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UNC System Eastern Campuses Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex I: University of North Carolina at Wilmington ANNEX I: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – WILMINGTON TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNEX I UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - WILMINGTON ................................................................ I-2 I.1 Planning Process Details ................................................................................................................. I-2 I.2 Campus Profile ................................................................................................................................ I-3 I.2.1 Location and Setting ............................................................................................................... I-3 I.2.2 Geography and Climate .......................................................................................................... I-5 I.2.3 History ..................................................................................................................................... I-5 I.2.4 Cultural and Natural Resources .............................................................................................. I-6 I.2.5 Land Use .................................................................................................................................. I-7 I.2.6 Population and Demographics ................................................................................................ I-8 I.2.7 Social Vulnerability .................................................................................................................. I-9 I.2.8 Growth and Development Trends ........................................................................................ I-11 I.3 Asset Inventory ............................................................................................................................. I-12 I.3.1 Building Exposure .................................................................................................................. I-12 I.3.2 Critical Buildings and Infrastructure Exposure ...................................................................... I-13 I.4 Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment ...................................................................................... I-15 I.4.1 Hazard Identification ............................................................................................................. I-15 I.5 Hazard Profiles, Analysis, and Vulnerability .................................................................................. I-19 I.5.1 Earthquake ............................................................................................................................ I-23 I.5.2 Flood ..................................................................................................................................... I-30 I.5.3 Geological – Sinkhole ............................................................................................................ I-37 I.5.4 Hurricane ............................................................................................................................... I-39 I.5.5 Tornadoes/Thunderstorms ................................................................................................... I-51 I.5.6 Wildfire.................................................................................................................................. I-63 I.5.7 Cyber Threat .......................................................................................................................... I-72 I.5.8 Hazardous Materials Incidents ............................................................................................. I-77 I.5.9 Infectious Disease ................................................................................................................. I-82 I.5.10 Terrorism ........................................................................................................................... I-87 I.5.11 Conclusions on Hazard Risk ............................................................................................... I-92 I.6 Capability Assessment .................................................................................................................. I-93 I.6.1 Overview of Capability Assessment ...................................................................................... I-93 I.6.2 Planning and Regulatory Capability ...................................................................................... I-93 I.6.3 Administrative and Technical Capability ............................................................................... I-95 I.6.4 Fiscal Capability ..................................................................................................................... I-97 I.7 Mitigation Strategy ....................................................................................................................... I-98 I.7.1 Implementation Progress ...................................................................................................... I-98 I.7.2 Mitigation Action Plan ........................................................................................................ I-103 UNC System Eastern Campuses Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2021 I-1 ANNEX I: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – WILMINGTON Annex I University of North Carolina - Wilmington This section provides planning process, campus profile, hazard risk, vulnerability, capability, and mitigation action information specific to the University of North Carolina – Wilmington (UNC-W). This section contains the following subsections: I.1 Planning Process Details I.2 Campus Profile I.3 Asset Inventory I.4 Hazard Identification I.5 Hazard Profiles, Analysis, and Vulnerability I.5 Capability Assessment I.6 Mitigation Strategy I.1 PLANNING PROCESS DETAILS The table below lists the HMPC members who represented UNC-W during the planning process. Table I.1 – HMPC Members Representative Agency/Department Eric Griffin Assistant Director, Emergency Management; Environmental Health and Safety Jeff Campbell Director; Environmental Health and Safety Jodie Ruskin Business Continuity Planner; Environmental Health and Safety Stuart Borrett Associate Provost; Research and Innovation Carey Gibson Executive Director for Infrastructure Operations; ITS Wesley Merrill Director of Facilities and Event Management; Athletics Paul Townend Associate Vice Chancellor & Dean; Undergraduate Studies Larry Wray Executive Director; Campus Life Andrew Mauk Associate Provost; Institutional Research and Planning Peter Groenendyk Director; Housing & Residence Life Laura McBrayer Senior Associate Director; Library Information Technology & Scholarly Research Kristy Burnette Institutional Risk Management Coordinator; Enterprise Risk Management Mark Morgan Associate Vice Chancellor; Facilities Steven Still Emergency Management Director; New Hanover County Emergency Management Coordination with Other Community Planning Efforts and Hazard Mitigation Activities The table below lists campus and community resources referenced throughout the planning process and used in the plan development. Table I.2 – Summary of Existing Studies and Plans Reviewed Resource Referenced Use in this Plan The UNC-W Campus Master Plan, developed in 2017, was referenced for the UNC-W Campus Master Plan Campus Profile in Section I.2 as well as the Capability Assessment in Section I.6 The Comprehensive Plan developed by the Wilmington Planning, City of Wilmington Development, and Transportation Department was referenced for the Comprehensive Plan Campus Profile in Section I.2. UNC System Eastern Campuses Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2021 I-2 ANNEX I: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – WILMINGTON Resource Referenced Use in this Plan New Hanover County and Incorporated Areas Flood The FIS report was referenced in the preparation of flood hazard profile in Insurance Study (FIS), Revised Section I.5. 12/06/2019 The UNC-W previous Hazard Mitigation Plan and the campus’ existing THIRA UNC Wilmington Hazard were used in preparation of the hazard profiles in Section I.5. The HMP was Mitigation Plan, 2008; UNC additionally used to track implementation progress (Section 2) and develop Wilmington THIRA, 2016 the mitigation plan (Section 7). The Southeast NC Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which includes New Southeaster NC Regional Hazard Hanover County & Wilmington, was referenced in compiling the Hazard Mitigation Plan, April/June 2016 Identification and Risk Assessment in Section I.5. I.2 CAMPUS PROFILE This section provides a general overview of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNC-W) campus and area of concern to be addressed in this plan. It consists of the following subsections: Location and Setting Geography and Climate History Cultural and Natural Resources Land Use Population and Demographics Social Vulnerability Growth and Development Trends I.2.1 Location and Setting The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is in the historic port city of Wilmington, North Carolina, which is located on the Cape Fear River. The UNCW campus is located about 5 miles from the historic downtown riverfront to the west and the Atlantic Ocean and Wrightsville Beach about 5 miles to the east. The University is situated on 661 acres and consists of more than 49 buildings. It has grown significantly over the last decade and offers 56 different majors, 36 Master’s degrees and 4 Doctoral degree programs. UNCW also has more than 250 student