The city of Manitou Springs is updating the Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2022 per the five-year update cycle that the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 require.

The Hazard Mitigation Plan analyzes the city’s vulnerabilities to natural and human-caused hazards and identifies mitigation actions that can be taken to minimize property damage and reduce the loss of life by lessening the impacts of disasters.

The survey will collect information from the public and stakeholders to better understand Manitou’s vulnerabilities, as well as solicit input on needs to best mitigate, or reduce, the impacts of hazards before they occur.

The survey has five questions, takes less than five minutes to complete and is open until July 11, 2022. It’s available at bit.ly/MSHMPSurvey.