The City of Rancho Cucamonga is preparing an update to its 2021 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). This plan will help create a safer community for residents, businesses, and visitors. The LHMP enables public safety officials, city staff, elected officials, and members of the public to comprehend the threats posed by natural and human-caused hazards within our community. The plan will also recommend specific actions to proactively decrease these threats before disasters occur.
An LHMP will help Rancho Cucamonga better plan for future emergencies. Usually, after a disaster occurs, communities take steps to recover from the emergency and rebuild. An LHMP is a way for the City to better prepare in advance for these disasters so less damage occurs, and recovery is easier. Our community can use LHMP strategies to reduce instances of property damage, injury, and loss of life from disasters. Besides protecting public health and safety, this approach can save money. Studies estimate that every dollar spent on mitigation saves an average of four dollars on response and recovery costs. An LHMP can also help strengthen the mission of public safety officers, such as police and fire department staff, providing them with clear roles and responsibilities to build a safer community.
Besides helping protect Rancho Cucamonga, our LHMP will maintain eligibility for grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that can be used to further improve safety and preparedness in the community. Having an adopted LHMP can also provide eligibility to receive more financial assistance from the State when disasters occur.
The City of Rancho Cucamonga LHMP includes four main sections:
The City plans to include the following natural hazards in our LHMP:
The LHMP will also examine how climate change may affect these hazards and include other hazards that threaten our community.
The City has assembled a Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (HMPC), which includes representatives from City Departments and is supported by key stakeholders and technical consultants. Together, these participants form the project team responsible for guiding the overall development of our LHMP.
The project team plans to release a Public Review Draft LHMP in Summer 2026. After members of the public provide comments and feedback, the City will revise the plan and send it to the California Office of Emergency Services and FEMA for review and approval. Once approved by these agencies, the Rancho Cucamonga City Council will adopt the final LHMP.
You can get involved in preparing our LHMP in multiple ways.
The City has released an online survey to asking members of the public for information about past experience with natural hazards and how our LHMP can be the most useful. The survey is available to complete now, and we encourage you—and your friends and family—to participate.