Hazard Mitigation
Building Resilience, Reducing Risk.
Types of Hazards
Salt Lake County faces a variety of natural and human-caused hazards that can cause significant damage to lives, property, and infrastructure. Hazard mitigation focuses on long-term strategies to reduce or eliminate the impacts of these threats before they occur. This section highlights the key hazards in Salt Lake County and explains how mitigation efforts contribute to creating safer, more resilient communities.