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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP)

Approved Final LHMP for 2024-29 

Following revisions, LA City's Emergency Management Department (EMD) submitted the LHMP to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for their respective reviews and approval. Now, having also been formally adopted by the LA City Council, the final LHMP is available below.

LHMP for 2024-2029

 

Starting in April 2023, the City of Los Angeles kicked off its latest update of its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to increase the resilience of our communities. This adopted plan identifies and assesses the hazards to which the City is most vulnerable and provides strategies to be implemented over the next five-years -- to reduce the impacts of these disasters. 

 

Thank You for Your Input! 

Los Angeles is committed to a whole community approach in our emergency planning processes. Therefore, the completed 2024 LHMP Draft was made available for public comment from March 20 to April 15, 2024. The LHMP was revised along the way to incorporate feedback received during the public comment period. 

 

Feedback at Public Meetings

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LHMP Public Feedback Meetings Held (Virtual) 

 

  • Public Feedback Session #1 -- March 27, 2024  /  Video available here

     

  • Public Feedback Session #2 -- Saturday, April 6, 2024   

     

Learn More About LHMP

 

Against a background of a large bridge across the LA River, TEXTL Hazards of Concern / Boxes with the categories of: Dam Failure; Extreme Cold; Landslide; Tsunami and Seiche; Drought; Extreme Heat; Sea Level Riser' Wildfire; Earthquake; Flood; Sever Wind and Storm

2024 LHMP Interactive Story Map

Find out more about some of the hazards covered in the plan and see their quantifiable impacts visualized on our 2024 LHMP Interactive Story Map, as well as learn more about LHMP planning process. 

 

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions Documents

cover image from the linked frequently asked questions document. FAQ - English

FAQ - English

cover image from the linked spanish language frequently asked questions document. FAQ - Spanish

FAQ - Spanish

Hazard Mitigation Planning Process

An outline image of a lightbulb lit: Why is hazard mitigation important? / Hazard mitigation actions lead to building stronger, safer, and smarter communities that are able to reduce future damage whan a disaster strikes.

The LHMP goes through a major update about every five years. Mitigation plans must be reviewed and updated, formally approved by federal and state governing bodies, and then formally adopted by the City as part of receiving approval. LA City’s 2024-2029 LHMP was updated based on regulations found in the current Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

 

LHMP Steering Committee - 2023-24

As part of the planning process, LA City formed a steering committee to oversee the plan’s update and prepare a public survey. It consisted of governmental as well as non-governmental stakeholders within the planning area. All steering committee meetings were open to public viewing and comment. 

 

Community Hazard Awareness Survey

Los Angeles was committed to engaging stakeholders throughout the LHMP update process. An anonymous survey was designed to help the City better prepare our communities to withstand the hazards and potential disasters most prevalent in the area. The information provided by constituents was then used to directly support the development of strategies and actions to reduce vulnerability to potential hazards.

Thank you, for those who took the time to participate! 

 

Plan Update Oversight

The City’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) was responsible throughout the process for overseeing the plan update.

 

LHMP State/Federal Approval

As now approved and adopted, the LHMP makes the City eligible to apply for grant funding to reduce vulnerability to disasters within the community and help break the disaster cycle to ensure a sustainable future for Angelenos.  Maintaining an up-to-date LHMP is a federal requirement in order for the City to be eligible for certain mitigation grant funding opportunities. 

The following mitigation grant funding sources are available through FEMA:

  • Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
  • Pre-disaster Mitigation Program (PDM)
  • Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA)
  • Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
  • HMGP Post-Fire Assistance
  • Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dam (HHPD)

 

Related FEMA Links and Other Resources

Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants
HHPD Grant Program
FEMA Mitigation Planning
Cal OES Mitigation Division