Emergency Management
Emergency Mitigation
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Mitigation involves actions that lessen the likelihood that a disaster will cause damage or reduce the severity of the damage. We help towns to mitigate the effects of disasters by encouraging disaster-resistant development that keeps homes and businesses out of harm’s way, such as avoiding floodplains. We also work with towns to ensure that their infrastructure, especially roads and drainage, will stand up to expected hazards such as heavy rainstorms.
Mitigation involves actions that lessen the likelihood that a disaster will cause damage or reduce the severity of the damage. We help towns to mitigate the effects of disasters by encouraging disaster-resistant development that keeps homes and businesses out of harm’s way, such as avoiding floodplains. We also work with towns to ensure that their infrastructure, especially roads and drainage, will stand up to expected hazards such as heavy rainstorms.
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Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
PO Box 320
38 Ascutney Park Road Ascutney, VT 05030 802-674-9201 |