Public Input Invited – Help Shape This Year’s Plan

Maricopa County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Begins

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community officially adopted the Maricopa County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan through Council Resolution on December 8th, 2021. Mitigation planning is the process used to identify risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural disasters and to develop long-term strategies for protecting people and property in future hazard events. The process results in a mitigation plan that offers a strategy for breaking the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage and a framework for developing feasible and cost-effective mitigation projects. Under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390), local and tribal governments are required to develop and maintain a FEMA approved hazard mitigation plan as a condition of eligibility for receiving certain non-emergency federal hazard mitigation grants.

A multi-jurisdictional planning team comprised of representatives from the county, city, town and tribes within Maricopa County will be meeting regularly to review, revise and update the current hazard mitigation plan, with specific attention to:

• Natural hazards that may impact or have impacted the community
• Profiles of the most relevant hazards
• Vulnerability assessment to the identified hazards
• Goals and objectives for hazard risk reduction/elimination
• Mitigation actions/projects to achieve the stated goals and objectives
• Plan maintenance strategy for the next 5-year cycle

For plan access and to provide your feedback, please visit Hazard Mitigation | Maricopa County, AZ. Last day to participate in the survey is November 30th, 2026.

To learn more and stay involved with the planning process contact:

SRPMIC Emergency Management
Email: EmergencyManagement@srpmic-nsn.gov | Phone: 480-362-7927

or

Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management
Email: EMInfo@maricopa.gov | Phone: 602-273-1411