Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency – Statewide Hazard Mitigation Plans

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Statewide Hazard Mitigation Plans

Pennsylvania (statewide)

Vernon Land Use was a member of a project team retained by Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and tasked with developing Pennsylvania’s Statewide Hazard Mitigation Plans in 2018 and 2023.  The firm coordinated development of the mitigation strategy for both the 2018 and 2023 HMPs. The mitigation strategy for the 2023 HMP included extensive outreach with state agencies and stakeholders.  To meet PEMA’s goal of ensuring the state hazard mitigation plan represented the mitigation priorities of as many state agencies as possible, nearly 40 individual meetings were held with agency officials. The increased outreach efforts resulted in a 70% increase in the number of agencies leading mitigation actions.