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This tab includes all resources relevant to adaptation in emergency preparedness. Apply filters to view resources for a particular region, state, resource category, or jurisdictional focus. 

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California Wildfire Mitigation Program

The California Wildfire Mitigation Program (CWMP) aims to build community resilience to wildfires in primarily underserved populations by providing assistance for retrofits and other practices that can help reduce wildfire risk.

Related Organizations: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire)

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Resilience Hub Planning and Design Compendium 2025

2025

Published in 2025, the Resilience Hub Planning and Design Compendium provides a comprehensive guide to assist local governments and interested community groups in establishing resilience hubs.

Related Organizations: Rebuild by Design, One Architecture & Urbanism (One), Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design

Author or Affiliated User: Joyce Coffee

Resource Category: Planning

 

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Connecticut DEEP Climate Resilience Fund

October 2, 2025

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environment’s Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF) was initiated in 2023 to support community, infrastructure, and energy resilience projects. Government entities and others in the community can apply for funding to support infrastructure planning in the face of more severe weather events and a decline in federal funding.

Related Organizations: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP)

Resource Category: Funding

 

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The Resilience Advantage: Build Your Small Business Resilience Plan in 5 Steps

September 2, 2025

Developed by Climate Resilience Consulting, “The Resilience Advantage” is a web-based guide designed to help small businesses understand their disaster-related risks and better prepare for disaster events to ensure resilience and business continuity.

Author or Affiliated User: Joyce Coffee

Resource Category: Planning

 

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Kaua’i Bill 2961 (2025): Wildfire Mitigation and Managed Retreat Ordinance for Plantation Camp Districts

July 16, 2025

On September 8, 2025 the Kaua’i County mayor signed Bill No. 2961 into law, advancing wildfire mitigation efforts in Kaua’i’s plantation camp districts by implementing wildfire safety and risk reduction into the zoning and permitting process.

Related Organizations: County Council of Kaua'i

Resource Category: Law and Governance

 

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South Carolina Safe Home Program

2025

Administered by the South Carolina Department of Insurance, the South Carolina Safe Home program provides coastal property owners with matching and non-matching funds to retrofit their homes in order to increase hurricane and extreme weather resilience.

Related Organizations: South Carolina Department of Insurance

Resource Category: Funding

 

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Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund (H6252)

June 20, 2025

In June 2025, the Rhode Island General Assembly approved House Bill 6252, authorizing the Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund, a revolving fund that supports local climate resiliency projects.

Related Organizations: State of Rhode Island

Resource Category: Funding

 

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Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33 (2025), Sections 5-16: Resilience Planning and Zoning

June 10, 2025

Connecticut Public Act No. 25-33, signed by the Governor on June 10, 2025, is a wide-reaching environmental and climate adaptation law that creates new standards and requirements for state and local government as well as the private sector. Sections 5-16 of the Act make revisions to Connecticut's land use and planning statutes, ensuring that Connecticut’s local planning and regulatory frameworks account for observed and projected climate conditions.

Related Organizations: State of Connecticut

Resource Category: Law and Governance

 

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Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code

June 1, 2025

In response to the growing intensity and frequency of wildfires, Colorado adopted a Wildfire Resilience Code, which sets minimum standards for structural hardening and fire hazard risk reduction for new buildings located in the wildland-urban interface.

Related Organizations: Colorado Department of Public Safety

Resource Category: Law and Governance

 

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Arizona Executive Order 2025-09: Protecting Arizonans from Heat Risk in the Workplace

May 22, 2025

Following back-to-back record breaking heat in 2023 and 2024, the Executive Department of Arizona under Governor Katie Hobbs issued Executive Order 2025-09 to address extreme heat as a recognized occupational hazard and require stronger workplace protections.

Related Organizations: State of Arizona

Resource Category: Law and Governance

 

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