Mitigation actions to reduce long-term vulnerability include preparedness and response actions.

Communities are encouraged to develop mutual aid agreements with adjacent and nearby communities and with the community’s county government to meet the community’s emergency response needs.

Baltimore, Maryland developed an excellent Hazard Mitigation Plan with comprehensive goals and actions. Baltimore also prioritized mitigation actions with respect to vulnerable populations the likelihood that many of the vulnerable populations would be in physically vulnerable places and ensured their access to flood insurance and appropriated warning information.