The Klickitat County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan update has been completed in draft form and is now available for public review and comment until March 19.  The purpose of the plan is to reduce the impact of hazards such as floods, landslides, severe weather, wildfire, and drought, on Klickitat County while maintaining appropriate emergency response capabilities and sustainable natural resource management policies.  The plan identifies high risk areas as well as structures and infrastructure that may have an increased potential for loss due to a hazard event, and recommends specific projects that may help prevent disasters from occurring altogether or, at the least, lessen their impact on residents and property.  A committee of elected officials and department heads, emergency response agency heads, land managers, highway district representatives, and others put the plan together.  The plan is available for review at the White Salmon and Goldendale libraries, and online at the County Emergency Management Department website.  The plan will continue to enable Klickitat County and its communities to be eligible for grant dollars to implement the projects and mitigation actions identified by the committee.