Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Preparing Wyoming to respond to and recover from all-hazards.
Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan for
Fremont and Sublette Counties
draft available for public review and comment
Would you like to learn more about what Fremont and Sublette counties are doing to minimize the impacts of floods, dam failures, wildfires, hazardous materials incidents, and other hazards? A draft of the updated Wyoming Region 5 Hazard Mitigation Plan, which includes individual county annexes, is being made available for public review and comment. The plan assesses risks posed by natural and man-made hazards, identifies ways to reduce those risks, and allows each county to be eligible for mitigation grant funding from FEMA.
County planning teams, including representatives from certain municipalities, updated the plan during 2022 with assistance from a consultant. The plan identifies hazard mitigation goals and mitigation projects for the counties, with the intent of reducing losses from hazard events before they occur again. The counties in the Region are now soliciting public comment the plan before is finalized and submitted for FEMA review and approval. The final plan will be re-adopted by each participating county and participating municipalities before it becomes official.
The comment period will be January 25 - February 8th, 2023.
An online form to provide feedback on the plan can be accessed here:
https://forms.office.com/r/AqWVpn8HQq
For more information, please county contact your local county emergency management coordinator.
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) outreach series
for HSGP applicants and stakeholders
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) invites all potential HSGP applicants and sub-applicants (inclusive of the State Homeland Security Program) to participate in one of the upcoming technical assistance webinars regarding the fiscal year (FY) 2023 HSGP. The FY 2023 HSGP will provide $1.12 billion in funding support to state, local, and territorial governments for security-related activities to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to terrorist attacks. Additional program information is located at Homeland Security Grant Program | FEMA.gov. The details for these webinars are:
Tuesday, January 31, 2023, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Registration link: https://fema.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsceusrzkqHw0GTdzwboVbL5eMDE0dfO8
Thursday, February 2, 2023, from 2-3 p.m. ET
Registration link: https://fema.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsf-qspzIpElEDhEQ16SCJHwZXhUVPu1c
As a part of these calls, you will have a chance to ask questions and hear from FEMA/GPD and our partners from across the Department of Homeland Security on:
The timeline for the FY 2023 HSGP awards
Discussion of the FY 2023 HSGP National Priority Areas (NPAs) and Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities set-aside requirements
Subsequent calls will be scheduled in the coming weeks to offer more in-depth discussion of approaches for effectively addressing each NPA.
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