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Incorporated Village of Freeport, Nassau County, New York Incorporated Village of Freeport, Nassau County, New York 2020 ALL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 5, 2020 Mayor Robert T. Kennedy Village of Freeport All Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 BACKGROUND AND SCOPE ................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 HISTORY OF HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING IN FREEPORT ......................................................... 3 1.5 PLANNING PROCESS ........................................................................................................................... 6 1.6 COMMUNITY PROFILE, LOCATION AND SETTING .......................................................................... 10 1.6.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VILLAGE ......................................................................... 11 1.6.2 ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VILLAGE ................................................................................... 11 1.6.3 GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS (2010 CENSUS) ........................................................ 11 1.6.4 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS (2010 CENSUS) ................................................................................. 11 1.7 CRITICAL FACILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND AREAS OF CONCERN .................... 12 1.7.1 ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION ...................................................................................................... 12 1.7.2 EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND CENTERS ........................................................................................ 15 1.7.3 GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS ......................................................................................................... 16 1.7.4 ROUTINE HEALTH CARE CENTERS AND HOSPITALS ....................................................................... 18 1.7.5 SCHOOLS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES ......................................................................................... 20 1.7.6 UTILITIES ....................................................................................................................................... 23 1.7.7 MUSEUMS ...................................................................................................................................... 27 1.7.8 PLACES OF WORSHIP ...................................................................................................................... 27 1.7.9 SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING .............................................................................................................. 28 1.7.10 PUBLIC HOUSING ......................................................................................................................... 28 1.7.11 INDUSTRIAL PARK ........................................................................................................................ 28 2 HAZARD RISK ANALYSIS............................................................................................................ 28 2.1 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION ............................................................................................................... 29 2.2 DISASTER DECLARATION HISTORY ................................................................................................ 32 2.3 HAZARDS IMPACTING THE PLANNING AREA .................................................................................. 32 2.3.1 PROCESS ......................................................................................................................................... 33 2.3.2 HAZARD DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 33 2.3.3 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/EXTENT .................................................................................................. 33 2.3.4 PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES .............................................................................................................. 34 2.3.5 PROBABILITY OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE ........................................................................................ 34 2.3.6 VULNERABILITY/IMPACT ............................................................................................................... 34 2.3.7 SUMMARY MATRIX ........................................................................................................................ 34 3 HAZARD PROFILES AND VULNERABILITY .......................................................................... 35 3.1 HURRICANE/HIGH WIND ......................................................................................................... 35 3.1.1 HAZARD DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 35 i Village of Freeport All Hazard Mitigation Plan 3.1.2 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/EXTENT .................................................................................................. 36 3.1.3 PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES .............................................................................................................. 38 3.1.4 PROBABILITY OF FUTURE OCCURRENCES ....................................................................................... 42 3.1.5 VULNERABILITY/IMPACT ............................................................................................................... 42 3.2 FLOODING .................................................................................................................................... 44 3.2.1 HAZARD DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 44 3.2.2 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/EXTENT .................................................................................................. 47 3.2.3 PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES .............................................................................................................. 48 3.2.4 PROBABILITY OF FUTURE OCCURRENCES ....................................................................................... 53 3.2.5 VULNERABILITY/IMPACT ............................................................................................................... 54 3.3 NOR’EASTER/WINTER STORM/ICE STORM ....................................................................... 59 3.3.1 HAZARD DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 59 3.3.2 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/EXTENT .................................................................................................. 60 3.3.3 PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES .............................................................................................................. 61 3.3.4 PROBABILITY OF FUTURE OCCURRENCE ........................................................................................ 64 3.3.5 VULNERABILITY/IMPACT ............................................................................................................... 65 3.4 TERRORISM ................................................................................................................................. 66 3.4.1 HAZARD DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 66 3.4.2 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/EXTENT .................................................................................................. 67 3.4.3 PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES .............................................................................................................. 67 3.4.4 PROBABILITY OF FUTURE OCCURRENCES ....................................................................................... 67 3.4.5 VULNERABILITY/IMPACT ............................................................................................................... 67 3.5 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AT FIXED SITES AND IN TRANSIT ....................................... 68 3.5.1 HAZARD DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 68 3.5.2 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/EXTENT .................................................................................................. 68 3.5.3 PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES .............................................................................................................. 72 3.5.4 PROBABILITY OF FUTURE OCCURRENCES ....................................................................................... 72 3.5.5 VULNERABILITY/IMPACT ............................................................................................................... 72 3.6 CYBER-TERRORISM .................................................................................................................. 73 3.6.1 HAZARD DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 73 3.6.2 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION/EXTENT .................................................................................................. 74 3.6.3 PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES .............................................................................................................
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