Emergency Planning
Hazard Potential Grid
Criteria
Proba- bility
Predic- tability
Fre- quen- cy
Speed of Onset
Control- lability
Op- tions
Scope and Inten- sity
Assis- tance
Com- munity
Vulnera- bility
Score
Hazard
Earthquake
Flood
Terrorist attack
Act of war
Tornado
Blizzard
Lowest risk within ten years =1; highest risk = 5
Earthquake: St. Louis is about 200 miles from the New Madrid Fault, but because of the geology of the region, shock waves travel a very long distance with considerable force. A major New Madrid Fault earthquake could destroy many vulnerable buildings, do major damage to others, buckle highways and collapse overpasses and possibly bridges. Although the fault has not triggered a major earthquake in modern times, in 1809 and 1810 it triggered two earthquakes about six weeks apart that were both probably around 8.0 on the Richter scale. The region avoided major damage and loss of life only because the area was barely populated. Earthquakes rate highest on the chart because they can do major, devastating damage with no warning, and because the area is inadequately prepared for an earthquake.
Flood: St. Louis is located at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Both rivers have significant tributaries in the region. The last major regional flood was in 1993. It did major damage, made whole towns uninhabitable, destroyed millions of acres of farm crops, isolated small communities, and disrupted railroads. However, there was little loss of life, and major...
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