Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2018 DRAFT Photo by Jason Wilde Contents SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Overview ............................................................................ 2 Scope & Methodology.......................................................................................................................................... 2 Risk Assessment ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Overview of Hazards ............................................................................................................................................ 5 BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................9 SECTION 2: VULNERABILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Social Vulnerability .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Language Groups ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 Age Groups ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Non-Residents ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Economic Vulnerability ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Environmental Vulnerability ............................................................................................................................. 12 Physical Vulnerability .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Critical Response and Recovery Facilities ............................................................................................................. 12 Critical Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Energy ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Communications ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Finance ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Health Care ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Food ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Water......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Municipal Water ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Non-Municipal Water ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Transportation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Government ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19 SECTION 3: RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS ............................................................................................................... 20 Fire and Rescue ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Police .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Ambulance ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 Search and Rescue .............................................................................................................................................. 22 SECTION 4: EMERGENCY SUPPORT AND PREPAREDNESS ORGANIZATIONS ........................................ 23 Bowen Island Municipality Emergency Program .................................................................................... 23 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) ........................................................................................................ 23 Public Works Department ............................................................................................................................... 24 Parks and Environment Department ........................................................................................................... 24 Bowen Island Public Notification System (BowENS) ............................................................................ 25 Amateur Radio....................................................................................................................................................... 25 Emergency Support Services ......................................................................................................................... 25 Neighbourhood Emergency Resource Persons (NERPs) ..................................................................... 25 SECTION 5: PRIORITY HAZARDS OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 26 All Hazards Recommendations ..................................................................................................................... 26 Municipal Readiness......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Outreach and Education ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Evacuation Planning ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 PRIORITY HAZARDS ........................................................................................................................................................... 26 Earthquake .............................................................................................................................................................. 26 Recommendations ..............................................................................................................................................................27 Structure Fire ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Fire ........................................................................................................... 28 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 Epidemic and Pandemic ................................................................................................................................... 29 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................. 30 Rockfall ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................................................