SABINE PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN i SABINE PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ii ***This Page Left Intentionally Blank*** SABINE PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN iii SABINE PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE Prepared for: Sabine Parish Prepared by: Stephenson Disaster Management Institute Ms. Lauren Stevens Mr. Chris Rippetoe Mr. Joseph Harris Mr. Brant Mitchell Mr. Stuart Nolan Louisiana State University - Business Education Complex Baton Rouge, LA 70803 DATE GOES HERE SABINE PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN iv ***This Page Left Intentionally Blank*** SABINE PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This 2016 Sabine Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan Update was coordinated by the Sabine Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Steering Committee, in collaboration with the participating jurisdictions as well as community stakeholders and the general public. The participating jurisdictions are made up of the following communities: Unincorporated Sabine Parish Village of Converse Village of Fisher Village of Florien Town of Many Village of Noble Village of Pleasant Hill Town of Zwolle Special thanks is directed to all of those who assisted in contributing feedback and expertise on this document, especially the Sabine Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. These combined efforts have made this project possible. The Sabine Parish Steering Committee consists of the following individuals, who are credited in the creation of this document: Kenneth Freeman Mayor of Many Town of Many G.J. Martinez Mayor of Zwolle Town of Zwolle Troy H. Terrell Mayor of Converse Village of Converse Susan Slay Mayor of Fisher Village of Fisher Eddie Jones, Jr. Mayor of Florien Village of Florien Gary Rivers Mayor of Noble Village of Noble Bill Thomas Mayor of Pleasant Hill Village of Pleasant Hill David Davis OHSEP Director Sabine Parish OHSEP Kenneth Moore OHSEP Director Vernon Parish OHSEP Teresa Basco GOHSEP Region 6 Coordinator GOHSEP Keneth Ebarb Police Jury President Sabine Parish Police Jury The 2016 Sabine Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan Update was written by the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute, Louisiana State University. Further comments should be directed to the Sabine Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness: 1756 San Antonio Ave., Many, LA, 71449. SABINE PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN vi Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Location, Demography, and Economy........................................................................................................ 1-2 Location .................................................................................................................................................. 1-2 Economy ................................................................................................................................................. 1-3 Hazard Mitigation ....................................................................................................................................... 1-4 General Strategy ......................................................................................................................................... 1-6 2016 Plan Update ....................................................................................................................................... 1-6 2. Hazard Identification and Parish-Wide Risk Assessment ....................................................................... 2-1 Prevalent Hazards to the Community ........................................................................................................ 2-1 Previous Occurrences ................................................................................................................................. 2-3 Probability of Future Hazard Events ........................................................................................................... 2-3 Inventory of Assets for the Entire Parish .................................................................................................... 2-4 Essential Facilities of the Parish.................................................................................................................. 2-6 Future Development Trends .................................................................................................................... 2-11 Future Hazard Impacts ............................................................................................................................. 2-13 Land Use ................................................................................................................................................... 2-13 Hazard Identification ................................................................................................................................ 2-15 Drought ................................................................................................................................................. 2-15 Flooding ................................................................................................................................................ 2-18 Thunderstorms ..................................................................................................................................... 2-41 Tornadoes ............................................................................................................................................. 2-52 Tropical Cyclones .................................................................................................................................. 2-59 Wildfires ............................................................................................................................................... 2-75 Winter Storms ...................................................................................................................................... 2-92 Dam Failure........................................................................................................................................... 2-97 3. Capability Assessment ............................................................................................................................ 3-1 Policies, Plans, and Programs ..................................................................................................................... 3-1 Building Codes, Permitting, Land Use Planning and Ordinances ........................................................... 3-2 Administration, Technical, and Financial.................................................................................................... 3-3 Education and Outreach ............................................................................................................................. 3-4 Flood Insurance and Community Rating System ........................................................................................ 3-5 NFIP Worksheets ........................................................................................................................................ 3-8 4. Mitigation Strategy ................................................................................................................................. 4-1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 4-1 Goals ........................................................................................................................................................... 4-1 SABINE PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN vii 2016 Mitigation Actions and Update on Previous Plan Actions ................................................................. 4-2 Sabine Parish 2011 Hazard Mitigation Action Update ........................................................................... 4-3 Unincorporated Sabine New Mitigation Actions .................................................................................. 4-11 Village of Converse - New Mitigation Actions ...................................................................................... 4-13 Village of Fisher – New Mitigation Actions........................................................................................... 4-15 Village of Florien – New Mitigation Actions ......................................................................................... 4-17 Town of Many – New Mitigation Actions ............................................................................................. 4-19 Village of Noble – New Mitigation Actions ........................................................................................... 4-21 Village of Pleasant Hill – New Mitigation Actions ................................................................................ 4-23 Town of Zwolle – New Mitigation Actions ........................................................................................... 4-25 Action Prioritization .................................................................................................................................. 4-27 Appendix A: Planning Process ........................................................................................................................ A-1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... A-1 The Sabine