On Nov. 4, 2003 the Yukon City Council passed a resolution adopting the Yukon Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan has been approved by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (ODEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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The complete Yukon Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Highlights of Yukon's Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan

• Turtle Creek East Branch Floodplain
• Yukon Expansive Soil Map
• Tank Batteries & Oil Wells within Yukon City Limits

Mitigation Measures

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

• Hazardous Materials Events - Develop and reinforce hazardous materials emergency equipment and response teams.
• Transportation - Assess risks and develop a plan for responding to hazardous materials incidents on major transportation routes through the community.
• General - Develop a secondary water supply system.
• General - Develop a community debris management plan.
• General - Develop an all-hazards public information and awareness program.
• General - Acquire and utilize GIS and GPS technologies to record and maintain information on public infrastructure, private safe rooms and private water wells.
• General - Provide certified disaster training for city supervisory staff.
• General - Identify citizens who can serve as foreign language translators.
• Winter Storms - Develop a contingency plan for responding to massive power outages caused by severe storms.
• Urban Fires - Develop a plan for ongoing replacement of inadequately sized water lines with lines of sufficient size to provide adequate fire protection.