In order to address the university鈥檚 multi-hazard mitigation project needs, 91制片厂 Emergency Management has begun a planning process that will result in an addendum to the 2022 Hampton Roads Hazard Mitigation Plan. The addendum will treat 91制片厂 as a 鈥淪pecial District鈥 within the larger, regional planning area.
Purpose and Need
Since 2007, 91制片厂 Emergency Management has sought opportunities and funding to update the university鈥檚 existing hazard mitigation plan in order to attain eligibility for various grant programs and to carefully develop and prioritize mitigation activities on campus. Simultaneously, 91制片厂 has expanded its footprint in Hampton Roads with campuses in Suffolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Hampton, and the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) in Norfolk. 91制片厂 recognizes that the need is urgent for an up-to-date hazard mitigation plan that outlines a mitigation strategy tailored to the university鈥檚 vulnerabilities across all campuses, and identified the Special District addendum to the regional plan as a way to cost effectively fulfill this need in accordance with FEMA guidance.
Scope
91制片厂 Emergency Management has contracted with Salter鈥檚 Creek Consulting, Inc. to execute an abbreviated mitigation planning process and develop a brief written addendum to the 2022 Hampton Roads Hazard Mitigation Plan. The addendum will reference existing vulnerability assessments and highlight where 91制片厂 vulnerabilities may differ from the overall region. The addendum to the Hampton Roads plan will include summary information on all phases of the planning process, and focus on the prioritized mitigation strategies to be appended to the region鈥檚 plan. The addendum is expected to be reviewed by VDEM and FEMA prior to the 91制片厂 Board of Visitors adoption.
Project Schedule
The project is expected to take approximately nine (9) months to complete, beginning in September 2025. Keeping to this timeline will allow 91制片厂 to maintain their regular required emergency operations planning cadence as required by the Code of Virginia, including adding new hazard mitigation content into their 2026 Crisis and Emergency Management Plan, which will go in front of the 91制片厂 Board of Visitors for quadrennial adoption in mid-late 2026. The first phase of the process involves a committee meeting to review components of the regional plan (October), and a workshop to formulate mitigation actions for the future (November). The second phase involves obtaining feedback on the mitigation actions from various stakeholders and State and Federal reviewers.
91制片厂 will host an Open House in mid-January 2026 to share and discuss plan components with stakeholders and the public. Feedback obtained through the Open House will be used to prepare the final addendum.
Open House date and location will be announced on this web site!
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How to Participate and Provide Input
Reach out to Jared Hoernig, Director, 91制片厂 Emergency Management, who will add your name to the appropriate notification list. Mr. Hoernig can be reached by telephone at 757-683-5116, or by email at