Plan West partners inc

Planning to reduce risk to life and property requires effective multidisciplinary collaboration. Hazard identification and risk assessment help identify likely courses of action -- to avoid or minimize impacts, as well as reduce the damage and relief costs resulting from disaster.

Communities that experience severe and repetitive hazard events such as flooding typically suffer extensive economic dislocation.  Recovery from, and avoidance of future exposure requires integration of economic incentive planning with hazard reduction concerns.  The inter-disciplinary nature of risk reduction and safe growth planning requires multi faceted integration into the traditional planning process, which includes, but is not limited to: comprehensive plan elements, implementing regulations including design guidelines, transportation plans, and economic revitalization strategies.  Typical phases of hazard mitigation and emergency management planning includes a risk assessment, identification of constraints and opportunities; development of programs compatible with risk-reduction measures and identification of alternative funding sources.