Kalispell City councilors adopted a hazard mitigation plan on Monday night in advance of the November deadline for local municipalities to approve the proposal introduced by the state.

Montana Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) launched the initiative in 2022 to develop regional hazard mitigation plans across the state. Each county and tribal government is responsible for accepting and customizing details about their coverage area for the plan. Flathead County officials approved their part of the Western Montana Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan in early 2025, with a clause that local municipalities accept the plan. Kalispell is the last city in the county to adopt the hazard mitigation plan; both Columbia Falls and Whitefish adopted it in March.

Kalispell Interim City Manager Jarod Nyg

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