Tompkins County Multi-Jurisdictional
All-Hazards Mitigation Plan Update (2012)

In 2006, Tompkins County along with the Towns of Caroline, Danby, Enfield, Groton, Ithaca, Lansing and Ulysses developed the Tompkins County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan (see below). This plan was prepared in response to The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 which requires states and local governments prepare hazard mitigation plans to document their hazard planning needs, goals and strategies. By developing a FEMA approved hazard mitigation plan, participating communities are then eligible for FEMA pre-disaster mitigation funding. In order to maintain this eligibility, FEMA further requires that communities update plans every 5 years to more accurately reflect changes in risk and vulnerability. Through the update process Tompkins County seeks to involve all County municipalities in the planning effort. Below is the tentative timeline for that update:  

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Plan Update Begins - September 2011
Risk Assessment Workshop - March 2012
Draft Hazard Profile - March 2012
Draft Vulnerability Assessment- April 2012
Draft Risk Assessment - May 2012
Goal and Action Item Workshops - June 2012
Action Item Review - June - July 2012
Public Meeting #1 - Plan overview, risk assessment findings, draft action plan- July 2012
Mitigation Action Plan Finalizing and Plan Maintenance -July 2012
Draft Plan Review - August 2012
Presentation of Draft Plan - August - September 2012
Public Meeting #2 - Final Plan Update Presentation- September 2012
Submission of Plan Update to FEMA - October 2012
Based on feedback from FEMA make appropriate changes -December 2012 - Jan 2013
Plan finalized based on FEMA input and Adopted by local government- Spring 2013

2006 Tompkins County Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan:

Report Cover.pdf (2 mb)
Executive Summary.doc (100 kb)
Table of Contents.doc (67 kb)
Section 1.doc (57 kb) - Introduction
Sections 2 and 3.doc (187 kb) - Planning Processes and Plan Adoption
Section 4.1.doc (167 kb) - Identification of Hazards
Section 4.2.doc (2 mb) - Profiles of Hazards
Section 4.3.doc (2 mb)- Assessing Vulnerability: Identification of Assets and Development Trends
Section 4.4.doc (3 mb) - Assessing Vulnerability: Estimating Losses
Section 4.5 .pdf (65 kb)- Tompkins County's Multi-Jurisdictional Risk Assessment
Section 5 .doc (693 kb) - Mitigation Strategies
Section 6 .doc (65 kb) - Plan Maintenance Procedures
Appendix A .doc (20 kb) - Adoption Resolutions
Appendix B .doc (62 kb) - Glossary
Appendix C .pdf (92 kb) - Data Summary Matrix
Appendix D.pdf (76 kb) - Federal Mitigation Programs, Activities, and Initiatives
Appendix E.doc (67 kb) - Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan - Principles, Policies, and Action Items
Appendix F.pdf (698 kb) - HAZUS-MH Risk Assessment Tool Hurricane Result
Acronyms and References.doc (210 kb)

Other Hazard Mitigation Resources:

Link to New York State Standard Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan - http://www.dhses.ny.gov/oem/mitigation/plan.cfm  

Link to Response to Climate Change in New York State (ClimAID) - http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Publications/Research-and-Development/Environmental/EMEP-Publications/Response-to-Climate-Change-in-New-York.aspx  

Contact Information:

For information related to hazard mitigation planning in Tompkins County please contact Scott Doyle at 607-274-5560 or sdoyle@tompkins-co.org.