The Village selected Tetra Tech EM Inc. of Morris Plains, New Jersey as the consultant to assist in the preparation of the plan.  A FEMA grant will fund the project to develop a multi-jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan, prepared in accordance with state and federal standards.

 “The creation of this plan will allow the Village to be eligible for future mitigation funding from FEMA,” said Alfred Gatta, Village Manager. “We are looking forward to getting the public’s input to help us create a detailed plan that will increase the sustainability of our village and address a variety of potential hazards that could affect all or some of our residents and our businesses.”

The goal of the plan is to identify projects that can reduce damages from future natural hazards. The plan will include a risk assessment and a hazard-mitigation strategy.

The risk assessment will include four phases: identifying hazards that may impact the Village; profiling the relevant hazards and their potential consequences; identifying assets that are subject to losses or damage, including physical structures, functions and populations; and estimating the potential losses that could result from each type of hazard. Following the risk assessment will be the development of a hazard-mitigation strategy, including a prioritized list of actions designed to reduce
losses.

The primary hazards in the Village of Scarsdale are Severe Storm, Flooding, Earthquake, and Severe Winter Storms but other potential hazards to be analyzed include extreme cold, snow, ice, hail, windstorms and tornadoes, among others. The Village’s vulnerability to various hazards will be determined in terms of existing and future buildings, infrastructure and critical facilities that might be impacted.  Critical facilities include government buildings; infrastructure includes power-generation facilities, water utilities, roadways, railroads and communication systems.