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Hazards and Mitigation

The DEM Mitigation and Recovery Section staff are available before disasters, to help provide mitigation expertise, and after disasters, to facilitate recovery. The staff members have expertise in Public Assistance, the National Flood Insurance Program, Risk Map and mitigation planning. See below for disaster recovery tools, our downloads and staff contacts. See above for our section links.

New Hazard Mitigation Plan Website

looking south toward Salt Lake City with the words Utah state hazard mitigation plan
Click the image above to find state and local plans for how government plans to deal with avalanches, climate change, dam failures, drought, flood, earthquakes, severe weather, wildfires and more. You can also see where we, as a state need to improve. Local government can use this document to learn where to best invest tax dollars.

Other links

Utah Disaster Recovery Site

Utah DEM Earthquake Program

Mitigation and Recovery Staff

Janna Wilkinson, section manager, State Hazard Mitigation Officer
jannawilkinson@utah.gov

Ember Herrick, mitigation/recovery planner
esherrick@utah.gov

Eric Martineau, mitigation specialist
emartineau@utah.gov

Kathy Holder, state floodplain manager
kcholder@utah.gov

Jamie Huff, Risk MAP coordinator
jhuff@utah.gov

Holly Strand, Risk MAP communications specialist/planner
hstrand@utah.gov

Emma McFee, mitigation/recovery planner
emcfee@utah.gov

Downloads


Floods: What you know when living in Utah

flood guide cover


Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country