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Chapter 3: Hazards Hazard Matrices – City of Bethel
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Chapter 3: HazardsHazard Matrices – City of BethelTable 9. Hazard Matrix
Source: Alaska State All-Hazards Plan, 2007 Table 10. Previous Occurrences and Extent of Hazards
Extent Z - Zero - Used for historical information. An event occurred but may not have caused damage or loss. L - Limited – Minimal through maximum impact to part of community. Falls short of the definition for total extent. T - Total – Impact encompasses the entire community. Number: Number of occurrences Source: Alaska State All-Hazards Plan, 2007 Hazard Vulnerability Assessment MatrixIdentification of Assets The Hazard Vulnerability Matrix below includes a list of facilities, utilities and businesses and their vulnerability to natural hazards.
The following table was prepared by the City Planning Department files and NFIP maps. Table 11. Bethel Hazard Vulnerability Matrix
Bethel’s Vulnerability to Identified Hazards: In summary, most identified hazards are area wide. The principal hazards of flood, erosion, wildland fire, severe weather and earthquake could potentially impact any part of Bethel. Flooding events, even for those properties unaffected directly, will suffer due to road closures, impacts to public safety (access and response capabilities), limited availability of perishable commodities, and isolation. Please see the Bethel Flood Overlay map in and flood section on the following pages. A severe weather event would create an area-wide impact and could damage structures and potentially isolate Bethel from the rest of the state. Earthquake damage would be area wide with potential damage to critical infrastructure up to and including the complete abandonment of key facilities. Limited building damage assessors are available in Bethel to determine structural integrity following earthquake damage. Priority would have to be given critical infrastructure to include: public safety facilities, healthcare facilities, shelters and potential shelters, and finally public utilities. The City of Bethel does not collect property tax, therefore property values for the above listed facilities and businesses is not available. At the February 8, 2007 meeting the Planning Commission listed the following businesses as the most expensive to replace if they were destroyed by a natural hazard. Long House Hotel Bethel Family Clinic Radio Shack Kuskokwim Lighterage Northland Services Swanson Facilities Directory: sites -> default -> files -> microsites -> climate-change -> files -> Arctic-Resources files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations files -> Nstructions for Acquiring Excess Equipment online, through the 1033 Program files -> Occupational health and safety files -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Program files -> International programs roel profile files -> Fermi Questions a guide for Teachers, Students, and Event Supervisors Lloyd Abrams, Ph. D. DuPont Company, cr&D/ccas experimental Station Wilmington, de 19880 files -> Personal Information Name: Maha Al-Ammari Nationality: Saudi Relationship Status Arctic-Resources -> Shishmaref erosion and relocation coalition Download 0.63 Mb. Share with your friends:
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