This Plan integrates the following: Hazard Mitigation Plan Update (FEMA) Community Wildfire Protection Plan (DNCR) August 16, 2017 Final Plan for Town Adoption Prepared for the Town of Albany and NH Homeland Security & Emergency Management By The Albany Planning Team With assistance from Mapping and Planning Solutions Albany Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2017 “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. There is a very great distinction because when you are planning for an emergency you must start with this one thing: The very definition of "emergency" is that it is unexpected, therefore it is not going to happen the way you are planning.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN DEFINITIONS ”A natural hazard is a source of harm or difficulty created by a meteorological, environmental, or geological event.” “Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards (44CFR 201.2). Hazard mitigation activities may be implemented prior to, during, or after an event. However, it has been demonstrated that hazard mitigation is most effective when based on an inclusive, comprehensive, long-term plan that is developed before a disaster occurs.” (Source: Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide, FEMA, October 1, 2011) Plan Prepared and Authored By June E. Garneau, Owner/Planner Mapping and Planning Solutions 105 Union Street, Suite 1 Whitefield, NH 03598 [email protected] Cover: The Albany Covered Bridge Photo Credit: Brian Taylor Page 2 Albany Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2017 Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 1: HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING PROCESS ........................................................................................................ 9 A. AUTHORITY & FUNDING ............................................................................................................................................................... 9 B. PURPOSE & HISTORY OF THE FEMA MITIGATION PLANNING PROCESS .................................................................................................. 9 C. JURISDICTION............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 D. SCOPE OF THE PLAN & FEDERAL & STATE PARTICIPATION ................................................................................................................. 10 E. PUBLIC & STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 11 F. INCORPORATION OF EXISTING PLANS, STUDIES, REPORTS AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION .......................................................................... 14 G. HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING PROCESS & METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 15 H. HAZARD MITIGATION BUILDING BLOCKS & TABLES.......................................................................................................................... 16 I. HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 J. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS ...................................................................................................................................... 18 CHAPTER 2: COMMUNITY PROFILE ...................................................................................................................................... 25 A. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 C. ALBANY’S CURRENT & FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS .................................................................................................................... 27 Table 2.1: Town Statistics .......................................................................................................................................................................... 28 CHAPTER 3: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION................................................................................................................................. 33 A. DESCRIPTION OF THE HAZARDS .................................................................................................................................................... 33 Table 3.1: Hazard Threat Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................ 34 B. RISK ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 C. ALBANY NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP) STATUS ...................................................................................................... 35 D. PROFILE OF PAST, PRESENT & POTENTIAL WILDFIRE EVENTS IN ALBANY .............................................................................................. 38 E. PROBABILITY OF FUTURE POTENTIAL DISASTERS .............................................................................................................................. 39 Table 3.2: Historic Hazard Identification................................................................................................................................................... 41 CHAPTER 4: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE & KEY RESOURCES (CIKR) ..................................................................................... 49 Table 4.1 - Emergency Response Facilities (ERF) & Evacuation ................................................................................................................. 49 Table 4.2 – Non- Emergency Response Facilities (NERF) ........................................................................................................................... 50 Table 4.3 – Facilities & Populations to Protect (FPP) ................................................................................................................................. 50 Table 4.4 – Potential Resources (PR) ......................................................................................................................................................... 51 CHAPTER 5: HAZARD EFFECTS IN ALBANY ........................................................................................................................... 53 A. IDENTIFYING VULNERABLE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE & KEY RESOURCES (CIKR) .................................................................................. 53 B. CALCULATING THE POTENTIAL LOSS .............................................................................................................................................. 54 C. NATURAL HAZARDS ................................................................................................................................................................... 54 D. HUMAN-CAUSED HAZARDS ......................................................................................................................................................... 61 Page 3 Albany Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2017 CHAPTER 6: CURRENT POLICIES, PLANS & MUTUAL AID ...................................................................................................... 63 Table 6.1: Current Policies, Plans & Mutual Aid ........................................................................................................................................ 63 CHAPTER 7: PRIOR MITIGATION PLAN................................................................................................................................. 69 A. DATE OF PRIOR PLAN ................................................................................................................................................................. 69 Table 7.1: Accomplishments since the Prior Plan Approval ...................................................................................................................... 69 CHAPTER 8: NEW MITIGATION STRATEGIES & STAPLEE ...................................................................................................... 73 A. MITIGATION STRATEGIES BY TYPE ................................................................................................................................................. 73 B. POTENTIAL MITIGATION STRATEGIES BY HAZARD ............................................................................................................................. 74 C. STAPLEE METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................................... 76 D. TEAM’S UNDERSTANDING OF HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION ITEMS ..................................................................................................... 77 Table 8.1: Potential Mitigation Action Items & the STAPLEE ...................................................................................................................