2017 PDM Draft
MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA TOWN OF ENNIS, MONTANA TOWN OF SHERIDAN, MONTANA TOWN OF VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA PREDISASTER MITIGATION PLAN 2017 REVISION DRAFT TOPICAL REPORT RSI-2705 PREPARED FOR Beaverhead County, MT City of Dillon, MT Town of Lima, MT MAY 2017 respec.com MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA TOWN OF ENNIS, MONTANA TOWN OF SHERIDAN, MONTANA TOWN OF VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA PREDISASTER MITIGATION PLAN 2017 REVISION DRAFT TOPICAL REPORT RSI-2705 PREPARED BY Zachary T. Collins, CFM, GISP RESPEC 3110 Valley Commons Drive, Suite 4 Bozeman, MT 59718 PREPARED FOR Beaverhead County, MT City of Dillon, MT Town of Lima, MT APRIL 2017 respec.com EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Disasters can strike at any time in any place. In many cases, actions can be taken before disasters strike to reduce or eliminate the negative impacts. These actions are called mitigation and often protect life, property, the economy, and other values. The Madison County Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Plan addresses 13 major hazards with respect to risk and vulnerabilities countywide, including the Towns of Ennis, Sheridan, Twin Bridges, and Virginia City. Through a collaborative planning process, the Madison County hazards were identified, researched, profiled, updated, and prioritized. The major hazards (i.e., aircraft accident, disease and environmental contamination, drought, earthquake, flood, hazardous material release, severe weather, terrorism and civil unrest, transportation accident, urban fire, utility and energy failure, volcanic ashfall, and wildfire) are each profiled in terms of their hazard description, history, probability and magnitude, mapping, vulnerabilities, data limitations, and other factors. The vulnerabilities to critical facilities; critical infrastructure; structures; the population; economic, ecologic, historic, and social values; and future development are updated for each hazard.
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