Washtenaw County's Risk Assessment and Hazard Mitigation Plan


Washtenaw County's
Risk Assessment

HAZARD

Ranking
Convective Weather (Severe Winds, Lightning, Tornados, Hailstorms)

1

Hazardous Materials Incidents: Transportation

2

Hazardous Materials Incidents: Fixed Site

3

Severe Winter Weather Hazards (Ice/Sleet Storms and Snow Storms)

4

Infrastructure Failures

5

Transportation Accidents: Air and Land

6

Extreme Temperatures

7

Flood Hazards: Riverine/Urban Flooding

8

Nuclear Attack

9

Petroleum and Natural Gas Pipeline Accidents

10

Fire Hazards: Wildfires

11

Oil and Gas Well Accidents

12

Fire Hazards: Structural Fires

13

Flood Hazards: Dam Failures

14

Public Health Emergencies

15

Sabotage & Terrorism

16

Drought

17

Earthquakes

18

Nuclear Power Plant Accidents

19

Civil Disturbances

20

Fire Hazards: Scrap Tire Fires

21

Infestation (Emerald Ash Borer, Gypsy Moth)

22

Washtenaw County's Complete Hazard Mitigation Plan



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on Sep. 6, 2008 8:10 pm