INTRODUCTION TO SURVEY:
The Muskegon County Hazard Management Plan is a multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan developed pursuant to the criteria contained in 44CFR Part 201, as authorized by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. This plan is required to maintain eligibility to seek federal funding under the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program. As Muskegon County is vulnerable to a wide range of natural, technological, and human-related hazards, one of the first steps of building an effective emergency management program is to develop an understanding of those threats. This can be accomplished through the development of a Hazard Analysis. Muskegon County is requesting your assistance with reviewing the Hazard Analysis. Provided in Part 1 are significant hazard events in Muskegon County identified in the Muskegon County Hazard Management Plan prepared in 2015. Part 2 is an outline of the Michigan Hazard Analysis and Part 3 contains a ranking of priorities of hazards within Newaygo County. Please take a few moments to review the following hazard information and provide additions, corrections, and updates to this information. Thank you for your time and contribution to this update of the Muskegon County Hazard Mitigation Plan!