Program Name Clackamas County Natural Hazards
Mitigation Plan
Administering Agency Clackamas County Emergency Management
Contact Vicki Harguth, Emergency Management Coordinator, or
Cindy Kolomechuk, Hazard Mitigation Specialist
Address 2200 S. Kaen Road, Suite A, Oregon City, OR 97045
Telephone Number 503-655-8378
Fax Number 503-655-8531
E-mail vickihar@co.clackamas.or.us, cindykol@co.clackamas.or.us
Clackamas County was the
first jurisdiction in the nation to develop and adopt a natural hazards
mitigation plan that meets the new FEMA criteria for local plans. The
Clackamas County Board of Commissioners formally received FEMA's approval
on October 24, 2002. Although this is a requirement by FEMA in order for
jurisdictions to receive post-disaster mitigation dollars and pre-disaster
mitigation funding starting in November 2003, Clackamas County took a
proactive approach to completing their plan. They effectively coordinated
county government and other community stakeholders and citizens to
facilitate input into the plan and to be part of the planning and
implementation process. As a result the county has strong ownership of the
plan that would not have taken place if an outside group developed the
plan even with county input.
