Plans

Emergency Operations Plan

The County of Ventura Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) provides the structure and processes that all key partner agencies within the county use to respond to, and initially recover from, a major emergency or disaster event. The current EOP was adopted by the Board of Supervisors at their March 1, 2022 meeting and is updated every 3 years. The plan consists of a collection of dynamic components that:

Assign responsibility for carrying out specific actions in an emergency
Set forth lines of authority and organizational relationships
Specify procedures and systems to alert and notify staff, the public, protect residents and property, and request support when needed
Identify personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and other resources available for use during response and recovery operations

2021 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN

2021 PLAN OPERATIVO DE EMERGENCIA

Other Preparedness Plans

Alert and Warning Plan
All Hazards Evacuation Plan
Contingency Plan for Heat/Cold Weather Events
Disaster Damage Assessment Plan
Disaster Debris Management Plan
Disaster Recovery Plan
Mass Care and Shelter Plan
Mass Casualty Plan
Pandemic Influenza Response Plan
Public Health Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
Public Information Annex
Tsunami Annex

Hazard Mitigation Plan

The County’s Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) inventories the natural hazards Ventura County is most vulnerable to and prioritizes actions for risk reduction based on a comprehensive area-wide mitigation strategy. The current HMP was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on July 12, 2022, and approved by FEMA on August 16, 2022.

Identifies the primary natural hazards that impact our area
Assesses risks to the community and area resources
Serves as a guide for decision makers as they commit local resources

The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390) requires jurisdictions to maintain an approved HMP to ensure continued eligibility for disaster grant funding opportunities under the Robert T. Stafford Act., including FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC), and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA).

Additional information on hazard mitigation and the 2022 HMP update can be found within the HMP storymap.

2022 HMP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2022 HMP VOLUME 1 - AREA-WIDE INFORMATION

2022 HMP VOLUME 2 - JURISDICTIONAL ANNEXES

2022 HMP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - ESPAÑOL

HMP STORYMAP

CURRENT PLANNING EFFORTS

ALL-HAZARDS EVACUATION PLAN

The Planning team recently completed an All-Hazards Evacuation Plan that will act as a functional support annex to the County’s EOP, and is working on updating the County’s EOP.

Video Transcript

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Ventura County from the rugged hills
and mountains in the north and east,

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the rich farmlands
of the Santa Clara Valley

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and the Oxnard Plain
to the south and west.

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Over 43 miles of studying coastline
with scenic roads

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that wind along rivers, connecting
quaint towns to bustling cities.

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It's no wonder we love living in paradise,
but it's not without hazard risks.

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We cannot control
when or where disasters will strike, but

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we can save lives and reduce property
damage by better understanding hazard risk

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and by taking action to mitigate
those risks proactively.

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Ventura County enjoys a Mediterranean
climate with warm, dry summers

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and wet winters,

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but it's prone to dramatic swings

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between periods of extreme
drought and dangerous floods.

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Our hot, arid summers leave vegetation
parched, dramatically,

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raising the risk of wildfires
and making any wildfires tough to control.

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Rainfall during storms is inconsistent
in both amount or intensity.

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One location may receive a few scattered
drops, while elsewhere in the county,

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a downpour may occur that quickly erodes
hillsides and stream bakes,

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resulting in dangerous
flooding, landslides and rock balls.

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Winter storms can also batter coastlines,
causing additional flooding and damage

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to roads, buildings crops, community
infrastructure and natural habitats.

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Efforts
to return a community back to management

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after a disaster often
simply destroy damaged property

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to pre-disaster conditions
which may result in a repetitive cycle

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of damage and reconstruction that becomes
more costly as the years go by.

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So how does Ventura County best
prepare to protect human lives?

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And property?

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Along with preserving our cultural
and natural resources and minimizing

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adverse impacts on our local economy
from future disaster events?

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The answer is hazard mitigation.

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Hazard mitigation involves
practical and sustained actions

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that credibly reduce risk
to life, property and vital community.

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Lifelines from hazard events.

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Hazard mitigation breaks
the repetitive cycle of damage

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reconstruction and repeated damaged
by taking a holistic, long term view

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of the importance of proactive
planning and resilient adaptive management

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of plan implementation actions
designed to protect our community

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effective hazard mitigation plan actions
build more resilient,

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stronger and safer communities Examples
include development and implementation

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of new or updated building codes
and standards designed to minimize damage

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in the event of earthquakes, floods
and landslides.

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Strengthening bridges, culverts and or
levees to protect better against flooding.

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Modernizing and streamlining
local flood alert and warning systems

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to help improve emergency risk management,
decision making, and better informed

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residents of hazard risk evacuation
notifications.

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Nature based restoration solutions
for grasslands rivers.

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Floodplains, Wetlands Dunes, Living
Shorelines, Soil Stabilization,

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Aquifer Storage and recovery and
stormwater treatment by a retention system

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and wildfire mitigation
that help natural processes

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better adapt to and recover
from disaster events.

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Ventura County's hazard mitigation
plan is a multi-jurisdictional effort

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involving more than 20 different planning
partners.

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The Hazard Mitigation Plan preparation
will facilitate each planning partner's

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compliance with applicable requirements
of the federal disaster Mitigation

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Act of 2000, which qualifies
participating jurisdictions to be eligible

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to apply for and receive hazard mitigation
program grant funds

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that may be made available
in the wake of three declared disasters.

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The hazard mitigation plan is required
to be updated every five years,

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and we are currently updating
the plan now.

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Want to learn more about Ventura County's
current efforts to update our hazard

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mitigation plan?

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Help us find the best and most resilient
hazard mitigation plan actions

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for tomorrow's disasters today.

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Go to WW W dot ready
Ventura County dot org to find out more.

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Brought to you as a public information
service by partnership

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between the Ventura County Sheriff's
Office of Emergency Services

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and the Ventura
County Public Works Agency.

Video Transcript

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Condado de Ventura.

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Desde las colinas y montañas escarpadas
en el norte y el este, hasta las ricas

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tierras de cultivo del valle
de Santa Clara y la llanura de Oxford.

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Al sur y al oeste
más de 43 millas de costa.

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Impresionante.

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Con caminos escénicos
que serpentean a lo largo de los ríos

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que conectan pueblos pintorescos
con ciudades bulliciosas.

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No es de extrañar
que nos guste vívido el paraíso,

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pero no está exento de riesgos.

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No podemos controlar cuándo
o dónde ocurrirán los desastres,

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pero podemos salvar vidas
y reducir los daños a la propiedad.

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Si comprendemos mejor
los riesgos y peligros

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y actuamos para mitigar estos
de una manera proactiva,

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el condado de Ventura
disfruta de un clima mediterráneo

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con veranos cálidos y secos,
inviernos húmedos, pero es propenso

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a cambios dramáticos entre períodos de
sequía extrema e inundaciones peligrosas.

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Nuestros veranos calurosos y diarios
dejan la vegetación reseca,

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lo que aumenta drásticamente
el riesgo de incendios forestales

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y la dificultad de controlarlos.

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Las precipitaciones durante las tormentas
no son constantes, tanto en cantidad

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como en intensidad.

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Una ubicación puede recibir algunas gotas
dispersas, mientras que

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en otras partes del condado puede ocurrir
un aguacero que los une rápidamente.

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Las laderas y riberas
resultando en inundaciones peligrosas,

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deslizamientos de tierra
y desprendimientos de rocas.

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Las tormentas de invierno
también pueden asustar a nuestras costas,

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causando inundaciones adicionales y daños
a carreteras, edificios,

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cultivos, infraestructura comunitaria
y hábitats naturales.

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Los esfuerzos para devolver una comunidad
a la normalidad después de un desastre

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a menudo consisten restaurar la propiedad
dañada a las condiciones previas

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al desastre, lo que puede resultar
en un ciclo repetitivo de daños

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y reconstrucción que se vuelve más costoso
a medida que pasan los años.

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Entonces, cómo se prepara mejor
el condado de Ventura para proteger

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vidas humanas y propiedades,

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además de preservar los recursos
culturales y naturales y minimizar

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los impactos adversos en nuestra economía
local de futuros desastres?

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La respuesta es la mitigación de peligros,
la mitigación de peligros,

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implicaciones prácticas y sostenidas
que reducen de manera creíble los riesgos

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para la vida y la propiedad, así
como las líneas vitales de la comunidad.

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Debido a los eventos de peligro,

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la mitigación de peligros
rompe el ciclo repetitivo de daños.

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Reconstrucción para adoptar una visión
holística a largo plazo

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de la importancia
de la planificación proactiva

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y la gestión adaptativa resiliente
de las acciones e implementación del plan

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diseñadas
para proteger a nuestra comunidad.

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Las acciones efectivas
del Plan de Mitigación de Peligros

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construyen comunidades más resistentes,
más fuertes, y más seguras.

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Ejemplos incluyen el desarrollo
e implementación de códigos

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y estándares de construcción de nuevos
o actualizados diseños para minimizar

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los daños en caso de terremotos
inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra,

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fortalecimiento de puentes, alcantarillas

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o diques para proteger mejor
contra inundaciones

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modernizar
y optimizar los sistemas de alerta

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y advertencia de inundaciones locales

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para ayudar a mejorar la toma
de decisiones de gestión de riesgos

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de emergencia
e informar mejor a los residentes

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sobre las notificaciones de evacuación
de riesgos de peligro.

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Soluciones de restauración
basadas en la naturaleza para pastizales,

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ríos, llanuras aluviales, humedales

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dunas, costas vivas,
estabilización de suelos,

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sistemas de almacenamiento y recuperación
de acuíferos y tratamiento de

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aguas pluviales y sistemas de mitigación
de incendios forestales que ayudan

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a los procesos naturales a adaptarse mejor
y recuperarse de los desastres.

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El Plan de Mitigación de Riesgos
HMP del Condado de Ventura es un esfuerzo

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multi jurisdiccional que involucra a más
de 20 socios de planificación diferentes.

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La preparación de H MP facilitará
el cumplimiento de cada socio

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de planificación

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con los requisitos aplicables de la Ley
Federal de Mitigación de Desastres

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de los mismos,

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que califica a las jurisdicciones
participantes para ser elegibles para

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solicitar y recibir fondos de subvención
del Programa de Mitigación de peligros

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que pueden estar

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disponibles a raíz de desastres
declarados por el Gobierno Federal.

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El H MP debe actualizarse cada

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cinco años y actualmente
estamos actualizando este plan.

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Desea obtener más información
sobre los esfuerzos actuales

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del Condado de Ventura
para actualizar nuestro h MEP actual?

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Ayúdennos a encontrar un
las mejores y más resistentes acciones

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de planes de mitigación de peligros
para los desastres del mañana.

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Visite doble WW un punto de desventura

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Khalid Ward para obtener más información

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presentado usted
como un servicio de información pública

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por una asociación
entre la Oficina de Servicios

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de Emergencia
del Sheriff del Condado de Ventura

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y la Agencia de Obras Públicas
del Condado de Ventura.

Hazard Mitigation Plan Information

HMP Steering Committee: Membership List / Guidelines / Pautas

May 19, 2021

Agenda

Minutes

June 9, 2021

Agenda

Minutes

July 14, 2021

Agenda

Minutes

September 8, 2021

Agenda

Minutes

November 10, 2021

February 9, 2022

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