The Division of Emergency Management announces a ONE-DAY meeting for the State of Florida Hazard Mitigation Plan Advisory Team (SHMPAT). A facilitated session for state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and interested groups that ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

The Division of Emergency Management announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, April 20, 2007, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

PLACE: State Emergency Operations Center, Division of Emergency Management, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Division of Emergency Management announces a ONE-DAY meeting for the State of Florida Hazard Mitigation Plan Advisory Team (SHMPAT).

A facilitated session for state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and interested groups that have a stake in:

1. Participating in the updating and revising of the long-term state hazard mitigation strategy.

2. Contributing to revisions to the state hazard mitigation plan as required by federal law (DMA2K: the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000)

3. Identifying policies, plans and programs that pertain to hazard mitigation (initiatives that help reduce the long-term risk to human life and property from natural and technological hazards);

4. Establishing working groups to further the goals and objectives of the state mitigations strategy.

5. Participate in the process of identifying the state critical facilities.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Meeting Agenda is forthcoming and previous meeting can be found at: http://www.dca.state.fl.us/brmState-Mitigation-Strategy/State-Mitigation-Strategy.htm

For further information please contact: Debbie Ray, [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail].