The Elk County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee is sponsoring Disaster Planning Resource Fairs at public libraries and other public buildings in the county during the week of Nov. 3-8.

The purpose is to provide information to the public on ways to prevent damages as a result of natural disasters as well as gain public input on the Elk County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan that is currently under development. Several FEMA publications will be available as well as a summary of planning efforts underway and a short questionnaire to capture public comments.

A planning committee composed of Elk County, the incorporated cities, school districts, other special districts, and private-non profit entities is currently developing a comprehensive Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan to reduce the vulnerability of people and property in the county to the impacts of natural hazards and to become eligible for mitigation funding programs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The plan will address a comprehensive list of natural hazards—ranging from flooding to tornados, severe winter weather, and drought—and will assess the likely impacts of these hazards to communities in Elk County.