Cass County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Join us at an upcoming Open House!

Open Houses from 4-7 pm as follows: June 6 in Horace; June 10 in Casselton; June 12 at Northern Cass School; June 17 in Buffalo. Details below!

Project Description

Emergency Managers from Cass County, The City of Fargo, the City of West Fargo, and a Planning Team of key stakeholders from Cass County and its communities are preparing a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan for the County and each incorporated municipality within it.

A Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan provides a strategy for reducing the impacts of natural, technological, and adversarial hazards in the County and its communities. The plan includes two primary elements:

Risk Assessment – Includes a description of 13 different hazards in the County and its communities. Each hazard is evaluated to determine risks and vulnerabilities for each jurisdiction.

Mitigation Strategy – Includes mitigation actions to reduce the impact of significant hazards in each jurisdiction. The actions are organized into an implementation plan that includes goals and priorities, actions, responsibilities, and a timeline.

Engagement Opportunities

There are several ways you can provide input and insights into the development of the plan.

Critical Facilities Map

Add contributions to the map.
Hazard Map

Add contributions to the map.
Survey

Take the short hazard mitigation survey.
Public Open House
Four Public Open House Opportunities are being provided:
June 6: 4-7 pm at Horace Fire Hall
June 10: 4-7 pm at Casselton City Auditorium
June 12: 4-7 pm at Northern Cass School Auditorium
June 17: 4-7 pm at Buffalo Community Center

Frequently Asked Questions

Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce property damage, loss of life, or otherwise minimize or eliminate the impact of hazards. These actions include planning, policy and regulation changes, educational programs, infrastructure projects, and other activities. Mitigation actions are most effective when implemented under a comprehensive, long-term mitigation plan.

All tribal and local governments that wish to be eligible for FEMA mitigation grant funding are required by the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to adopt a local multi-hazard mitigation plan. For a community to maintain eligibility each plan must be updated every five years. Every city in Cass County is participating in this update process so they can also maintain their eligibility.

KLJ works with county officials and residents, as well as researching regional and national data sources to identify the level of risk for a variety of hazards which may affect the county. After completing the risk assessment, mitigation strategies are developed in consultation with a planning team. The mitigation strategies come from best practices that will reduce local hazard impacts, determining capacity of local communities to support the strategies, and assigning responsibilities for implementing the strategies.

Public participation is very important to the planning process. A public interactive map will be available on this website during the early stages of the project. Public meeting announcements and materials added to this website are sent to everyone that joins the mailing list. Public meetings are also advertised in local media outlets.

Project Documents

Planning documents will be posted here.

Cass County Hazard Mitigation Plan

Join us at an upcoming Open House!

Project Description

Engagement Opportunities

Critical Facilities Map

Hazard Map

Survey

Public Open House