FEMA has published a series of how-to guides for state and local mitigation planning. You may click the document icon next to each title to download the guide. The document size is noted next to its title. Please be aware that downloading larger documents may take several minutes depending on your connection speed.

FEMA 386-1 (2 MB) Getting Started: Building Support For Mitigation Planning (https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1521-20490-3966/howto1.pdf)

FEMA 386-2 (17 MB) Understanding Your Risks: Identifying Hazards And Estimating Losses (https://mitigation.eeri.org/wp-content/uploads/FEMA_386_2.pdf)

FEMA 386-3 (3 MB) Developing The Mitigation Plan: Identifying Mitigation Actions And Implementing Strategies (https://mitigation.eeri.org/wp-content/uploads/FEMA_386_3.pdf)

FEMA 386-4 (2 MB) Bringing the Plan to Life: Implementing the Hazard Mitigation Plan (https://mitigation.eeri.org/wp-content/uploads/FEMA_386_4.pdf)

FEMA 386-5 (203 KB) Using Benefit-Cost Review in Mitigation Planning (https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=486846)

FEMA 386-6 (5 MB) Integrating Historic Property and Cultural Resource Considerations into Hazard Mitigation Planning (https://mitigation.eeri.org/wp-content/uploads/FEMA_386_6.pdf)

FEMA 386-7 (1.5 MB) Integrating Manmade Hazards Into Mitigation Planning (https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1524-20490-3869/howto7.pdf)

FEMA 386-8 (215 KB) Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Planning (https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1523-20490-0509/howto8_092006.pdf)

FEMA 386-9 (13.5 MB) Using the Hazard Mitigation Plan to Prepare Successful Mitigation Projects (https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=28466)

FEMA 433 (13 MB) Using HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment (https://www.fema.gov/pdf/plan/prevent/hazus/fema433.pdf)