Mitigation Planning for Natural Hazards
Wisconsin is not immune to disasters.  In recovering from disasters, communities and individuals need to take necessary steps to prevent the damages from repeating themselves in the next event.  Hazard mitigation is any action taken to eliminate or reduce the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards.

The Transportation Aspect of Disaster Planning
Every community in a zone that could be affected by a natural disaster has the obligation to develop a plan that can be implemented when catastrophe strikes.  A key element in responding to a disaster requiring evacuation is that of transportation.

With Growing Hope: A Study of the August 2007 Kickapoo Flood in the Village of Gays Mills
In rural areas as bucolic as the farming communities of southwest Wisconsin, planning for a disaster is often the furthest thing from anyone’s mind. While residents of the area are accustomed to dealing with floods, no one anticipated that in August 2007 Gays Mills would be engulfed by over four feet of rushing river water resulting in the most destructive flood in the village’s recorded history.

Disaster Planning and Recovery Resources
A list of some resources available to assist in disaster planning and recovery.