The Piedmont Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan was approved and adopted by the Piedmont City Council on Dec. 22, 2003. The plan has been approved by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (ODEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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Highlights of Piedmont's Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Piedmont 100-year Regulatory Floodplain
• Map of Historic Tornado Damages
• Piedmont Hazard Dam Classifications

Mitigation Measures

The following are the top eleven high priority mitigation measures defined by the Piedmont Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee.

• General - Establish working partnerships involving local government leaders, civic, business, and volunteer groups to create a safer community.
• General - Develop public information and education plans for responding to natural hazards and hazardous material events.
• General - Develop a "Helping Your Neighbors" program through the school system to encourage children to think of people who need special assistance during severe weather.
• General - Evaluate and upgrade warning systems. supervisory staff.
• General - Install an emergency communications network for fire, police, 911, EMT and other emergency operations.
• General - Provide emergency equipment for City Emergency Teams.
• Floods - Acquire accurate or verify accuracy of existing flood plain maps.
• Floods - Inventory inadequate bridges.
• Winter Storms - Develop a contingency plan for responding to a massive power outage due to severe winter storm, ice and snow.
• Urban Fires - Replace inadequately sized water lines with lines of sufficient size to provide adequate fire protection.
• Hazardous Materials Events - Develop and reinforce hazardous materials event equipment and response teams.