Schuylkill County leaders are making sure their residents stay safe in the event of a disaster.

Commissioners last week approved, on behalf of the office of Planning and Zoning, a pre-disaster mitigation agreement with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.The county was approved $81,250 in funding under the agreement.It intends to use the grant to update the its multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan.That will be a joint project between the planning office and the Emergency Management Agency.The hazard mitigation plan is required under the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act, and must be updated every five years.Schuylkill's plan will expire in 2019.The grant requires a 20 percent local match, a combination of in-kind and cash.The county's contribution will be $20,312, which was included in the 2017 planning budget.In other matters, commissioners approved the Schuylkill Transportation System's 2017-2018 Consolidated Capital Application for $3,231,376 in transit related capital improvement projects of vehicle replacement and replacement of support equipment.STS is asking for about $2,557,553 in federal money; $609,679 in state funds, and a $64,144 local match for 2018.