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HAZARD ANALYSIS In 2012, Sherburne County commissioned the development of a Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan, which is provided to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is a comprehensive study of the community's risks/vulnerabilities and contains measures that communities plan on take to help prepare for, responds to, and recover from a disaster or large scale incident. Elk River is a key stakeholder in the plan, in large part due to the city's population, geographical location and the numerous risks/vulnerabilities located within the city limits. The following vulnerabilities were identified countywide, which have the potential to impact, directly or indirectly, the City of Elk River: • Tornados • Critical facility and infrastructure loss • Hazardous materials release • Power failures • Nuclear power plant incidents • Infectious disease outbreak • Severe thunderstorms - • Drought • Flooding • Wildfires • Landfill infrastructure leakage • Lightning • Dam failure • Extreme temperatures • Aircraft incidents • Invasive species As first responders, the city's fire and police departments are committed and prepared respond to any natural disaster, accident or emergency situation. Many of the city's risks and vulnerabilities have a high likelihood of occurrence and have minimal warning time to the public, such as the case of severe weather. Based on the risk and vulnerability assessments, the county and local jurisdictions collaborated to develop and incorporate mitigation strategies into the final Hazard Mitigation Plan. As an all-hazard plan, many of the mitigation strategies will minimize the impact of any emergency. Since emergency management duties fall under the auspices of the fire department, many of the initiatives identified in fire department's Strategic Plan relate to the strategies that were submitted as part of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. DRAFT Page 17 ver