PIEDMONT, CA — The Piedmont City Council formally adopted an updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan at its regular meeting on March 2. This plan serves as a roadmap for the city, outlining strategies to reduce or avoid potential damage from natural hazards such as earthquakes, wildfires, and severe weather over the next five years.
The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) identifies the natural hazards that pose the greatest risk to Piedmont. It also documents how each hazard would likely impact the city if it were to occur. The plan further identifies and prioritizes actions the city and community could take to prevent or reduce these impacts.
This document updates Piedmont’s first LHMP, which was adopted in 2019. The update addresses evolving hazard threats and local conditions. The updated LHMP identifies 30 total actions, including 9 from the 2019 plan and 21 new additions. These actions could help reduce risk to Piedmont.
Examples of identified actions include strengthening the resilience of IT infrastructure through redundancy and backup systems. The plan also mentions retrofitting or replacing critical facilities to meet modern seismic safety codes. Annual fire fuel mitigation on City property and strengthening local building and fire codes to require wildfire-resistant construction are also noted. Some actions, such as strengthening building codes and fire fuel mitigation, are already completed or underway.
Including an action in the LHMP does not guarantee its implementation. Instead, it positions the City to apply for state and federal mitigation grants. These grants could support the implementation of identified projects. The LHMP was submitted to Cal OES and FEMA for review in fall 2025. The City received notification in January 2026 that the document had passed review and was eligible for Council adoption. More information is available at piedmont.ca.gov/LHMP.