Accepting public comment on the draft Hazard Mitigation Plan

The City of Portsmouth is updating its Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  requires every community to develop and maintain a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan with the goal of increasing resiliency to natural hazards such as flooding, storm surge, extreme temperatures, wildfires,  etc.  

Please visit the draft of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for Portsmouth.

Community members are welcome to share information on how and where natural hazards impact the City, and their neighborhoods.  Any input on how the City can be better prepared is welcomed.  

In simple terms, What are the hazards? – past and potential future hazards.   Identify existing mitigation strategies, planning future strategies and identifying what may need to be considered to improve preparedness, and aid in response and recovery capability.

Please contact Chief William McQuillen at wjmcquillen@cityofportsmouth.com or (603) 427-1515 to share information or if you have questions about the Plan itself.