Hazard Mitigation Plan

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Town of Bradford New Hampshire Fairgrounds Road, May 2006 Flood Adopted by the Bradford Board of Selectmen May 15, 2007 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Town of Bradford, NH May 15, 2007 Town of Bradford 75 West Main Street PO Box 436 Bradford, NH 03221 Phone: (603) 938-5900 Fire Department Phone: (603) 938-2231 Central NH Regional Planning Commission 28 Commercial Street Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 226-6020 Web: www.cnhrpc.org NH Bureau of Emergency Management 107 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (800) 852-3792 Web: www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/emergservices/bem US Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 99 High Street, Sixth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Phone: (617) 223-9540 Web: www.fema.gov Bradford Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Certificate of Adoption ...................................................................................... v Acknowledgements ........................................................................................... vi Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................................... 1 Background.............................................................................................1 Goals ....................................................................................................2 Methodology ...........................................................................................2 Chapter 2. Hazard Identification .........................................................................4 Natural Hazard Events in Bradford.................................................................4 Technological Hazard Events in Bradford .........................................................32 Human Hazard Events in Bradford .................................................................46 Evacuation Routes ....................................................................................57 Map 1: Potential Hazards ............................................................................57 Map 2: Past Hazards ..................................................................................57 Chapter 3. Asset and Risk Identification ................................................................58 Critical Facilities......................................................................................58 Vulnerable Populations ..............................................................................61 Economic Assets.......................................................................................62 Special Considerations ...............................................................................63 Historic/Other Considerations ......................................................................65 Future Development..................................................................................66 Homes within the Potential Flood Hazard Areas.................................................67 Map 3: Assets and Risks ..............................................................................67 Chapter 4. Potential Losses................................................................................68 Loss Estimation........................................................................................68 Losses by Flooding ....................................................................................69 Losses by Other Natural Hazards ...................................................................72 Losses by Technological Hazards ...................................................................77 Losses by Human Hazards ...........................................................................83 Map 4: Potential Hazards and Losses ..............................................................85 Chapter 5. Development Trends..........................................................................86 Population and Housing Growth ....................................................................86 Land Use................................................................................................88 Relation to Natural Hazards.........................................................................89 Page i Adopted May 15, 2007 Bradford Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents Chapter 6. Floodplain Management ......................................................................90 Flooding in Bradford..................................................................................90 National Flood Insurance Program .................................................................91 Repetitive Loss Properties...........................................................................92 Floodplain Management Goals/Reducing Flood Risks ...........................................93 Chapter 7. Local Hazard Mitigation Objectives .......................................................95 General Objectives ...................................................................................95 Hazard-Specific Objectives..........................................................................95 Chapter 8. Existing Mitigation Strategies ...............................................................96 Description of Existing Projects, Programs, and Activities.....................................96 Chapter 9. Newly Identified Mitigation Strategies .....................................................102 Description of Potential Mitigation Projects and Strategies ...................................102 Chapter 10. Evaluation and Implementation of Actions ..............................................108 Bradford’s Mitigation Action Plan ..................................................................109 Cost to Benefit Analysis..............................................................................118 Chapter 11. Plan Monitoring, Evaluating, and Updating ..............................................119 Maintenance and Update Schedule of the Hazard Mitigation Plan............................119 Implementation Through Existing Programs ......................................................122 Continued Public Involvement ......................................................................123 Chapter 12. Appendix........................................................................................124 Process for Disaster Declaration in Bradford .....................................................124 Grant Programs for Disaster Relief.................................................................127 Action Evaluation and Prioritization Matrix of the Hazard Mitigation Committee .........128 Glossary of Terms.....................................................................................130 Publicity and Meeting Information for Bradford 2007 Hazard Mitigation Plan ..............133 Water Resources Management Plan................................................................ Page ii Adopted May 15, 2007 Bradford Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents List of Tables, Figures, and Maps: Table 1 – Significant Annual Events .........................................................................55 Table 1A – Significant Local Events .........................................................................56 Table 2 – Essential Facilities .................................................................................58 Table 3 – Utilities ..............................................................................................59 Table 4 – Dams .................................................................................................59 Table 5 – Bridges ...............................................................................................60 Table 6 – Shelters and Medical Facilities...................................................................60 Table 7 – Vulnerable Populations............................................................................61 Table 8 – Economic Assets....................................................................................62 Table 9 – Cemeteries and Churches.........................................................................63 Table 10 – Hazardous Materials Facilities ..................................................................64 Table 11 – Historic Sites and Buildings .....................................................................65 Table 12 – Recreational and Gathering Sites ..............................................................65 Table 13 – Future Development .............................................................................66 Table 14 – Building Value in Potential Flood Hazard Areas .............................................69 Table 15 – Overall Population and Housing Growth Trends in Bradford, 1970-2000 ................86 Table 16 – Population Density in Bradford, 1970-2000...................................................87 Table 17 – Population Projections...........................................................................87 Table 18 – Residential Building Permits Issued by Housing Type, 2000 – 2005 .......................87 Table 19 – Land Use in Bradford, 2005 .....................................................................88 Table 20 - Bradford Policy and Loss Statistics, November 30, 2006 ...................................91 Table 21A - Existing Mitigation Strategies: Police Department.........................................96 Table 21B - Existing Mitigation Strategies: Fire Department

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