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<br />C-11 <br />– Prevention—Government, administrative or regulatory actions that influence the way land and <br />buildings are developed to reduce hazard losses. Includes planning and zoning, floodplain laws, <br />capital improvement programs, open space preservation, and stormwater management <br />regulations. <br />– Property Protection—Modification of buildings or structures to protect them from a hazard or <br />removal of structures from a hazard area. Includes acquisition, elevation, relocation, structural <br />retrofit, storm shutters, and shatter-resistant glass. <br />– Public Education and Awareness—Actions to inform citizens and elected officials about <br />hazards and ways to mitigate them. Includes outreach projects, real estate disclosure, hazard <br />information centers, and school-age and adult education. <br />– Natural Resource Protection—Actions that minimize hazard loss and preserve or restore the <br />functions of natural systems. Includes sediment and erosion control, stream corridor <br />restoration, watershed management, forest and vegetation management, and wetland <br />restoration and preservation. <br />– Emergency Services—Actions that protect people and property during and immediately after <br />a hazard event. Includes warning systems, emergency response services, and the protection of <br />essential facilities. <br />– Structural Projects—Actions that involve the construction of structures to reduce the impact of <br />a hazard. Includes dams, setback levees, floodwalls, retaining walls, and safe rooms. <br />This exercise demonstrates that the jurisdiction has selected a comprehensive range of actions. <br />Future Needs to Better Understand Risk/Vulnerability <br />In this section, identify any future studies, analyses, reports, or surveys your jurisdiction needs to better <br />understand its vulnerability to identified or currently unidentified risks. These could be needs based on <br />federal or state agency mandates such as EPA’s Bio-terrorism assessment requirement for water districts. <br />Additional Comments <br />Use this section to add any additional information pertinent to hazard mitigation and your jurisdiction not <br />covered in this template.