The District 5 Hazard Mitigation Plan, per FEMA planning regulations, is required to be UPDATED every five years. The plan addresses mitigation of multiple natural hazards, including flood, severe storms, hurricane, urban/wildfire, tornado, drought, winter weather, dam failure, water supply/system failures, earthquake hazards, expansive soils, and climate change. A contractor will be hired to update the plan with the assistance of the Mitigation Council. The District 5 Regional Hazard Mitigation plan update will include the following jurisdictions: Claiborne County, Port Gibson, Hinds County, Bolton, Edwards, Learned, Raymond, Utica, Issaquena County, Mayersville, Sharkey County, Anguilla, Cary, Rolling Fork, Simpson County, Braxton, D’Lo, Magee, Mendenhall, Canton, Crystal Springs, Madison, and Puckett.
