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Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan 2014 PASCO COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN Pasco County i 2014 CEMP 2014 PASCO COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. vii BASIC EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (BEOP) .................................................. vii EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION ANNEXES ...................................................... vii SUPPORT AND INCIDENT ANNEXES ........................................................................ vii PROCEDURES, PROTOCOLS, AND PLANS ............................................................... vii RECORD OF REVISIONS ............................................................................................. viii INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................2 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................2 SCOPE .................................................................................................................................3 METHODOLOGY ..............................................................................................................3 CHANGES TO THE PLAN ................................................................................................6 HAZARD VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS (RISK ASSESSMENT) ............................................7 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................7 NATURAL HAZARD ANALYSIS: LOW PROBABILITY HAZARDS .........................7 Avalanche: ...............................................................................................................7 Earthquake: ..............................................................................................................7 Exotic pests and Diseases ........................................................................................7 Landslide: .................................................................................................................7 NATURAL HAZARD ANALYSIS: MODERATE-TO HIGH PROBABILITY HAZARDS ...................................................................................7 Hurricanes and Coastal/Severe Storms: ...................................................................8 Flooding: ................................................................................................................10 Coastal and Riverine Erosion ................................................................................13 Sinkholes ................................................................................................................14 Wildfire ..................................................................................................................15 Tornado ..................................................................................................................16 Lightning ................................................................................................................16 Drought/Heat Wave ...............................................................................................17 Winter Storms/Freezes ...........................................................................................18 TECHNOLOGICAL AND MAN MADE HAZARD ANALYSIS: LOW TO MODERATE PROBABILITY HAZARDS ..........................................................19 Civil Disturbance: ..................................................................................................19 Mass Migration: .....................................................................................................20 Coastal Oil Spill: ....................................................................................................20 Terrorism: ..............................................................................................................21 Hazardous Materials Incidents ...............................................................................21 GEOPOLITICAL INFORMATION ..............................................................................................23 GENERAL .........................................................................................................................23 TOPOGRAPHY AND ELEVATION ...............................................................................23 LAND DEVELOPMENT/HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS ...........................24 LAND USE PATTERNS ...................................................................................................25 Pasco County ii 2014 CEMP 2014 PASCO COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN WATER AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS .........................................................................28 ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS ................................................................29 ENVIRONMENTAL LANDS AND WILDERNESS PARKS .........................................29 WELLFIELDS AND WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREAS ..........................................30 CONSERVATION STRATEGY – CRITICAL LINKAGES, ECOLOGICAL PLANNING UNITS, AND ELAMP .....................................................................31 RIVERS AND ESTUARIES .............................................................................................32 WETLANDS ......................................................................................................................34 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................35 POPULATION PROFILE .................................................................................................35 POPULATION DENSITY ................................................................................................36 SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION ...................................................................................38 SEASONAL POPULATION, TOURISM AND MIGRANT WORKERS .......................38 SEASONAL POPULATION .............................................................................................39 TOURIST ...........................................................................................................................39 MIGRANT WORKERS ....................................................................................................40 LINGUISTIC PROFILE OF PASCO COUNTY ..............................................................40 HOMELESS ......................................................................................................................41 MOBILE HOME PARKS AND POPULATION ..............................................................42 PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS ..............................................................................................42 AGE - 65 YEARS AND OVER ........................................................................................43 PERSONS WITH DISABILITY .......................................................................................43 INMATES ..........................................................................................................................44 EXPOSURE TO HAZARDS .............................................................................................44 VULNERABILITY TO WIND .........................................................................................44 VULNERABILITY TO WILDFIRE .................................................................................44 ECONOMIC PROFILE .................................................................................................................45 EMPLOYMENT ................................................................................................................45 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FACILITIES ........................................................49 CRITICAL FACILITIES ...................................................................................................49 OPERATIONAL FACILITIES .........................................................................................50 LOGISTICAL STAGING AREAS AND POINTS-OF-DISTRIBUTION .......................50 EMERGENCY HELICOPTER LANDING ZONES ........................................................52 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS .....................................................................................................53 ORGANIZATION .........................................................................................................................53 NON-EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION OF PASCO COUNTY, INCLUSIVE OF ITS SIX MUNICIPALITIES .....................................................53 Pasco County iii 2014 CEMP 2014 PASCO COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN Pasco County .........................................................................................................53 The City of Port Richey .........................................................................................53 The City of New Port Richey.................................................................................53 The City of Dade City ............................................................................................53 The City of Zephyrhills ..........................................................................................54 The Town of St. Leo 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