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Mitigation focuses on breaking the cycle of disaster
damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. Mitigation
efforts provide value to the American people by creating
safer communities and reducing loss of life and property.
Mitigation includes such activities as:
- Complying with or exceeding
NFIP floodplain management regulations.
- Enforcing stringent building codes,
flood-proofing requirements, seismic design standards
and wind-bracing requirements for new construction or
repairing existing buildings.
- Adopting zoning ordinances that steer
development away from areas subject to flooding, storm
surge or coastal erosion.
- Retrofitting public buildings to
withstand hurricane-strength winds or ground shaking.
- Acquiring damaged homes or businesses
in flood-prone areas, relocating the structures, and
returning the property to open space, wetlands or
recreational uses.
- Building community shelters and
tornado safe rooms to help protect people in their
homes, public buildings and schools in hurricane- and
tornado-prone areas. (From
FEMA's Web Site)
Mitigation Web Sites
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FloodSmart.gov
National Flood Insurance Program |
