The Goffstown Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director (EMD) will meet with June Garneau of Mapping and Planning Solutions and other Community members to work on the required five-year update to the 2021 Goffstown Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Town and Mapping and Planning Solutions are conducting a series of hazard mitigation meetings to develop the Plan over the next few months.
During these public meetings, the Hazard Mitigation Planning Team (HMPT) will address natural, technological, and human-caused hazards such as Inland Flooding, Long-Term Utility Outages, and Transport Accidents; the Team will also determine “Action Items” to help mitigate the effects of these hazards. The Team will review shelter sites and the need for generators at those sites.
By examining critical infrastructure and key resources, along with past hazards, the Team will establish priorities for future mitigation projects and steps that can be taken to increase public awareness of hazards in general.
As mandated by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, all municipalities must complete a local hazard mitigation plan to qualify for Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) funding should a natural disaster occur. FEMA grants make the planning processes possible.
The HMPT is currently being formed. Goffstown citizens and any interested stakeholders are invited to participate. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 1:00 PM via Zoom. The public is encouraged to attend all meetings. To be included in the process, all interested parties should contact Shawn Murray, Goffstown FC/EMD, via email at firechief@goffstownnh.gov; interested parties will be added to the Zoom meeting invitation list. Future meetings will be scheduled a month apart for the next six months.
More information on the hazard mitigation planning process is available from June Garneau at Mapping and Planning Solutions, jgarneau@mappingandplanning.com.