Vegetation Risk Management Planning
Disaster Planning
•Requirements
 – Natural Hazard Mitigation plans
•Strategies
I want to start with a brief overview of the Vegetation Risk Management Plan and
how it fits into a counties Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and how the VRMP can be a
strategy to mitigate many of the natural disasters experienced on a county level… from high
winds, ice storms, hurricanes, thunderstorms to wildfires.

This project was developed with a regional look in mind and with the idea that regional
planning agencies can provide the tools and resources and the ability to convene the
different professionals, government “players”, etc that are required to complete the
hazard mitigation plans.

The VRMP is a strategy within the mitigation plan to help meet the goals and objectives
for the hazards identified.