Hazard mitigation is the use of long-term and short-term policies, programs, projects, and other activities to minimize the loss of life, injury, and property damage that can result from a disaster. Communities, residents, and businesses across the United States have been faced with continually increasing costs associated with natural and human-caused hazards. Hazard mitigation is the first step in reducing risk and is the most effective way to reduce costs associated with hazards.
Genesee County has developed a hazard mitigation plan (HMP) to reduce risks from disasters to the people, property, economy, and environment within the County’s planning area. The County and 21 participating local jurisdictions (the Planning Partners) prepared this plan as an update to the 2019 Genesee County HMP. The updated 2025 HMP (also referred to as “the plan”) includes countywide analysis and assessment of hazards, risk, and capabilities.
The plan complies with federal and state hazard mitigation planning requirements to establish the Planning Partners’ eligibility for funding under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant programs. FEMA has issued guidelines for the development of multi-jurisdictional HMPs. The federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires state and local entities to implement pre-disaster mitigation planning and develop HMPs. The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NYS DHSES) supports plan development for jurisdictions in the State of New York.
2025 Genesee County HMP Volume I(PDF, 65MB)
2025 Genesee County HMP Volume II(PDF, 45MB)