Resource Links

The following resources can be used to assist with local HMP updates and other hazard mitigation planning initiatives. 

Mitigation Planning Resources

• FEMA - Community Rating System

• FEMA - Community Rating System Fact Sheet

• FEMA - Create a Hazard Mitigation Plan

• FEMA - Hazard Mitigation Plan Status

• FEMA - Hazard Mitigation Planning

• FEMA - Implement, Integrate and Maintain Mitigation Planning Activities

• FEMA – Integrating Hazard Mitigation Into Local Planning: Case Studies and Tools for Community Officials

• FEMA – Local Mitigation Planning Handbook

• FEMA - Local Planning Policy Review Guide

• FEMA - Local Planning Policy Side by Side Comparison

• FEMA - Mitigation Best Practices

• FEMA – Mitigation Ideas: A Resource for Reducing Risk to Natural Hazards 

• FEMA - Mitigation Planning and Grants

• FEMA - Nature-Based Solutions

• FEMA – Plan Integration Guide

• FEMA – Plan Integration: Linking Local Planning Efforts

• FEMA - Regulations and Guidance

• FEMA – State Hazard Mitigation Planning Key Topics Bulletins: Mitigation Capabilities

• FEMA – State Mitigation Planning Key Topics Bulletins: Planning Process

• FEMA – Using Hazus for Risk Assessment

• PEMA – All-Hazard Mitigation Planning Standard Operating Guide

• PEMA – Hazard Mitigation Planning

• Protecting Endangered Species & Receiving CRS Credit

Mitigation Grant Resources

• PEMA – Grants Management Program

• FEMA – Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program

• FEMA – Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

• FEMA - BRIC Technical Assistance

Pennsylvania Silver Jackets Resources

• Pennsylvania Silver Jackets/Flood Risk Management Resources Website

• Remembering the November 1985 ‘Election Day” Flood

Pennsylvania Plans & Studies

• 2023 Pennsylvania State HMP Update

• Pennsylvania Climate Adaptation Planning Report: Risks and Practical Recommendations

• 2021 Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment 

• Pennsylvania State Emergency Operations Plan

• Phase 1 PennDOT Extreme Weather Vulnerability Study: Executive Summary

Federal Agencies

• FEMA Region 3

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS)

• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

• US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

• US Economic Development Administration (EDA)

• US Geological Survey (USGS)

State Agencies

• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)

• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)

• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)

• Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)

• Pennsylvania Insurance Department

• Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

Regional Organizations

• Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)

• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB)

• Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)

Professional Organizations

• American Rivers Organization (ARO)

• Keystone Emergency Management Association (KEMA)

• Pennsylvania Association of Floodplain Managers (PAFPM)