Marshfield Flood Information Outreach and Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Public Meeting

Event Date: 
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Marshfield Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Public Meeting

The Town of Marshfield requests that you join the Town for a public meeting to hear from Woods Hole Group on the Marshfield Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update and from the Community Rating System Committee for their annual fall outreach. Come share your ideas on how to keep your community, neighbors, and family safe from the various natural hazards that Marshfield experiences!


The meeting will be in person on Wednesday, December 14th, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Marshfield Council on Aging (230 Webster Street, Marshfield, MA). The session will consist of presentations on hazard mitigation planning, flood hazards, and flood insurance.

The Town of Marshfield is currently updating the 2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan.
There will be a presentation by the Woods Hole Group to:

  • Describe the Hazard Mitigation Plan process;
  • Why the Town’s plan needs to be current;
  • Progress to date, including identification of critical facilities and preliminary results from the vulnerability assessments.

This plan is critical because it helps the Town plan and receive funding for projects that reduce the risk of injury or damage to property from future natural hazard events such as flooding and hurricanes.

To further encourage resiliency in the community and to address ongoing concerns and questions on flood insurance, the Marshfield CRS Committee’s flood insurance outreach will discuss the following:

  • How to protect your home before and during a flood;
  • Info on private flood insurance;
  • What to do after a flood;
  • Updates to the NFIP’s rating system, called Risk Rating 2.0.

Additionally, the Committee will spend time answering attendees’ specific questions on flood insurance on their own flood policy, and any generic questions that attendees have.

For more information on the Multi-Hazard Mitigation plan, contact Greg Guimond at (781) 834-5554 or at gguimond@townofmarshfield.org.
For more information on the Community Rating System, contact Nanci Porreca at (781) 834-5557 or at nporreca@townofmarshfield.org.