Pinellas County's Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS)

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BACKGROUND:

Image of a home experiences high flooding.The LMS is a multijurisdictional Countywide program. Pinellas County leads this program in collaboration with our 24 municipalities and several public and private partners. As a part of this program, we maintain the LMS Plan. This plan serves as the All-Hazards Plan for the County and its 24 municipalities. It also serves as the Floodplain Management Plan for the County and its participating jurisdictions.

The LMS identifies potential hazards and vulnerabilities within the County. As our all-hazards plan, the LMS looks at both natural and man-made hazards that impact people, buildings, infrastructure, and the environment. These hazards could be natural hazards such as floods, sink holes, tropical storms, hurricanes, and wildfires. These could be man-made hazards such as hazardous waste spills, cyber security threats or reduction in air quality. In addition to identifying our risks, the Plan also identifies goals and establishes specific mitigation actions to reduce these risks. As a part of this LMS program the County, and its municipalities, actively engage in mitigation projects to address the identified risks.

Local mitigation plans are required under Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) as enacted under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. Every five years, as mandated by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), we are required to do a complete update of our LMS Plan. Maintaining this Plan, helps Pinellas County and its 24 municipalities, remain eligible for federal hazard mitigation grants. It also helps us in attaining flood insurance discounts for our citizens, through the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System.

Our current 2020 LMS Plan, expires in 2025. Pinellas County and its 24 municipalities are currently working on the LMS Plan’s 5-year Update. This is due to the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) in November this year.

For more information about the Local Mitigation Strategy, visit: https://www.pinellaslms.org/

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:


BACKGROUND:

Image of a home experiences high flooding.The LMS is a multijurisdictional Countywide program. Pinellas County leads this program in collaboration with our 24 municipalities and several public and private partners. As a part of this program, we maintain the LMS Plan. This plan serves as the All-Hazards Plan for the County and its 24 municipalities. It also serves as the Floodplain Management Plan for the County and its participating jurisdictions.

The LMS identifies potential hazards and vulnerabilities within the County. As our all-hazards plan, the LMS looks at both natural and man-made hazards that impact people, buildings, infrastructure, and the environment. These hazards could be natural hazards such as floods, sink holes, tropical storms, hurricanes, and wildfires. These could be man-made hazards such as hazardous waste spills, cyber security threats or reduction in air quality. In addition to identifying our risks, the Plan also identifies goals and establishes specific mitigation actions to reduce these risks. As a part of this LMS program the County, and its municipalities, actively engage in mitigation projects to address the identified risks.

Local mitigation plans are required under Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) as enacted under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. Every five years, as mandated by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), we are required to do a complete update of our LMS Plan. Maintaining this Plan, helps Pinellas County and its 24 municipalities, remain eligible for federal hazard mitigation grants. It also helps us in attaining flood insurance discounts for our citizens, through the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System.

Our current 2020 LMS Plan, expires in 2025. Pinellas County and its 24 municipalities are currently working on the LMS Plan’s 5-year Update. This is due to the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) in November this year.

For more information about the Local Mitigation Strategy, visit: https://www.pinellaslms.org/

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:


Page last updated: 10 Apr 2024, 05:05 AM