Welcome to Jackson County Online - Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan [advanced search] [sitemap] The Jackson County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan includes resources and information that will Subscribe to our Site assist county residents, public and private sector organizations and other interested people in participating in natural hazard mitigation activities. The Plan is organized around seven goals. Back to Emergency Management Each goal includes a set of actions the County can take or coordinate to mitigate risk from natural hazards. The key activities are summarized in a five-year action plan. The Five-Year Action Plan Natural Hazards Matrix lists the activities that will assist Jackson County in reducing risk and preventing loss from Mitigation Plan future natural hazard events. The action items address multi-hazard issues, as well as activities for flood, landslide, severe winter storm, windstorm, wildfire, earthquake and volcanic eruption Emergency Operations hazards. This plan has been approved by FEMA and approved and adopted by the Board of Plan Commissioners on January 31, 2006. Disaster Registry Emergency Preparedness Info GEOMAC Wildland Fire Support BOC ORDER NO 33-06.PDF (248.1KB) Location Map Board Order No. 33-06 Approval and adoption of plan on January 31, National Interagency Fire 2006. Center Northwest Interagency SECTION COVER-ACK.PDF (77.6KB) Coordination Center Cover and Oregon Dept of Forestry Acknowledgements Fire Reports Southern Oregon Wild Fires SECTION TOC.PDF (25.7KB) USDA Remote Sensing Table of Contents Application Center By opening the Table of Contents, you may then click on any heading to link to that portion of the plan. Agendas & Minutes SECTION EXESUMMARY.PDF (181.7KB) Links Executive Summary: Five-Year Action News and Events Plan 10 S Oakdale, Rm 214 Medford, Oregon 97501 SECTION 01.PDF (182.4KB) Phone: (541) 774-6821 Fax: (541) 774-6455 Section 1: Mitigation Plan Contact: Mike Curry Introduction Email: currymc@jacksoncou. Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm SECTION 02.PDF (328.7KB) Section 2: A Picture of Jackson County http://www.co.jackson.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1514 (1 of 46)6/20/2006 9:30:50 AM Welcome to Jackson County Online - Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan SECTION 03.PDF (174.1KB) Section 3: Multi-Hazard Plan Goals and Action Items SECTION 04.PDF (2293.6KB) Section 4: Flood SECTION 05.PDF (634.1KB) Section 5: Landslide SECTION 06.PDF (547.5KB) Section 6: Severe Winter Storm/ Windstorm SECTION 07.PDF (1298.7KB) Section 7: Wildfire SECTION 08.PDF (1328.4KB) Section 8: Earthquake SECTION 09.PDF (616.1KB) Section 9: Volcanic Eruption SECTION 10.PDF (159.2KB) Section 10: Business Preparedness Assessment SECTION APPENDIX A.PDF (72.6KB) Appendix A: Public Participation Process SECTION APPENDIX B.PDF (1618.3KB) Appendix B: Resource Directory SECTION APPENDIX C.PDF (135.6KB) Appendix C: Business Recovery Questionnaire SECTION APPENDIX D.PDF (51.6KB) Appendix D: GIS Metadata SECTION APPENDIX E.PDF (109.9KB) Appendix E: Approaches for Economic Analysis http://www.co.jackson.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1514 (2 of 46)6/20/2006 9:30:50 AM Welcome to Jackson County Online - Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan SECTION APPENDIX F.PDF (97.3KB) Appendix F: Plan Maintenance & Action Item Prioritizing Methodology SECTION APPENDIX G.PDF (20.3KB) Appendix G: Hazard Analysis Matrix SECTION APPENDIX H.PDF (31.4KB) Appendix H: List of Acronyms Printer friendly version If you have questions regarding the site, please contact the webmaster. Terms of Use | Built using Project A's Site-in-a-Box ©2006 HomeBoard Of CommissionersDepartmentsVisitorsResidentsBusinessContact Us http://www.co.jackson.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1514 (3 of 46)6/20/2006 9:30:50 AM Jackson County Natural Hazards Mitigation Action Plan Prepared by: Community Planning Workshop Community Service Center 1209 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1209 Phone: (541) 346-3653 Fax: (541) 346-2040 Jackson County Emergency Management 10 S. Oakdale Medford, Oregon 97501 Phone: (541)-774-6821 Fax: (541)-774-6455 November 2005 Special Thanks & Acknowledgements Project Steering Committee: Sandra Eccker, Jackson County Emergency Services Coordinator Margaret Wilson, Jackson County Planning Department Gordon Safley, Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc. Dale Petrasek, Jackson County Road Department Mike Mattson, Jackson County Planning Department Mike Mathews, Applegate River Watershed Council Eric Dittmer, Environmental Studies, Southern Oregon University Terry Haines, Emergency Services, American Red Cross Project Manager: Phase One: Dara Decker, Community Planning Workshop Phase Two: Mike Curry, Jackson County Emergency Program Manager Community Planning Workshop Team: Jim Ekins, Plan Researcher Ed Fredette, Plan Researcher Matthew Mattia, Plan Researcher Skye Seiber, Plan Researcher Steven Rehn, Plan Researcher Project Advisors: Andre LeDuc, Program Director, Oregon Natural Hazards Workgroup Robert Parker, Program Director, Community Planning Workshop Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Maps: Keith Massie, Jackson County Information Technology Community Planning Workshop developed maps for the Jackson County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan with assistance from InfoGraphics at the University of Oregon and the Jackson County Planning Department. Matthew Mattia, Community Planning Workshop Ken Kato, InfoGraphics, Dept. of Geography, University of Oregon Additional Thanks: Rivernet/Rogue Valley Community Organizations Active in Disaster Rogue Valley Fire Chiefs Association Jackson County Department Directors EMS/Mass Casualty Incident group The Executive Board for the Jackson County Fire Plan The Domestic Preparedness Bio-terrorism Committee Community Planning Workshop staff: Jennifer Brost, Julie Foster, Kathy Lynn, Nancy Owen-Myers, and Adam Zimmerman Jackson County Natural Hazards Mitigation Action Plan Table of Contents Executive Summary: Five-Year Action Plan ................................................................ i Section 1: Mitigation Plan Introduction.................................................................... 1-1 Section 2: A Picture of Jackson County .................................................................. 2-1 Section 3: Multi-Hazard Plan Goals and Action Items ............................................ 3-1 Section 4: Flood ......................................................................................................... 4-1 Section 5: Landslide .................................................................................................. 5-1 Section 6: Severe Winter Storm/Windstorm ............................................................ 6-1 Section 7: Wildfire...................................................................................................... 7-1 Section 8: Earthquake................................................................................................ 8-1 Section 9: Volcanic Eruption..................................................................................... 9-1 Section 10: Business Preparedness Assessment................................................. 10-1 Appendix A: Public Participation Process .........................................A-1 Appendix B: Resource Directory ........................................................B-1 Appendix C: Business Recovery Questionnaire ...............................C-1 Appendix D: GIS Metadata...................................................................D-1 Appendix E: Approaches for Economic Analysis .............................E-1 Appendix F: Plan Maint & Action Item Prioritizing Methodology ..... F-1 Appendix G: Hazard Analysis Matrix ..................................................G-1 Appendix H: List of Acronyms ............................................................H-1 Executive Summary: Five-Year Action Plan What is the mitigation plan? The Jackson County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan includes resources and information that will assist county residents, public and private sector organizations and other interested people in participating in natural hazard mitigation activities. The Plan is organized around seven goals. Each goal includes a set of actions the County can take or coordinate to mitigate risk from natural hazards. The key activities are summarized in a five-year action plan. The Five-Year Action Plan Matrix lists the activities that will assist Jackson County in reducing risk and preventing loss from future natural hazard events. The action items address multi-hazard issues, as well as activities for flood, landslide, severe winter storm, windstorm, wildfire, earthquake and volcanic eruption hazards. What is the plan’s mission? The mission of the Jackson County Natural Hazards Mitigation Action Plan is to reduce risk, prevent loss and protect life, property and the environment from natural hazard events through coordination and cooperation among public and private partners. This mission was formulated by the steering committee during discussions about goals and the overall plan mission. Who participated in developing the plan? This mitigation plan is the result of a collaborative planning effort between Jackson County citizens, public agencies, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and state and regional organizations. The original project steering committee, convened in 2001, was comprised of representatives from the following organizations: - Jackson County Emergency Management Office; - Jackson County Planning; - Applegate River Watershed Council; -