Local Emergency and Hazard Plans
Emergency plans come in a variety of shapes and sizes to meet different needs. Some links for emergency plans that individuals or businesses should make can be found on TRORC’s Preparedness page. TRORC focuses on providing assistance to towns by developing flood regulations to reduce flood damage, writing mitigation plans under contract to lessen disaster effects, and information sharing during warning and recovery periods.
Local Hazard Mitigation Plans (LHMP)
A Local Hazard Mitigation plan (LHMP) is a broad-based plan for each town that assesses hazards and proposes measures to lessen their vulnerability to those with the most impact. TRORC assists towns with these as funding permits. These plans have a 5-year lifespan. Having a FEMA-approved LHMP qualifies the town for certain grant programs, including federal recovery funds. There is no template for such plans, but there are federal requirements. Adopted LHMPs, if they exist, can be found under each town on the TRORC website (see the Member Towns section of this site). You can also check a town status through the ERAF Summary Sheet search.
Town | Status | FEMA Approved | Expiration Date | Expiration Year |
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Barnard | Approved | 1/20/2023 | 1/19/2028 | 2028 |
Bethel | Approved | 6/16/2021 | 6/15/2026 | 2026 |
Bradford | Approved | 2/27/2024 | 2/26/2029 | 2029 |
Braintree | Approved | 6/1/2020 | 5/31/2025 | 2025 |
Bridgewater | Approved | 11/18/2020 | 11/17/2025 | 2025 |
Brookfield | Approved | 1/12/2022 | 1/11/2027 | 2027 |
Chelsea | Approved | 12/20/2021 | 12/19/2026 | 2026 |
Corinth | In Progress | 9/21/2017 | 9/21/2022 | 2022 |
Fairlee | Approved | 12/1/2020 | 11/30/2025 | 2025 |
Granville | In Progress | 10/23/2019 | 10/22/2024 | 2024 |
Hancock | Approved | 9/23/2022 | 9/22/2027 | 2027 |
Hartford | Approved | 3/19/2021 | 3/18/2026 | 2026 |
Hartland | Approved | 12/1/2020 | 11/30/2025 | 2025 |
Newbury | Approved | 3/8/2023 | 3/7/2028 | 2028 |
Norwich | Approved | 2/26/2021 | 2/25/2026 | 2026 |
Pittsfield | Approved | 1/27/2021 | 1/26/2026 | 2026 |
Plymouth | Approved | 1/12/2023 | 1/11/2028 | 2028 |
Pomfret | Approved | 2/26/2024 | 2/25/2029 | 2029 |
Randolph | Approved | 4/26/2021 | 4/25/2026 | 2026 |
Rochester | Approved | 4/1/2020 | 3/31/2025 | 2025 |
Royalton | Approved | 10/8/2021 | 10/7/2026 | 2026 |
Sharon | Approved | 9/27/2021 | 9/26/2026 | 2026 |
Stockbridge | Approved | 12/21/2021 | 12/20/2027 | 2027 |
Strafford | Approved | 2/9/2023 | 2/8/2028 | 2028 |
Thetford | Approved | 3/5/2025 | 3/4/2030 | 2030 |
Topsham | In Progress | 9/1/2017 | 9/1/2022 | 2022 |
Tunbridge | Approved | 6/30/2021 | 6/29/2026 | 2026 |
Vershire | In Progress | 8/2/2018 | 8/1/2023 | 2023 |
West Fairlee | In Progress | 12/18/2019 | 12/17/2024 | 2024 |
Woodstock | Approved | 7/18/2022 | 7/17/2027 | 2027 |
Local Emergency Management Plans (LEMP)
Plans for communities can include plans to deal with specific types of hazards, and we have basic generic operational plans for evacuation, flood, and derailment available on request.
Municipal operational plans can also be more general, and in Vermont, the basic form is called a Local Emergency Management Plan (LEMP). These contain critical information and checklists. As of October 1, 2024, Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) is assisting towns in these yearly updates, rather than TRORC.
VEM Regional Coordinators for the TRORC region include both Sid Pollock and Taiga Christie. LEMPs are due June 1st, 2025. All LEMPs must use the updated template, available on VEM’s website.
These plans are not distributed to the general public as they contain some personal contact information.
VEM Contacts:
Orange County Towns: Sid Pollock, [email protected]
Windsor County Towns: Taiga Christie, [email protected]
State Plans
Vermont has its own State Mitigation Plan, as well as a State Emergency Management Plan. Vermont also maintains a National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation Plan.
More about NIMS and the State Implementation Plan can be found here.