City of Glenns Ferry 110 E. 2nd Avenue Glenns Ferry, ID 83623 208-366-7418
From: Carol Weathers-Killian, Elmore County Emergency Management
Date: September 26, 2011
The Elmore County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan and Community Wildfire Protection Plan updates have been completed in draft form and are available to the public for review and comment at the locations listed below. Electronic copies may be viewed in pdf format at http://www.consulting-foresters.com/?id=clients. The public review phase of the planning process will be open from September 28th, 2011 through October 26th, 2011.
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USFS Mountain Home Ranger Station 2180 American Legion Blvd Mountain Home, Idaho |
Glenns Ferry City Hall 110 East 2nd Avenue Glenns Ferry |
Mountain Home City Hall 160 South 3rd East Mountain Home |
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South Fork Boise River Senior Center 390 Pine-Featherville Road Pine |
Prairie Library 73 Smith Creek Road Prairie |
Oasis Volunteer Fire Department 19550 N Del Norte Place Oasis (Ruth’s Shop) |
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Elmore County Planning & Zoning 520 East 2nd Street South Mountain Home |
Mountain Home Library 790 North 10th East Mountain Home |
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The purpose of the Elmore County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP) and Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) is to reduce the impact of hazards such as floods, landslides, severe weather, wildfire, extended power outage, crop loss, and terrorism/civil unrest on Elmore County residents, landowners, businesses, communities, local governments, and state and federal agencies while maintaining appropriate emergency response capabilities and sustainable natural resource management policies. The MHMP and CWPP identify high risk areas as well as structures and infrastructure that may have an increased potential for loss due to a hazard event. The documents also recommend specific projects that may help prevent disasters from occurring altogether or, at the least, lessen their impact on residents and property. Both the MHMP and CWPP are being developed by a committee of city and county elected officials and departments, local and state emergency response representatives, land managers, highway district representatives, and others.
The Elmore County MHMP and CWPP include risk analysis at the community level with predictive models for where disasters are likely to occur. These Plans will enable Elmore County and its communities to be eligible for grant dollars to implement the projects and mitigation actions identified by the committee. Although not regulatory, the MHMP and CWPP will provide valuable information as we plan for the future.
Comments on the MHMP and/or CWPP must be submitted to the attention of Carol Killian, Elmore County Emergency Management, at ckillian2005@msn.com or mailed to Elmore County Emergency Management, 2255 East 8th Street North, Mountain Home, Idaho 83647 by close of business on October 26th, 2011. For more information on the Elmore County MHMP and CWPP update process, contact Carol Killian at 208-590-1646.