City of Medford Oregon - Pre-Disaster Mitigation Back to Planning Medford Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Project Updates This Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan looks at the natural hazards facing the City of Medford Applications and Handouts and defines the vulnerability of people and property to those hazards. The Plan then Map Gallery identifies a set of actions or mitigation measures that may be taken pro-actively to reduce Plans the impact of natural disasters on the people and resources of the community. Follow the Bear Creek Master Plan link below to download the full document with tables, figures, and appendices, but Comprehensive Plan without maps. Local Wetland Inventory Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan - 900KB PDF Pre-Disaster Mitigation Regional Problem Solving MAPS: Riparian Inventory Southeast Plan Special Populations Transportation System Plan Economic Assets Wetland Recommendations Critical Facilities Land Development Code - Flood Hazard ZONING REGULATIONS Vulnerable Critical Facilities Commissions and Vulnerable Economic Assets Committees Vulnerable Special Populations Selected Earthquakes for Oregon, 1841-2002 Calendar Events Peak Acceleration with 10% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years FAQs Earthquake Hazard Links Wildfire Hazard Landslide Hazard 200 South Ivy Street Lausmann Annex: Room 240 Air Quality Monitoring in the Rogue Valley Medford, Oregon 97501 (541) 774-2380 Phone: Fax: (541) 774-2564 Email: [email protected]. 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(Jef) Faw, Deputy City Manager City of Medford 411 W. 8th St. Medford, Oregon 97501 Telephone: (541)774-2007 Email: [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE: OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION …........................................................................................... iii PARTICIPANTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ........................................................v SECTION 1: The Planning Process.......................................................................1 SECTION 2: Public Involvement ..........................................................................4 SECTION 3: Plan Mission and Goals ...................................................................6 SECTION 4: Multi-hazard Mitigation Measures ..................................................7 SECTION 5: Implementing the Plan ...................................................................14 A. Prioritizing Goals and Strategies B. Commitments of City Council C. Cost/Benefit Analyses D. Plan Administration E. Action Plan for Implementing, Monitoring, Evaluating and Updating the Plan F. Implementation Through Existing Programs G. Continued Public Involvement SECTION 6: 2003 Community Profile................................................................18 A. Geology, Topography and Climate B. Historic Development of the City C. Land Use and Development Trends in 2003 D. Population and Demographics E. Employment and Economic Development F. Housing and Community Development G. Critical Facilities and Utilities H. Education Facilities I. Transportation, Distribution and Communications J. The Local Street Network PART TWO: NATURAL HAZARDS AND MITIGATION SECTION 1: Severe Storms ................................................................................36 SECTION 2: Floods ............................................................................................41 SECTION 3: Earthquakes....................................................................................56 SECTION 4: Wildland-Urban Interface Fires .....................................................71 SECTION 5: Landslides ......................................................................................79 SECTION 6: Volcanic Eruptions.........................................................................86 SECTION 7: Air Quality .....................................................................................90 SECTION 8: Epidemics.......................................................................................98 SECTION 9: Drought ........................................................................................101 Medford Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan i APPENDIX Appendix 1 City of Medford Hazard Analysis Matrix................................................104 Appendix 2 Map Methodology....................................................................................108 LIST OF FIGURES 1-1 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning Process ...............................................................3 2-1 Number of Days Exceeding NAAQS ....................................................................91 LIST OF TABLES 1-1 Preferred Implementation Strategies........................................................................5 1-2 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Measures..........................................................................8 2-1 Vulnerability Assessment: Severe Storms.............................................................39 2-2 Severe Storms Mitigation Measures ......................................................................40 2-3 Vulnerability Assessment: 100-Year Flood...........................................................51 2-4 Vulnerability Assessment: 500-Year Flood...........................................................52 2-5 Flood Mitigation Measures....................................................................................53 2-6 Earthquakes in Oregon...........................................................................................61 2-7 Vulnerability Assessment: Earthquakes ................................................................67 2-8 Vulnerability Assessment: Emigrant Dam Failure ................................................68 2-9 Earthquake Mitigation Measures ...........................................................................69 2-10 Vulnerability Assessment: Wildland-Urban Interface Fires..................................76 2-11 Wildland-Urban Interface Fires Mitigation Measures...........................................77 2-12 Vulnerability Assessment: Landslides...................................................................84 2-13 Landslide Mitigation Measures..............................................................................85 2-14 Vulnerability Assessment: Volcanic Eruption.......................................................88 2-15 Volcanic Activity Mitigation Measures.................................................................89 LIST OF MAPS Map 1 Special Populations....................................................................................25 Map 2 Economic Assets........................................................................................28 Map 3 Critical Facilities........................................................................................32 Map 4 Flood Hazard ............................................................................................47 Map 5 Vulnerable Critical Facilities .....................................................................48 Map 6 Vulnerable Economic Assets .....................................................................49 Map 7 Vulnerable Special Populations .................................................................50 Map 8 Selected Earthquakes for Oregon, 1841-2002 ...........................................57 Map 9 Peak Acceleration with 10% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years .......60 Map 10 Earthquake Hazard.....................................................................................66 Map 11 Wildfire Hazard .........................................................................................75 Map 12 Landslide Hazard .......................................................................................83 Map 13 Air Quality Monitoring in the Rogue Valley.............................................93 Medford Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan ii INTRODUCTION Disaster mitigation is any action taken to eliminate or reduce the vulnerability of people and property to disasters. This Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan looks at the hazards facing the City of Medford and defines the vulnerability of people and property to those hazards. The Plan then identifies a set of actions or mitigation measures that may be taken pro-actively to reduce the impact of natural disasters on the people and resources of the community. The plan’s overarching mission and purpose is to protect people, property and the environment from the impact of natural disasters. Project staff identified four goals whose achievement would fulfill this mission: Prevention; Enhancing Emergency Services; Promoting Public Awareness; and Forming Private-Public Sector Partnerships