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A historic village nestled in the Southern Green Mountains of Vermont Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update The Town of Wilmington is looking for the publics assistance in identifying local hazards to aid in updating the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan LHMP. As mandated by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 all municipalities are required to complete a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan every 5 years in order to qualify for FEMA funding should a disaster occur. The plan aids in identifying threats and hazards such as flooding winter storms power failures pandemics cyberattacks etc. and then determine mitigation efforts that can aid municipalities in reducing risk and recovery from natural technological and humancaused hazards.