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<br /> Hazard Mitigation Plan | 2022 <br />Risk Assessment <br />- 45 - <br />Critical Facilities <br />FEMA separates critical buildings and facilities into the five categories shown below based on <br />their loss potential. All of the following elements are considered critical facilities: <br /> <br />Essential Facilities are essential to the health and welfare of the whole population and are <br />especially important following hazard events. Essential facilities include hospitals and <br />other medical facilities, police and fire stations, emergency operations centers and <br />evacuation shelters, and schools. <br /> <br />Transportation Systems include airways – airports, heliports; highways – bridges, tunnels, <br />roadbeds, overpasses, transfer centers; railways – trackage, tunnels, bridges, rail yards, <br />depots; and waterways – canals, locks, seaports, ferries, harbors, drydocks, piers. <br /> <br />Lifeline Utility Systems such as potable water, wastewater, oil, natural gas, electric power <br />and communication systems. <br /> <br />High Potential Loss Facilities are facilities that would have a high loss associated with <br />them, such as nuclear power plants, dams, and military installations. <br /> <br />Hazardous Material Facilities include facilities housing industrial/hazardous materials, <br />such as corrosives, explosives, flammable materials, radioactive materials, and toxins. <br /> <br />Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B3a. <br />Q: Is there a description of each hazard’s impacts on each jurisdiction (what happens to structures, <br />infrastructure, people, environment, etc.)? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii)) <br />A: See Table: Critical Facilities Vulnerable to Hazards below. <br /> <br />Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B3b. <br />Q: Is there a description of each identified hazard’s overall vulnerability (structures, systems, populations, <br />or other community assets defined by the community that are identified as being susceptible to damage <br />and loss from hazard events) for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii)) <br />A: See Table: Critical Facilities Vulnerable to Hazards below. <br /> <br />Table: Critical Facilities Vulnerable to Hazards below illustrates the hazards with potential to <br />impact critical facilities owned by or providing services to the City. <br /> <br />