Ross County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Ross County was recently awarded a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant to update our County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. This update is required by FEMA every five years to remain eligible for funding for projects. Municipalities, police and fire departments, schools, businesses, and the general public may receive funding for any mitigation strategy found in the approved and adopted plan update.
This website will remain up to date with information regarding the Ross County Hazard Mitigation Planning process, including meeting dates, surveys, and other meeting materials. Please check back often for updates.
Learn more about the Plan by reviewing the following materials:
- Ross County – 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Overview
- Ross County – 2020 Ross County Mitigation Plan
Review the Ross County 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Draft for Public Comment:
- Ross County – 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Draft
- Please use the following form to make suggested edits – Community Feedback Comment Form
- Please email all feedback forms to:
- Mark Thompson, EMA Director
- rossema@rosscountyohio.gov
- Please email all feedback forms to:
Stakeholder Meeting #1: Friday, January 24, 2025, at 1:00pm
- In Person: Ross County Service Center
- 475 Western Ave, Chillicothe, OH 45601
- Or Join Online: Join Meeting via Microsoft Teams
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Meeting ID: 217 581 653 044
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Passcode: Qj7B7LP9
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- Or Join by Phone
- Phone Number: 469-998-7570
- Access Code: 240 648 657#
Public Meeting #1: Friday, January 24, 2025, at 5:00pm
- In Person: Ross County Service Center
- 475 Western Ave, Chillicothe, OH 45601
- Or Join Online: Join Meeting via Microsoft Teams
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Meeting ID: 210 710 803 008Passcode: UC9BF6qx
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- Or Join by Phone
- Phone Number: 469-998-7570
- Access Code: 169 351 001#
Stakeholder Meeting #2: Friday, March 28, 2025, at 1:00pm
- In Person: Ross County Service Center
- 475 Western Ave, Chillicothe, OH 45601
- Or Join Online: Join Meeting via Microsoft Teams
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Meeting ID: 262 971 790 481
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Passcode: ar75eg3U
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- Or Join by Phone
- Phone Number: 469-998-7570
- Access Code: 533 685 042#
Public Meeting #2: Friday, March 28, 2025, at 5:00pm
- In Person: Ross County Service Center
- 475 Western Ave, Chillicothe, OH 45601
- Or Join Online: Join Meeting via Microsoft Teams
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Meeting ID: 246 901 146 972Passcode: 4yU6jW6q
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- Or Join by Phone
- Phone Number: 469-998-7570
- Access Code: 562 827 870#
Meeting 1 Materials:
- Goals Survey – This survey asks communities to reflect on the Goals they want included in the 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan.
- Hazard Priorities Survey – This survey asks you to consider the hazards identified in the 2020 Plan and determine if they are still relevant.
- Previous Mitigation Action Survey – This survey asks communities to reflect on the projects they wanted included in the 2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan. Communities are asked to provide the status of each mitigation action and suggest any new actions they would like included in this plan update.
- Download & Complete as a PDF (Please note: Only complete the page for your community. You do not need to complete all pages in this PDF).
- Take Online via SurveyMonkey
- Plan Integration Survey – This survey asks jurisdiction elected officials to describe how they integrated the 2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Meeting 2 Materials:
- Mitigation Action Scoring Matrix – As part of the hazard mitigation planning process, communities are asked to identify specific projects and activities (mitigation actions) that will help their communities achieve long-term outcomes related to hazards.
- The following link is to access the online survey that has your new mitigation actions and previous mitigation actions.
- The following links are to access the paper surveys for that have your new mitigation actions and previous mitigation actions. (Not all jurisdictions have previous mitigation actions and will not have a separate survey. If you would like a paper copy of county wide actions and new actions, please download the Ross County Survey.)