What is the NHMA?
The Natural Hazard Mitigation Association (NHMA) was founded in 2008 to bring together individuals and organizations working in the field of hazard mitigation. The Natural Hazards Mitigation Association (NHMA) is a 501(c)3 organization of professionals involved in natural hazard mitigation. NHMA serves as a respected voice in hazard mitigation policy both in the United States and throughout the world. We represent the interests of communities, governments, the research community, the insurance industry, and the fields of engineering, emergency response, water resources, planning and many other mitigation related fields.
The NHMA was founded to:
- Create a forum for professionals working in hazard mitigation to share their ideas and experiences.
- Establish Hazard Mitigation as a profession in its own right.
- Serve as a source of training and technical information to those working in the field.
- Function as a professional and unified voice for hazard mitigation managers.
- Achieve greater awareness of the social component of hazard mitigation decisions.
- Develop effective mitigation programs which benefit a whole community.
- Ingrain Hazard Mitigation as an integral part of the culture of each community.
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- NHMA President Ed Thomas provided perspective: Insightful thoughts on the New York Times article about the challenges a Rhode Island community faces. You can read the original StormSmart blog post here, and Ed’s thoughts here.
- NHMA’s 2012 Award Winners:
The 2012 award recipients are being recognized for their excellent work which has helped advance the cause of hazard mitigation, thereby reducing our nation’s vulnerability to losses from floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. We are delighted to be able to recognize their distinguished work. View the Award Recipients… - NHMA adopts Safe Rooms Policy:
SafeRooms are specially engineered, hardened, stiffened, and anchored enclosures that can be built above-ground or below-ground and inside or outside a building to provide personal safe shelter in even the most violent tornadoes. Read the policy… - NHMA’s Position Statement: Elimination of the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program.
This statement summarizes the position of the Natural Hazard Mitigation association on the proposed elimination of the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program. It was adopted by the NHMA Board of Directors on April 13, 2012. Read the full statement…
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