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Risk Assessment Meeting – Box Elder County Thursday, March 21, 2019

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Update: 2018-2020 Bear River Region, Utah (Rich, Box Elder, and Cache Counties). Risk Assessment Meeting – Box Elder County Thursday, March 21, 2019 Box Elder County Historic Courthouse County Commission Chambers 1 South Main, Brigham City, UT.

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Risk Assessment Meeting – Box Elder County Thursday, March 21, 2019

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  1. Pre-Disaster MitigationPlan Update: 2018-2020Bear River Region, Utah(Rich, Box Elder, and Cache Counties) Risk Assessment Meeting – Box Elder County Thursday, March 21, 2019 Box Elder County Historic Courthouse County Commission Chambers 1 South Main, Brigham City, UT

  2. What is hazard mitigation? “The effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters.” • Most effective when implemented under a comprehensive, long-term mitigation plan • Identify risks and vulnerabilities and develop long-term strategies for protecting people and property • Key to breaking the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage (…if implemented) • Help communities comply with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (eligible for certain pre- and post-disaster funds) (Source: fema.gov)

  3. REVIEW OF PDMP PROCESS/TIMELINE

  4. Community Risk Assessments • Identify and map natural hazards • Identify and map community assets • Residential and Commercial Development • Infrastructure* • Critical Facilities* • Other Sensitive Lands • Analyze Risk • Evaluate number and types of affected assets (Overlay Analysis) • Estimate potential losses to each community from each natural hazard • Potential losses will largely determine types of mitigation strategies for each community later in the process

  5. Community Risk Assessments

  6. Community Risk Assessments

  7. CRITICAL FACILITIES and INFRASTRUCTURE • Schools • PSAP (Dispatch) • Churches • Police • Health Care • Emergency Care • Dams • Correctional Fac. • Broadband Fac. • Bridges • Airports • Heliports • Railroads • Streams • Roads • Electrical Lines • Natural Gas Lines

  8. CRITICAL FACILITIES MAPPING BRAG CF-I Online Map

  9. WILDFIRE HAZARDS – KEN THEIS, UTAH FORESTRY, FIRE AND STATE LANDS Presentations GEOLOGIC HAZARDS – STEVE BOWMAN AND RICHARD GIRAUD, UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  10. BEAR RIVER REGION – NATURAL HAZARDS

  11. NATURAL HAZARDS MAPPING BRAG Natural Hazards Map FFSL UWRAP - Wildfire (FFSL UWRAP) - All Other Natural Hazards

  12. Questions or Comments?

  13. Next Steps (Mark Millett, Box Elder EM) • BRAG completes risk assessment/ analysis • BRAG calculates potential losses for each community (per natural hazard type) • Mitigation Strategies meeting in late summer/early fall (be prepared for another survey!!!)

  14. Contact Information Zac Covington zacc@brag.utah.gov 435.713.1423 Scott McComb scottm@brag.utah.gov 435.713.1427 BEAR RIVER ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS 170 N. MAIN, LOGAN, UT 84321

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