Carbon County is updating the Hazard Mitigation Plan. Barb Beck of Beck Consulting and Carbon County Emergency Management Coordinator John Zeiger will be holding a public meeting at 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Baggs Town Hall.
“We need to think about natural hazards ahead of time … We can’t necessarily prevent natural disasters like wildfires or floods, but hopefully we can lessen the impacts and avoid loss of life when we do have a disaster,” Zeiger said of the importance of updating the Hazard Mitigation Plan for Carbon County.
Under the guidance of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), Beck visited the county in November and December of last year to meet with the LEPC to inform citizens and the elected bodies of Rawlins and Saratoga on the updated plan. FEMA is funding the updated plan with a 25 percent county match. There will be no cost to the towns and city under the plan. The 10 incorporated communities and the county will be covered by the plan and will have the opportunity to adopt it when completed.
Beck and subcontractor AMEC Foster Wheeler are updating the history of disasters in the county as a basis of predicting future risk. The LEPC will be meeting at 9 a.m., Feb. 18 at the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins to refine upcoming goals and projects. The meeting is open to the public. “The more participation we have in updating the plan from people who are interested, the better it will be,” Beck said.
Information about the plan will be posted on the county’s website, http://www.carbonwy.com for citizens to view and make comments.
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