UK Hazard Mitigation Plan Open for Public Comment

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2015) — Protecting the University of Kentucky as much as possible from natural disasters is one of the primary missions of the UK Police Division of Crisis Management and Preparedness and its UK Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee.

They, along with University of Louisville’s Center for Hazards Research and Police Development, have been working on a draft of the 2015 University of Kentucky Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, and it is now available for public review and comment. Detailed Risk Assessment Maps are also available for viewing.

The draft review period will conclude at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 21.

Questions and comments may be submitted via the Public Comment Form or by emailing them directly to Laurel Wood, business continuity coordinator in Crisis Management and Preparedness, at laurel.wood@uky.edu.

Presentations and materials from each of the four Steering Committee meetings, along with other important information can also be found at:  http://www.uky.edu/EM/hazardmitigationplan.html.

Natural disasters, such as severe storms, tornados, and floods, can have devastating effects — including loss of life and significant damage to buildings and infrastructure.  Hazard mitigation reduces disaster damages and is defined as a sustained action to reduce risk to the campus community. The university’s mitigation strategy for making our campus a safer place when faced with natural hazards will be reviewed by the UK Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee annually.