Mitigation Plan

What Is Mitigation?

To mitigate is not complicated - it simply means “to make less severe.” Trimming trees and limbs away from your home; installing working shutters; anchoring your manufactured home or creating a safe room to protect your family from high winds, are all examples of mitigation. Mitigation is smart and responsible. And it’s cost effective!

 

To Learn More

Visit these Web sites to learn more about how you can lessen the impact of future storms:

• www.lsuagcenter.com
  The LSU Agricultural Center Web site offers a variety of support information including articles and videos on preventing flood damage to your home also provides detailed flooding and wind hazard zones in Louisiana, and practical information and detailed instructions on elevating your home or building on higher ground.
• www.flash.org
  FLASH.org is an all-encompassing Web site that provides a wealth of information on flooding and other natural and man-made disasters. FLASH.org explains how to prepare for a flood – basic food safety rules, preparing and protecting your pets and mitigation advice like safeguarding your electrical and air conditioning systems to minimize the risk of electricity loss and damage.
• www.disastersafety.org
  Disastersafety.org is a comprehensive Web site for emergency preparedness and mitigation. With banks of topics ranging from keeping your house clear of tree branches for lessening the risk of damage to your home during a wind or a winter ice storm, to how to wood brace your garage door, to information on proper methods to anchor a manufactured home.