Daviess County Hazard Mitigation Plan, Draft of August 29, 2025

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The purpose of hazard mitigation is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards. Daviess County and participating jurisdictions and school/special districts developed this multi-jurisdictional local hazard mitigation plan update to reduce future losses from hazard events to the County and its communities and school/special districts. This plan is an update of the previous plan that was approved by FEMA on March 30, 2021. The plan and the update were prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to result in eligibility for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs. The Daviess County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan is a multi-jurisdictional plan that covers the following jurisdictions that participated in the planning process:

School District Tri-County R-VII, The City of Altamont, the Village of Lock Springs, and the Village of Winston were invited to participate in the planning process. These jurisdictions did not send a representative to any scheduled meeting, return the questionnaire, or adopt the plan. Since they did not meet any of the requirements to be a participant in the plan they will be ineligible for hazard mitigation assistance grants. When the future five-year update is developed for this plan, these jurisdictions will be invited again to participate. Daviess County and the entities listed above followed a plan update process using a methodology in accordance with FEMA guidance, which began with the formation of a Mitigation Planning Committee (MPC) comprised of representatives from Daviess County and participating jurisdictions. The MPC updated the risk assessment that identified and profiled hazards that pose a risk to Daviess County and analyzed jurisdictional vulnerability to these hazards. The MPC also examined the capabilities in place to mitigate the hazard damages, with emphasis on changes that have occurred since the previously approved plan was adopted. The MPC determined that the planning area is vulnerable to several hazards that are identified, profiled, and analyzed in this plan. Riverine and flash flooding, winter storms, severe thunderstorms (hail, lightning, high winds), and tornados are among the hazards that historically have had a significant impact. Instructional Note: Planners should verify that goals are identical throughout the plan by crosscheck with Section 4.1 and Chapter 1, Step 6. (Reference PRT C3-a) Final plans should also follow AP/APA/MLA stylebooks for formatting.

Participating jurisdictions

Unincorporated Daviess County
City of Coffey
City of Gallatin
Village of Jameson
City of Jamesport
City of Pattonsburg
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Gallatin R-V
North Daviess County R-III
Pattonsburg R-II
Winston R-VI

Executive Summary
Prerequisites page 7
1 Introduction and Planning Process page 9
2 Planning Area Profile and Capabilities page 149
3 Risk Assessment
4 Mitigation Strategy page 197
5 Plan Maintenance Process page 282
Appendix A: Sources
Appendix B: Planning Process Documentation
Appendix C: Questionnaires, Surveys, & STAPLEE Worksheets
Appendix D: List of Critical Facilities (Redacted from Public Version)
Appendix E: Resolutions of Adoption, Floodplain Ordinances, Dam Inspection Reports

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