To address Hazard Mitigation in Amador County, Amador County is partnering with the incorporated communities of Amador City, Ione, Jackson, Plymouth, and Sutter Creek, and several special districts to update their 2020 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).

Flood, drought, wildfire, and severe weather are just a few of the natural hazards of concern to Amador County.  While natural hazards such as these cannot be prevented, an LHMP forms the foundation for a community's long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses by breaking the repeated cycle of disaster damage and reconstruction.   Communities with a FEMA- approved LHMP are eligible for FEMA pre- and post-disaster grant funding and are better positioned to respond and recover when disasters occur. 

The LHMP development process is as important as the plan itself.  It creates a framework for risk-based decision making to reduce damages to lives, property, the environment, and the economy from future disasters.

2020 LHMP (This is what we are updating)

Amador County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020

2025 LHMP Update

Amador County kicked off their LHMP Update with meetings in December 2024.  The LHMP will address an updated list of hazards, will assess the likely impacts of these hazards to the people and assets of the Amador County planning area, and will also establish updated goals and prioritize mitigation projects to reduce the impacts of future disasters on people and property, critical facilities and infrastructure, and the environment, as well as to local economies.  September 2025 Update: A public review draft of the Amador County 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is now available for review and comment by the public and all interested stakeholders.  Click on the link below to review this draft, or visit the Amador County Sheriff's Office to review a hard copy. 

• Amador County 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - Public Review Draft

Opportunities for Input & Comments on the LHMP Public Review Draft

There are several options for providing comments to the 2025 LHMP Public Review Draft:

• Email comments to jeanine.foster@fostermorrison.com or mgirton@amadorcounty.gov
• Drop off written comments or send by mail to:
  • Amador County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Service - 700 Court St, Jackson, CA, 95642
• Bring comments to the Public or Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee Meeting.

Final public and HMPC meetings are being held to review and provide comments on the Public Review Draft 2025 LHMP as follows:

A Public meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  A HMPC meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Both meetings will be held in the Board of Supervisors chambers, located at 810 Court Street, Jackson, CA, 95642.  All interested stakeholders and members of the public are welcome to attend either meeting. 

For more information on this project and how to be involved, contact Sgt Matt Girton at (209) 223-6384 or mgirton@amadorcounty.gov

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