For the past 10 months, Dare and Currituck Counties have been preparing an update to the 2015 hazard mitigation plan. This planning process is required to remain eligible for federal FEMA disaster funding and to help the Outer Banks region to become more disaster-resistant through implementation of sound mitigation projects. This updated plan focuses primarily […]
Dare and Currituck Counties are nearing the final stages of updating the Outer Banks Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Counties’ participation is required in order to maintain eligibility for future pre and post-disaster grant funding from FEMA. The planning effort has helped both Counties and incorporated communities identify hazard risks, understand vulnerability, and develop ways […]
Dare County, in partnership with Current TV, has released a video of a recent Outer Banks Community Rating System (CRS) Users Group Meeting about the preliminary flood maps released by FEMA that are expected to be adopted in 2020. At the July 2019 meeting, local insurance and finance stakeholders were invited to discuss the preliminary […]
The next Hazard Mitigation public meeting will take place on Thursday, June 6, 2019 from 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. at the Kill Devil Hills Commissioners Meeting Room (102 Town Hall Dr.). For more information about the Outer Banks Hazard Mitigation Plan please visit http://www.obx-hmp.com/index.html
Dare County will host a public meeting on Tuesday, March 5 to kick off the update process for the Dare County-Currituck County Hazard Mitigation Plan. A similar public meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 6 in Currituck County. Local governments are required to prepare and update hazard mitigation plans in order to be eligible […]