Lane County Emergency Management, in coordination with community planholders, updated the Lane County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJNHMP) in October 2023, to expire in 2028.  FEMA is responsible for the final review and approval of the plan. According to 44 CFR §201.6(d)(3), NHMPs must be updated once every five years in order to continue to be eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation project grant funding. 

The NHMP’s purpose is to maintain a process that leads to hazard mitigation actions. It identifies hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks facing local, state, or tribal governments, and prioritizes actions to reduce the risks.

Lane County's NHMP is a multi-jurisdictional, county-wide plan that assesses and outlines mitigation strategies for hazards specific to regional geography, and it includes ten incorporated cities and six utility providers: Coburg, Creswell, Dunes City, Florence, Lowell, Oakridge, Veneta, Westfir, Eugene, Springfield, Blachly-Lane Electric Co-op, Consumers Power Inc., Springfield Utility Board, Eugene Water & Electric Board, Mapleton Water District, and Emerald People's Utility District.

Contact Information
Brendan Irsfeld, AICP
Senior Management Analyst
541-682-6710