The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000)requires state and local governments to have a Hazard Mitigation Plan to maintain eligibility for federal
mitigation funding. York County participated with the Cities of Newport News, Hampton, and Williamsburg, and James City County to complete a mitigation plan that focuses on the natural hazards, such flooding in certain
vulnerable areas of the Peninsula. The planning process considered the broad categories of mitigation actions: prevention, property protection, public education and awareness, natural resource protection, emergency services, and
structural projects, such as storm water management. It is widely accepted that hazard mitigation planning helps communities set priorities for funding, in selecting cost-effective risk reduction
measures, and that it contributes to developing sustainable communities.
Questions concerning this plan may be directed to the Planning Division at 890-3404 or the Department of Fire and Life Safety 890-3600 Monday through Friday from 8:15 AM to 5 PM.
For more information on Hazard Mitigation Planning visit FEMA's Web site at FEMA: Hazard Mitigation
Planning
View the Peninsula Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan using Adobe Acrobat Reader. (Several files are over 1 MB
and so noted)
Full Plan (7.6MB)
Appendices (3.5MB)
Table of Contents and Introduction
Regional Profile
Hazard Identification and Risk
Assessment (1.3MB)
Community Specific Profiles
City of Hampton
City of Newport
News
City of
Williamsburg
James City County
York County
State, Regional, and Federal
Capabilities
Mitigation Goals and Objectives
Plan Implementation and Maintenance
