Wayne County, Illinois Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017 Countywide MHMP Wayne County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Wayne County, Illinois Adoption Date: -- _______________________ -- Primary Point of Contact Secondary Point of Contact Jeff Jake Sarah Mann Coordinator Executive Director Wayne County Emergency Management Agency Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission 505 SW 10th Street 10 West Main Street Fairfield, Illinois 62837 Albion, Illinois 62806 Phone: (618) 262-6715 Phone: (618) 445-3612 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] i Wayne County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Acknowledgements The Wayne County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan would not have been possible without the feedback, input, and expertise provided by the County leadership, citizens, staff, federal and state agencies, and volunteers. We would like to give special thank you to the citizens not mentioned below who freely gave their time and input in hopes of building a stronger, more progressive County. Wayne County gratefully acknowledges the following people for the time, energy and resources given to create the Wayne County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. Wayne County Board Steve Ehrhart, Chairman Gorden Endsley Vern Hudson, Sr. Robert Pearce Ronnie Windland Larry “Eddie” Barbre Deborah Bradham Jerry Donoho Ben Gardner Amy Polland Brent Marguire Gary Sloan Royce Carter Shirley MacDavid ii Wayne County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents Section 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 Section 2. Planning Process ........................................................................................................................ 2 2.1 Timeline ......................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Jurisdiction Participation Information ........................................................................................... 2 2.3 Planning Team Information ........................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Public Involvement ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.5 Neighboring Community Involvement .......................................................................................... 5 2.6 Review of Technical Documents .................................................................................................... 5 2.7 Adoption by Local Government ..................................................................................................... 5 Section 3. County Profile ............................................................................................................................ 6 3.1 County Background ....................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Demographics ............................................................................................................................... 8 3.3 Economy and Industry ................................................................................................................... 9 3.4 Land Use and Development Trends............................................................................................. 10 3.5 Climate ........................................................................................................................................ 10 3.6 Topography ................................................................................................................................. 11 3.7 Major Lakes, Rivers, and Watersheds .......................................................................................... 12 Section 4. Risk Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 Hazard Identification ................................................................................................................... 13 4.1.1 Existing Plans ....................................................................................................................... 13 4.1.2 National Hazard Records ..................................................................................................... 13 4.1.3 FEMA Disaster Information ................................................................................................. 14 4.1.4 Hazard Ranking Methodology ............................................................................................. 16 4.1.5 Risk Priority Index ................................................................................................................ 16 4.1.6 Jurisdictional Hazard Ranking .............................................................................................. 17 4.2 Vulnerability Assessment ............................................................................................................ 18 4.2.1 Asset Inventory .................................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Risk Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 19 4.3.1 GIS and Hazus-MH ............................................................................................................... 19 4.3.2 Tornado Hazard ................................................................................................................... 20 4.3.3 Thunderstorm Hazard ......................................................................................................... 27 4.3.4 Earthquake Hazard .............................................................................................................. 29 iii Wayne County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 4.3.5 Winter Storm Hazard ........................................................................................................... 40 4.3.6 Hazardous Material Storage and Transportation Hazard .................................................... 42 4.3.7 Flooding Hazard………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..50 4.3.8 Dam and Levee Failure…………………….………………………………………………………………………….…...56 4.3.9 Drought and Extreme Heat Hazard……………………………………………………………………………………59 Section 5. Mitigation Strategies ............................................................................................................... 62 5.1 Existing Hazard Mitigation Policies, Programs and Resources ..................................................... 62 5.1.1 Successful Mitigation Projects ............................................................................................. 62 5.1.2 National Flood Insurance Program ...................................................................................... 62 5.1.3 Jurisdiction Ordinances ....................................................................................................... 64 5.1.4 Fire Insurance Ratings ......................................................................................................... 65 5.2 Mitigation Goals………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 65 5.3 Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Strategies .................................................................................... 66 5.4 Prioritization of Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Strategies .......................................................... 74 Section 6. Plan Implementation and Maintenance .................................................................................. 77 6.1 Implementation through Existing Programs ................................................................................ 77 6.2 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Updating the MHMP ...................................................................... 77 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................... 79 Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................... 81 Appendices .................................................................................................................................................. 83 Appendix A. MHMP Meeting Minutes ..................................................................................................... 84 Appendix B. Local Press Release and Newspaper Articles ....................................................................... 95 Appendix C. Adopting Resolutions .......................................................................................................... 96 Appendix D. Historical Hazards................................................................................................................ 97 Appendix E. List of Critical Facilities......................................................................................................... 98 Appendix F. Critical Facilities Map ........................................................................................................... 99 iv Wayne County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Section 1. Introduction Hazard mitigation is any sustained action to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to human life and property from hazards. The Federal Emergency