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County hazard mitigation plans

Hazard Mitigation Plans

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines hazard mitigation as “Any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards.” It has been demonstrated that hazard mitigation is most effective when based on an inclusive, comprehensive, long-term plan that is developed before a disaster occurs.

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Amanda George

Amanda George

Transportation Planner

(660) 359-5636 ext. 11

amanda@ghrpc.org

The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000), for the first time, required state and local governments to prepare and adopt hazard mitigation plans approved by FEMA as a condition of eligibility for receiving hazard mitigation grants under several programs. The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) relies on a partnership with regional planning commissions throughout the state to help local jurisdictions develop and adopt countywide, multi-jurisdictional, multi-hazard mitigation plans. Mitigation activities may be implemented prior to, during, or after an incident. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires that all counties have an adopted All-Hazards Mitigation Plan in place to be eligible for any federal hazard mitigation funds. Missouri SEMA has partnered with Missouri’s Regional Planning Commissions to facilitate the creation of these plans for Missouri’s counties. As a result of this partnership, nearly all of Missouri’s counties are now covered by a Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Every county’s plan

SEMA lists approved plans for all eleven counties. Some copies posted by GHRPC still carry draft labels; the approval status and the posted copy are shown separately below.

Approval source: SEMA’s September 16, 2026 status list.

CountyApproval statusLatest posted copy
Caldwell ApprovedExpires December 15, 2026 Posted copy · 2017337 pages
Carroll ApprovedExpires July 7, 2031 Draft · January 30, 2026564 pages
Chariton ApprovedExpires August 4, 2030 Posted copy · June 24, 2025598 pages
Daviess ApprovedExpires August 20, 2031 Draft · February 24, 2026684 pages
Grundy ApprovedExpires June 21, 2031 Approved copy · June 15, 2026583 pages
Harrison ApprovedExpires August 25, 2031 Draft · January 16, 2026665 pages
Linn ApprovedExpires July 21, 2031 Draft · February 3, 2026289 pages
Livingston ApprovedExpires August 25, 2031 Draft · February 3, 2026422 pages
Mercer ApprovedExpires August 1, 2029 Posted copy · June 12, 2024555 pages
Putnam ApprovedExpires July 21, 2031 Draft · February 12, 2026336 pages
Sullivan ApprovedExpires August 20, 2031 Draft · January 30, 2026445 pages

Hazard mitigation projects

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