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Home My WebLink AboutA03 V6 Approved 2016 - TOCJefferson County – City of Port Townsend All Hazard Mitigation Plan (Rev. 2016) Vs. 6 i May 2017 Table of Contents PREFACE .............................................................................................................................................. vii Special Thanks & Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................ix Record of Changes ................................................................................................................................. xii List of Plan Recipients ........................................................................................................................... xiii Promulgation ..................................................................................................................................... xvii How to Use This Plan .......................................................................................................................... xviii PLAN REVISIONS SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 11 Five-Year Action Plan ............................................................................................................................ 13 Plan Organization .................................................................................................................................. 13 Plan Development Participants ............................................................................................................ 14 Plan Mission ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Plan Goals ............................................................................................................................................... 14 The Five-Year Action Plan Matrix ........................................................................................................ 17 Plan Maintenance: Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation ..................................................... 51 SECTION I: THE PLANNING PROCESS .................................................................................. 53 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 55 Plan Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 57 Plan Development Process ................................................................................................................... 62 Plan Participation and Adoption ........................................................................................................... 68 Plan Maintenance .................................................................................................................................. 69 SECTION II: MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD IDENTIFICATION ....................... 75 Multi-Jurisdictional Community Profile ..................................................................................... 77 Climate Change .................................................................................................................................. 99 Natural Hazard Identification ..................................................................................................... 109 Avalanche ......................................................................................................................................... 111 Damaging Winds ............................................................................................................................. 115 Drought ............................................................................................................................................ 119 Earthquake ....................................................................................................................................... 129 Flood ................................................................................................................................................. 159 Heat Wave ....................................................................................................................................... 181 Landslides........................................................................................................................................ 187 Jefferson County – City of Port Townsend All Hazard Mitigation Plan (Rev. 2016) Vs. 6 ii May 2017 Public Health Emergency ................................................................................................................ 205 Tornado ............................................................................................................................................ 223 Tsunami/Seiche ................................................................................................................................ 233 Volcanic Event / Ash Fall ................................................................................................................. 253 Wildfire / Forest / Urban Interface Fires ...................................................................................... 265 Winter Storms .................................................................................................................................. 278 Man-Made Hazard Identification ............................................................................................... 291 Aircraft Mishap ................................................................................................................................. 293 Bankruptcy ....................................................................................................................................... 297 Civil Disturbance .............................................................................................................................. 305 Dam Failure .................................................................................................................................... 309 Hazardous Materials Incident ........................................................................................................ 323 Major Fire Activity ........................................................................................................................... 333 Major Law Enforcement Activity .................................................................................................... 337 Marine Oil Spill ................................................................................................................................. 343 Maritime Emergency (ferry accident; ship collision) ................................................................... 351 Military Ordnance Incident ............................................................................................................. 355 Power Outage .................................................................................................................................. 361 Terrorism ......................................................................................................................................... 371 Water Shortage / Sewer Failure (Extended) ................................................................................ 377 SECTION III: MULTI-JURISDICTION/MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION .................. 383 Multi-Jurisdiction/Multi-Hazard Mitigation Goals and Action Items ....................................................... 385 Citizen Suggested Mitigation Strategies and Projects .......................................................................... 398 Risk Report for Jefferson County including City of Port Townsend – Strategies ............................ 405 SECTION IV: JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ....................................... 409 Jurisdiction Specific Information ......................................................................................................... 411 Natural Hazard Rating Process ........................................................................................................... 412 Natural Hazard Rating By Jurisdiction ................................................................................................ 413 City of Port Townsend .................................................................................................................... 415 Jurisdiction-Specific Vulnerability Assessment & Mitigation Strategies ....................................... 416 NFIP ................................................................................................................................................... 417 Planning Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 418 Disaster Events for Port Townsend ................................................................................................ 419 Codes and Comprehensive Plans ................................................................................................... 420 List of Information for Hazard Mitigation Plan .............................................................................. 428 Prioritization of Action Items ........................................................................................................... 430 Port Townsend Assets at Risk ......................................................................................................... 431 Jefferson County – City of Port Townsend All Hazard Mitigation Plan (Rev. 2016) Vs. 6 iii May 2017 Critical Facilities Categories ............................................................................................................. 442 Port Townsend Police Department ................................................................................................. 444 Port Townsend Library .................................................................................................................... 446 Port Townsend Water System ........................................................................................................ 447 Port Townsend – Relevant Maps .................................................................................................... 448 Port Townsend Mitigation Strategies ............................................................................................. 461 Unincorporated Jefferson County............................................................................................... 465 Jurisdiction-Specific Vulnerability Assessment & Mitigation Strategies ....................................... 467 NFIP ................................................................................................................................................... 468 Planning Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 469 Disaster Events for Jefferson County ............................................................................................. 470 Codes and Comprehensive Plans ................................................................................................... 487 Prioritization of Action Items .......................................................................................................... 492 Public Assets at Risk ........................................................................................................................ 493 Private Assets at Risk ...................................................................................................................... 510 Critical Facilities Identified ............................................................................................................... 514 Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office .................................................................................................... 516 Jefferson County – Relevant Maps ................................................................................................. 520 Jefferson County Government Mitigation Strategies .................................................................... 529 Special Purpose Districts ............................................................................................................... 535 Drainage Districts ............................................................................................................................ 537 Port Ludlow Drainage District .................................................................................................... 537 Fire Districts ..................................................................................................................................... 539 Jefferson County Fire District #1 – East Jefferson Fire & Rescue .......................................... 539 Jefferson County Fire District #2 – Quilcene Fire Rescue ....................................................... 547 Jefferson County Fire District #3 - Port Ludlow Fire – Rescue ............................................... 553 Jefferson County Fire District #4 – Brinnon Fire Rescue ........................................................ 559 Jefferson County Fire District #5 – Discovery Bay Volunteer Fire Dept ................................ 565 Emergency Service Districts ........................................................................................................... 571 JeffCom 9-1-1 (New 2016) ........................................................................................................ 571 Hospital Districts .............................................................................................................................. 577 Public Hospital District No. 1 – Forks ........................................................................................ 577 Public Hospital District No. 2 – Port Townsend ........................................................................ 579 Library Districts ................................................................................................................................ 585 Jefferson County Library District .............................................................................................. 585 Port Districts .................................................................................................................................... 591 Port of Port Townsend................................................................................................................ 591 Jefferson County – City of Port Townsend All Hazard Mitigation Plan (Rev. 2016) Vs. 6 iv May 2017 School Districts ................................................................................................................................ 617 Port Townsend School District No. 50....................................................................................... 617 Brinnon School District No. 46 ................................................................................................... 625 Chimacum School District No. 49 .............................................................................................. 631 Queets/Clearwater School District No. 20 ................................................................................ 639 Quilcene School District No. 48 ................................................................................................. 645 Quillayute Valley School District No. 402 .................................................................................. 653 Transit Districts ................................................................................................................................ 663 Jefferson Transit Authority ......................................................................................................... 663 Utility Districts .................................................................................................................................. 675 Public Utility District #1 of Jefferson County - Electricity ........................................................ 675 Public Utility District #1 of Jefferson County - Water .............................................................. 683 SECTION V: MITIGATION STRATEGIES .............................................................................. 691 Mitigation Strategy ............................................................................................................................... 693 Mitigation Goals .................................................................................................................................... 693 The Action Plan Matrix ......................................................................................................................... 694 SECTION VI: COORDINATING ENTITIES ........................................................................... 727 Clallam County Emergency Operations Center ................................................................................. 729 Clallam Fire Protection District No.1 (Clallam / Jefferson)................................................................ 730 Clallam Fire Protection District No. 3 (Clallam / Jefferson) .............................................................. 731 Clallam County PUD (power line across Discovery Bay) ................................................................... 732 Fort Worden State Park ....................................................................................................................... 734 The Hoh Tribe of Indians .................................................................................................................... 735 KPTZ 91.9 FM ....................................................................................................................................... 738 Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Groups (NPREP) .............................................................. 740 Port Townsend Paper .......................................................................................................................... 742 Propane Providers ................................................................................................................................ 744 Sequim School District No. 323 .......................................................................................................... 745 U.S. Coast Guard .................................................................................................................................. 747 U.S. Naval Magazine – Indian Island ................................................................................................. 749 Washington Department of Ecology................................................................................................... 751 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife .................................................................................... 753 Washington Department of Natural Resources ................................................................................. 754 Washington Department of Transportation .................................................................................... 755 Washington Military Department – Emergency Management Division ....................................... 757 Washington State Patrol .................................................................................................................... 759 Jefferson County – City of Port Townsend All Hazard Mitigation Plan (Rev. 2016) Vs. 6 v May 2017 SECTION VII: APPENDICES ..................................................................................................... 761 Appendix A Acronyms ........................................................................................................................ 765 Appendix B Contributors & Contact Points ...................................................................................... 769 Appendix C Endnotes (Moved behind each topic as appropriate.) ................................................ 799 Appendix D Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................................... 801 Appendix E Resources ....................................................................................................................... 805 Appendix F Adoption Resolutions ..................................................................................................... 815 Appendix G Public Participation Documentation .............................................................................. 841 Appendix H Planning Team Documentation ..................................................................................... 945 SECTION VIII: FEMA Crosswalk .............................................................................................A-1 END OF DOCUMENT ................................................................................................................... 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