pose to the population, property and the economy; and it recommends projects to reduce or eliminate the potential impacts of the identified hazards.
Each community in the County, as well as the County itself, adopts the plan as the official hazard mitigation plan for the jurisdiction. This is a necessary step in qualifying the County for hazard mitigation grant funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The plan was last revised in 2019, and was approved by the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP EMHSD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover the timeframe of 2020-2025.
View the current Macomb County Hazard Mitigation Plan here.
The current plan identifies the following 29 hazards:
- Active assailant
- Civil disturbance
- Cyber attack
- Dam failure
- Drought
- Earthquake
- Energy emergency
- ExtremetTemperature
- Hail storm
- Hazmat – fixed site
- Hazmat – transportation
- Ice and sleet storms
- Infrastructure failures
- Lightning
- Nuclear attack
- Nuclear power plant accident
- Oil and gas well accident
- Pipeline accident
- Public health emergency
- Riverine flooding
- Severe wind
- Shoreline flooding
- Snowstorm
- Structural fires
- Subsidence
- Terrorism/WMD/sabotage
- Tornado
- Transportation accident
- Wildfire
Business continuity
Businesses can prepare for the impact of the many hazards they face in today’s world including natural hazards, human-caused hazards or technology related hazards.
- Natural hazards could be a flood, hurricane, tornado, earthquake or a widespread serious illness such as the H1N1 flu virus pandemic.
- Human-caused hazards include accidents, acts of violence by people and acts of terrorism.
- Examples of technology-related hazards are the failure or malfunction of systems, equipment or software.
DHS/FEMA sponsors a resource called “Ready Business” to assist businesses in developing a preparedness program by providing tools to create a plan that addresses the impact of many hazards. The direction recommended is to adopt a standard for Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs called an “all hazards approach.”
Please visit Ready for more online resources.
Community preparedness
Emergency Management is pleased to present this Community Emergency Preparedness Workbook to assist those who live and work in Macomb County in preparing for natural and man-made disasters.
Having a plan in place when an emergency strikes allows those affected to react in a safe and effective manner. And while it may be difficult to think about disasters, reviewing this information will better prepare you to take quick action to protect yourself, your family and your property during an emergency.
Coming soon: Digital version of the Emergency Preparedness Guide. Download the English PDF version.
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