Emergency Management

Hazard Mitigation Planning

The Town of Paradise Valley has joined forces with Maricopa County and other jurisdictions around the Valley to review and update the existing multi-hazard mitigation plans and consolidate them into one multi-jurisdictional, multi-hazard mitigation plan. A final draft of the 2015 Maricopa County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (PLAN) is now available for review and comment.

The goal of this mitigation planning effort is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from natural hazard events. Mitigation is not how we respond to emergencies like floods and wildfires, but rather how we as a community might lessen or even prevent the impact of such things in the first place.

The mitigation planning process involved identifying and profiling the natural hazards most likely to occur in a community, assessing the vulnerability to these hazards, and establishing goals, actions, and projects that mitigate the associated risks. The update of this mitigation PLAN will also ensure the community’s continued eligibility for non-emergency, federal hazard mitigation grants.

Residents are highly encouraged to review the updated PLAN and offer comments. For more information, please visit the multi-jurisdictional planning website.  You are also invited to respond to a short hazard mitigation survey that will be used to assist in updating the Plan.

If you have question or would like additional information, please contact:
Robert Lee
Emergency Manager
Town of Paradise Valley
Email Robert Lee
480-348-3631

or

Andrew Brady, Emergency Services Planner
Maricopa County Emergency Management
602-273-1411
Email Andrew Brady

Emergency Preparedness

Are you prepared? View this presentation (PDF) on how to prepare for, and respond to, emergencies that may occur in Paradise Valley.

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