NOTICE: The Annual Progress Report for the Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) is now available for review.

• CLICK HERE to view the HMP Progress Report

The Hazard Mitigation Plan for Oak Island is a multi-jurisdictional plan which is maintained and updated at 5-year regular intervals. Hazard mitigation plans are prepared and adopted by communities with the primary purpose of identifying, assessing, and reducing the long-term risk to life and property from hazard events. Effective mitigation planning can break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. Hazard mitigation plans can address a range of natural and human-caused hazards. 

FEMA requires local governments to develop and adopt hazard mitigation plans as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance, including funding for mitigation projects. Hazard mitigation works to reduce loss of life and property by reducing the impact of disasters. Through effective mitigation planning and the implementation of mitigation strategies greater risk reduction can be achieved.