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15.0 Mitigation Actions

Mitigation actions include activities that are designed to reduce or eliminate risks to persons or property, or to lessen the actual or potential effects or consequences of an incident. The Emergency Operations Plan does not serve as a plan for comprehensive hazard mitigation, and therefore the University should establish and maintain an all-hazards mitigation plan and program.

Mitigation actions may be implemented before, during, or after an incident. During post-disaster mitigation the objective is to improve conditions so they may be more resilient than pre-disaster conditions.

Below are some examples of hazard mitigation measures that the University may complete:

1. Create a comprehensive hazard mitigation plan that includes a hazard inventory, vulnerability assessment, and strategies for mitigating those identified hazards.
2. Design and construct all University buildings with mitigation measures such as seismic protection, flood protection, and fire protection. Mitigation measures should be considered when constructing and/or improving infrastructure and drainage systems.
3. Conduct hazard mapping of the University.
4. Create predictive modeling to protect critical assets.
5. Document all losses due to actual incidents where hazard mitigation measures may have lessened the loss.
6. Continually seek grant funding for hazard mitigation programs.

Mitigation planning is a team-based approach that should influence elements of the Emergency Operations Plan, although the intent of a mitigation plan is independent of the Emergency Operations Plan. Models such as FEMA's Disaster Resistant University provide strategies and methods for the successful implementation of an all-hazards mitigation program.

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