What is Hazard Mitigation?
Hazard mitigation planning reduces the loss of life and property by minimizing the impact of disasters. It begins by identifying natural disaster risks and vulnerabilities on campus. After identifying these risks, long-tern strategies are developed for protecting people and property from similar future events. Mitigation plans are key to breaking the cycle of disaster damage and reconstruction.
Michigan Tech's Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
Our plan also includes nnatural, technological, and human-caused hazards. The purpose of this plan is to develop a unified approach for dealing with identified hazards and hazard management problems. The plan will serve as a guide for various departments and units in their ongoing efforts to reduce vulnerability to the impacts produced by natural and man-made hazards. The mitigation strategies are intended to be incorporated into the university's short- and long-term planning efforts. The plan will address the following goals:
- Establish an ongoing hazard mitigation planning program
- Identify and assess the hazards that pose a threat to life and property
- Evaluate additional mitigation measures that may be undertaken
- Outline procedures for monitoring the implementation of mitigation strategies
The mitigation plan will provide guidance for campus mitigation activities and encourage those activities that are most effective and appropriate for reducing the effects of these hazards on campus.
The 2025-2030 Michigan Tech Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan has recently been approved by FEMA and adopted by the University on April 30, 2025. A full copy of the plan is available by request.