FEMA recognizes tribal governments and their members as an essential part of our nation’s emergency management team. As such, the Agency is committed to supporting them in their efforts to build more resilient and better prepared communities. This includes offering expert guidance toward the development of hazard mitigation plans like that provided in the recently released Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide. It also includes a series of national and regional webinars—the first of which is scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at 4 PM EST.
The new Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide, which will supersede the Tribal Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Guidance issued in 2010, is now available for download on FEMA’s website. Its intended use is to facilitate consistent evaluation and approval of tribal mitigation plans, as well as to facilitate compliance with the mitigation planning requirements when developing or updating plans.
Per FEMA, such tribal mitigation plans “identify the natural hazards that affect the tribal government, identify actions to reduce losses from those hazards, and establish a coordi