Local Hazard Mitigation Plan [LHMP]

 

 

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To reduce risk and increase resilience equitably, the mission of the City of Oakland Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is to establish and promote a comprehensive mitigation strategy and efforts to protect the whole community and environment from identified natural and human-caused hazards.

 

We are updating Oakland's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 

City staff are engaging with the community to collect feedback that will inform our 2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. All project updates will be posted to this webpage. Be involved in our process! 

1. Take our survey: 

2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey 

Español: 2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - Spanish

中文: 2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - Chinese

tiếng việt: 2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - Vietnamese

2. Register for a Community Personal Emergency Preparedness Workshop and LHMP Feedback Session:

 

Personal Emergency Preparedness Workshop - LHMP Session Sign Up

Sessions include personal emergency preparedness training, a free Go Bag with emergency supplies and opportunity to provide your input to our Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. 

• October 1, 2025, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM West Oakland Branch Library 1801 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA 

• October 2, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Cesar Chavez Library 3301 E 12th Street #271, Oakland, CA (Spanish translation provided)

• October 9, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Main Library 125 4th Street, Oakland, CA (Cantonese translation provided)

• October 10, 2025, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM  81^st Avenue Library 1021 81st Avenue, Oakland, CA 

If you would like to request translation or ASL interpretation for any of these events, please email emergencyplanning@oaklandca.gov

3. Sign Up for LHMP email updates

4. Contact us with questions and feedback: emergencyplanning@oaklandca.gov

 

What is the City of Oakland Local Hazard Mitigation Plan? 

Read the 2021 LHMP(PDF, 38MB)

On June 15, 2021, the City of Oakland adopted the 2021-2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The City is developing the 2026 LHMP, a requirement to maintain eligibility for certain types of recovery funding if a disaster were to occur. The Oakland Fire Department Emergency Management Services Division is managing the plan update process.

Hazard mitigation reduces the loss of life, property, and environmental damage caused by natural and human-made disasters. It is actions that are taken prior to a hazard occurring. You can learn more about how the City responds to hazards after they occur by viewing our Emergency Operations Plan. 

The LHMP consists of long-term and short-term policies, programs, and projects. The LHMP plans for hazards impacting the City of Oakland through several steps:

• Identify natural hazards and special hazards of concern
  
  
• Profile identified natural hazards for better understanding
  
  
• Analyze the risk involved in these hazards (how likely they will occur and possible damage)
  
  
• Prioritize the identified hazards based on risk
  
  
• Develop a mitigation Action Plan

The LHMP will create a detailed profile for the following identified natural hazards impacting the City of Oakland:

• Dam Failure
  
  
• Drought
  
  
• Earthquake
  
  
• Flood
  
  
• Landslide
  
  
• Sea-Level Rise
  
  
• Severe Weather
  
  
• Tsunami/Seiche (water movement caused by shaking such as an earthquake)
  
  
• Wildfire

Hazard profiles will include an analysis of climate change impacts. Each profile will assess how the hazard may impact City operations as well as the communities, buildings and critical infrastructure (utilities, etc.) in Oakland. The 2026 LHMP will include a Mitigation Action Plan, which will describe steps the City will take over the next five years to help reduce the impacts of identified natural hazards.

The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA) requires local governments to adopt a federally approved Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan in order to receive pre- and post-disaster mitigation funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The DMA emphasizes planning for disasters before they occur. For more information about FEMA funding tied to an active/updated Hazard Mitigation Plan, visit FEMA's website.

 Please contact the Emergency Management Services Division at emergencyplanning@oaklandca.gov to join an interest list or for more information.

City of Oakland Hazard Mitigation Story Map

Oakland's Hazard Mitigation Story Map shows by location natural hazards impacting Oakland. This data was collected as a part of the 2021 LHMP and will be updated as a part of the development of our 2026 LHMP.

Watch our Video on How to Use the Hazard Risk Story Mapper

Visit Oakland's Hazard Mitigation Story Map!

2025 Annual LHMP Progress Report

City staff from multiple departments work together to create an annual report each year to document progress on mitigation activities conducted by the City as a part of its Mitigation Action Plan. 

Read the 2025 LHMP Progress Report here: 2025-Annual-LHMP-Progress-Report.pdf(PDF, 448KB)

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