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Town of Moultonborough, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Entrance to Moultonborough Academy August 2007 Town of Moultonborough, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Prepared by: Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation Plan Committee (MHMPC) David Bengtson Emergency Management Director (EMD) & Chief of Fire Department Scott Kinmond Assistant EMD & Chief of Police Department Brownie Jones Town Assessor Julia Chase Bureau of Emergency Management Field Representative With Assistance from: Lakes Region Planning Commission 103 Main Street, Suite #3 Meredith, NH 03253 Internet: www.lakesrpc.org Phone: (603) 279-8171 Fax: (603) 279-0200 August 2007 Funding for this plan was provided by the NH Department of Safety, Bureau of Emergency Management, and in part by the Lakes Region Planning Commission. THE LAKES REGION PLANNING COMMISSION Tamworth Sandwich Freedom Holderness Effingham A Moultonborough s h Ossipee la n r d o r b Tuftonboro Hebron r e ar te t a n H w e e C dg ri B n Meredith to Alexandria p Bristol m a H Wolfeboro ew N Laconia Gilford Danbury Hill Sanbornton Alton F r a Tilton Belmont n k l Andover i n Gilmanton Northfield Barnstead LRPC COMMISSIONERS 2006-2007 Alexandria Belmont Effingham Hebron Moultonborough Tamworth Margaret LaBerge Vacant William Stewart Roger Larochelle Joanne Coppinger Dom Bergen Dan McLaughlin Henry Spencer Martha Twombly Barbara Perry Herb Cooper George Bull, Alt. Herbert Farnham, Alt Alton Bridgewater Franklin Hill New Hampton Tilton Thomas Hoopes Vacant Vacant Vacant Dr. George Luciano Katherine Dawson Alan Sherwood Robert Sharon Andover Bristol Freedom Holderness Northfield Wolfeboro Eric A. Johnson Steve Favorite Ralph Kazanjian, Alt. Robert Snelling David Krause Roger Murray, III Robert Ward Bruce Whitmore Douglas Read Keith Pfeifer, Alt. Gilford Richard Waitt Ossipee Ashland Center Harbor Laconia Bruce Boutin Frank B. Stevens Noelle Beaudin Bill Contardo Dr. Patricia Jones Harold Tate Gilmanton Gary Dionne Stanley O. Bean, Jr. Warren Hutchins Barnstead Danbury George Twigg, III Moultonborough David Kerr Phyllis J. Taylor Meredith Robert Butcher Herbert Vadney Susan Mitchell William Bayard LAKES REGION PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF Erica Anderson Regional Planner Rene Labonte-Ricard Bookkeeper Kimon G. Koulet Executive Director Michael Izard Project Manager Sara McRedmond Assistant Secretary Adam Kurowski Regional Planner David Jeffers Regional Planner Elaine Pantos Admin. Assistant Michael Tardiff Special Projects Planner Town of Moultonborough 2007 Hazard Mitigation Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................................................iii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................1 A. BACKGROUND................................................................................................................1 B. AUTHORITY ....................................................................................................................1 C. FUNDING SOURCE.........................................................................................................1 D. PURPOSE...........................................................................................................................1 E. SCOPE OF PLAN..............................................................................................................1 F. METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................2 G. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..................................................................................................4 CHAPTER II: COMMUNITY PROFILE...........................................................................................5 A. DEVELOPMENT TRENDS..............................................................................................6 CHAPTER III: RISK ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................9 A. IDENTIFYING HAZARDS ..............................................................................................9 B. PROFILING HAZARD EVENTS................................................................................... 10 C. HISTORICAL HAZARD EVENTS ................................................................................ 15 CHAPTER IV: VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT .......................................................................... 19 A. CLASSIFICATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE........................................... 19 B. NATURAL HAZARDS VULNERABILITY OF CRITICAL FACILITIES.................. 21 C. MANMADE VULNERABILITY OF CRITICAL FACILITIES .................................... 21 D. ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES TO CRITICAL FACILITIES............................ 21 CHAPTER V: MITIGATION STRATEGIES................................................................................... 23 A. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS........................... 23 B. TOWN OF MOULTONBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS ............................................................................................................................. 24 C. EXISTING MITIGATION STRATEGIES...................................................................... 25 D. GAPS IN EXISTING MITIGATION STRATEGIES ..................................................... 27 E. IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF MITIGATION ACTIONS........................ 29 F. IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION ACTIONS................................................... 30 CHAPTER VI: PLAN ADOPTION AND MONITORING........................................................... 35 A. IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................................... 35 B. PLAN MAINTENANCE................................................................................................. 35 C. ADOPTION..................................................................................................................... 36 APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL RESOURCES................................................................................... 37 APPENDIX B: MITIGATION FUNDING RESOURCES .............................................................. 41 APPENDIX C: PUBLIC NOTICES.................................................................................................. 43 APPENDIX D: CRITICAL FACILITIES & POTENTIAL HAZARDS MAP ................................ 45 APPENDIX E: HYDRANT LOCATIONS MAP............................................................................. 47 APPENDIX F: MANMADE HAZARD ASSESSMENT .................................................................. 49 APPENDIX G: CRITICAL FACILITIES NATURAL HAZARDS VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................. 51 APPENDIX H: RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX................................................................................ 53 APPENDIX I: STAPLEE RESULTS.................................................................................................. 55 i Town of Moultonborough 2007 Hazard Mitigation Plan ii Town of Moultonborough 2007 Hazard Mitigation Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation Plan (the Plan) serves as a means to reduce future losses from natural or man-made hazard events before they occur. The Plan was developed by the Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee with assistance from the Lakes Region Planning Commission, and contains statements of policy adopted by the Board of Selectmen in Chapter VI. Natural and human hazards for Moultonborough are summarized as follows: High Risk Moderate Risk Thunderstorm Severe Wind Event Lightning Winter Weather Motor Vehicle Accident with Hazardous Flood Materials Wild Land Fire The Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee, as shown in Chapter IV, identified “Critical Facilities” and “Populations and Facilities to Protect” as follows: Critical Facilities Populations and Facilities to Protect Moultonborough Safety Building Moultonborough Elementary School Highway Garage WestWynde (age restricted housing) Moultonborough Neck Fire Station Imaginations Childcare Center Electrical Power Facilities Summer Camps Emergency Shelters Downtown Historic District Evacuation Routes Beaches Communications Moultonborough Academy The Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee identified numerous existing hazard mitigation programs including the following: Emergency Operations Plan School Emergency Plan Local Regulations including: Zoning Ordinance, Floodplain Ordinance, and Wetland Ordinance, Site Plan Review, Subdivision Regulations, and Building Codes Police, Fire, and Public Works radio interoperability Police and Fire Department Mutual Aid agreements Equipment inspection and replacement programs Capital Improvement Plan Maintenance program for culverts and roads iii Town of Moultonborough 2007 Hazard Mitigation Plan The Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee developed a list of 21 general mitigation actions and six hazard-specific mitigation actions. These mitigation actions were prioritized based on local criteria. Discussions were held regarding how implementation might occur. The results of these discussions are summarized in Table IX: Implementation Schedule for Mitigation Actions (pages 31 and 32). iv Town of Moultonborough Hazard Mitigation Plan CHAPTER