2015 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN i 2015 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ii 2015 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Certification of Annual Review Meetings The Steering Committee has reviewed this HMP. See Section 8 (Plan Adoption) of this HMP for further details regarding this form. The Director of Environmental Health and Safety at East Stroudsburg University hereby certifies the review. Annual Review Meetings YEAR DATE OF MEETING PUBLIC OUTREACH SIGNATURE ADDRESSED?* 2009 2010 To the best knowledge of the HMSC, there were no annual review meetings from 2009-2014. However, 2011 progress was made on mitigation actions, trainings, and other preparedness activities. See Section 6 for 2012 an accounting of mitigation progress from 2009-2014. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 *Confirm “Yes” here annually and describe on Record of Changes table. Record of Changes Record of Changes DATE DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE MADE, MITIGATION ACTION CHANGED MADE BY CHANGE MADE BY COMPLETED, OR PUBLIC OUTREACH PERFORMED (PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE) Reminder: Please attach all associated meeting agendas, sign-in sheets, handouts, and minutes. iii 2015 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Contents Certification of Annual Review Meetings .................................................................. iii Record of Changes ............................................................................................................. iii 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 1 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Purpose ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Authority and References ....................................................................................... 2 2 UNIVERSITY PROFILE ...................................................................... 4 2.1 Geography and Environment ................................................................................. 4 2.2 University Facts and Institutional Trends ........................................................ 4 2.3 Population, Occupancy, and Demographics ..................................................... 5 2.4 Land/Building Use and Development................................................................. 8 2.5 Assets .......................................................................................................................... 11 3 PLANNING PROCESS ....................................................................... 24 3.1 Update Process and Participation Summary ................................................ 24 3.2 The Planning Team ................................................................................................ 31 3.3 Meetings and Documentation ............................................................................ 33 3.4 Public and Other Stakeholder Participation ................................................. 34 4 RISK ASSESSMENT ......................................................................... 36 4.1 Update Process Summary .................................................................................... 36 4.1.1 Data Sources and Risk Assessment Methodology ......................................................... 37 4.2 Hazard Identification ............................................................................................ 38 4.2.1 Table of Presidential Disaster Declarations ................................................................... 38 4.2.2 Summary of Hazards ............................................................................................................... 39 4.3 Hazard Profiles ........................................................................................................ 43 4.3.1 Extreme Temperature ............................................................................................................ 43 4.3.2 Flood, Flash Flood, Ice Jam .................................................................................................... 52 4.3.3 Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Nor’easter ............................................................................. 59 4.3.4 Pandemic and Infectious Disease ....................................................................................... 67 4.3.5 Radon Exposure ........................................................................................................................ 73 4.3.6 Tornado, Windstorm ............................................................................................................... 79 4.3.7 Winter Storm ............................................................................................................................. 89 4.3.8 Civil Disturbance ...................................................................................................................... 97 4.3.9 Environmental Hazards – Hazardous Materials Releases ....................................... 100 4.3.10 Terrorism ............................................................................................................................. 105 iv 2015 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 4.3.11 Transportation Accidents ............................................................................................... 110 4.3.12 Utility Interruption ........................................................................................................... 113 4.4 Hazard Vulnerability Summary ....................................................................... 116 4.4.1 Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 116 4.4.2 Ranking Results ...................................................................................................................... 118 4.4.3 Potential Loss Estimates ...................................................................................................... 119 4.5 Future Development and Vulnerability ........................................................ 120 5 CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT............................................................ 122 5.1 Update Process Summary .................................................................................. 122 5.2 Capability Assessment Findings ...................................................................... 122 5.2.1 Planning and Regulatory Capability ................................................................................ 122 5.2.2 Administrative and Technical Capability ...................................................................... 127 5.2.3 Financial Capability ............................................................................................................... 130 5.2.4 Education and Outreach Capability ................................................................................. 133 5.3 Plan Integration .................................................................................................... 134 5.3.1 County/Township Comprehensive Plans ...................................................................... 134 5.3.2 County Hazard Mitigation Plan ......................................................................................... 135 5.3.3 ESU Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) .......................................................................... 136 5.3.4 ESU Campus Master Plan ..................................................................................................... 137 5.3.5 Interagency Coordination with the County and Municipality ................................ 137 6 MITIGATION STRATEGY .............................................................. 139 6.1 Update Process Summary .................................................................................. 139 6.1.1 Mitigation Goals and Objectives Review ........................................................................ 139 6.1.2 Mitigation Action Progress and Mitigation Successes............................................... 142 6.2 Mitigation Goals and Objectives ...................................................................... 145 6.3 Mitigation Techniques ........................................................................................ 146 6.4 Mitigation Action Plan ......................................................................................... 148 7 PLAN MAINTENANCE .................................................................. 169 7.1 Update Process Summary .................................................................................. 169 7.2 Monitoring, Evaluating, and Updating the Plan ......................................... 169 7.3 Continued Public Involvement ......................................................................... 170 8 PLAN ADOPTION ........................................................................ 171 9 APPENDICES ................................................................................... 1 Appendix A Bibliography .............................................................................................A-1 Appendix B Plan Review Tool .....................................................................................B-1