Practical Solutions for Hazard Mitigation & Community Resilience

ROAM Northwest provides planning, technical assistance, and implementation support to help communities reduce natural hazard risk, strengthen local capabilities, and advance long-term resilience.

Our services are tailored to each community's priorities, resources, and planning needs.

  • Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning

    We support the development, update, maintenance, and implementation of Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans (NHMPs), helping communities meet applicable planning requirements while creating useful tools for reducing risk.

    Services include:

    • Plan development and updates

    • Hazard identification and risk assessment

    • Capability assessments

    • Mitigation strategy and action development

    • Stakeholder and public engagement

    • Plan maintenance and implementation frameworks

    • FEMA-aligned planning support

  • Community Wildfire Protection Planning

    ROAM helps communities plan for wildfire risk through collaborative, locally informed Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs).

    Services include:

    • CWPP development and updates

    • Wildfire hazard and community risk assessment support

    • Community and agency coordination

    • Identification and prioritization of mitigation actions

    • Public engagement and planning workshops

    • Implementation and maintenance strategies

  • Plan Maintenance & Implementation

    A completed plan should mark the beginning of implementation—not the end of the planning process.

    ROAM helps communities maintain momentum, monitor progress, and translate adopted plans into ongoing resilience activities.

    Services include:

    • Mitigation action tracking

    • Annual and periodic plan reviews

    • Monitoring and evaluation frameworks

    • Implementation work plans

    • Progress reporting

    • Interagency coordination

    • Integration of mitigation into local programs and decisions

  • Mitigation & Resilience Technical Assistance

    We provide flexible technical and planning support to communities that need additional expertise or capacity.

    Services include:

    • Hazard mitigation research and analysis

    • GIS-supported planning and mapping

    • Planning and program assessments

    • Technical guidance and document review

    • Project coordination

    • Staff workshops and training

    • Stakeholder facilitation

  • Grant & Project Support

    Securing funding and managing mitigation initiatives can be challenging, particularly for organizations with limited administrative capacity.

    ROAM provides support throughout the project development process.

    Services include:

    • Funding opportunity identification

    • Grant application development

    • Project scoping and documentation

    • Mitigation project coordination

    • Application and reporting support

    • Funding and implementation strategy development

Need Support With a Specific Project?

Every community has different needs. ROAM works with clients to develop appropriately scoped services that reflect goals, available resources, and implementation priorities.

Contact ROAM to discuss your project.