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5 <br /> Goal& <br /> Action Hazard(s) Objective Lead Agency/ Potential Funding Implementation 2025 <br /> # Action Description Addressed Addressed Priority Department Source Timeline Status 2025 Implementation Status Comments <br /> P-7 Home weatherization for low-to-Medium Excessive Heat, 4.2 Medium Orange County General Fund 2025-2030 New <br /> income residents. Severe Winter Housing Department, (existing staffsalaries), <br /> Weather Orange County Home grants <br /> Preservation Coalition <br /> P-8 Tree giveaway program. Excessive Heat 4.2,2.1 Medium Orange County General Fund 2025-2030 New <br /> Sustainability (existing staffsalaries), <br /> grants <br /> P-9 Create or Update Community Wildfire Wildfire 3.2 Medium County Emergency Grant funds 2025-2030 New <br /> Protection Plans in each fire district. Management, <br /> Fire Departments, <br /> NC Forest Service <br /> Property Protection <br /> PP-1 Continue enforcement ofthe North All Hazards 1.2 High Orange County General Fund 2025-2030 Carried Currently operating under the 2018 edition ofthe NC State <br /> Carolina State Building Code. Planning and (existing staffsalaries) Forward Building Codes and 2017 edition ofthe National Electrical Code. <br /> Inspections The updated codes were adopted in 2025 with implementation <br /> Department occurring in 2026 or later. <br /> PP-2 Continue participation in the National Flooding, 1.2 High Orange County General Fund Ongoing Carried Orange County underwent a successful Floodplain Management <br /> Flood Insurance Program(NFIP)to Hurricane& Planning and (existing staffsalaries) Forward program(NFIP)audit by the NC Department of Public Safety <br /> reduce the impact ofa future flood Tropical Storm Inspections (NCDPS)in June 2023. Current feedback from NCDPS is that the <br /> event,mitigate effects of flooding,and Department program is in full compliance;with only a few minor deficiencies <br /> allow citizens to be eligible for affordable noted,of which staff is aware of and actively working to address <br /> flood insurance. into FY25. Staff hopes to procure Certified Floodplain Manager <br /> (CFM)status in FY25. <br /> Orange County's 2024 CPS rating was a score of Class 6,which <br /> qualifies our constituents for a 20%discount in FEMA flood <br /> insurance premiums. Staff hopes to maintain our relatively high <br /> CPS score for FY25,with potential eventual score increase <br /> (perhaps to Class 5),once staff is able to procure CFM status. <br /> PP-3 Identify potential flood hazards of critical Flooding, 4.2 High OWASA CIP and Operating 2025-2030 Carried OWASA is developing a Climate Action Plan in 2025 to identify <br /> infrastructure and mitigation measures Hurricane& Budgets Forward vulnerabilities and outline mitigation measures to address the <br /> to address. Tropical Storm highest climate risks,including flood hazards of critical <br /> infrastructure. <br /> PP-4 Explore expanding situational awareness All Hazards 2.2 Medium Emergency Services, General Fund 2025-2030 Carried Orange County has collaborated with NC Dam Safetyto assess <br /> tools and strategies for increased OWASA (existing staffsalaries) Forward local stream and dam gauges.To enhance situational awareness, <br /> monitoring of local hazards such as CONTRAIL access has been granted to all fire chiefs with dam <br /> installation of additional stream gauges gauges in theirjurisdiction. <br /> PP-5 Pursue the acquisition and/or elevation Flooding 4.2 Medium Orange County Local,State grants, 2025-2030 New <br /> of flood prone properties,including Planning and Federal grants <br /> repetitive loss properties and Inspections <br /> substantially damages properties. Department <br /> Eno-Haw WSP <br /> Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan April 2025 <br /> Page 2 <br />