The Holiday Cove Mitigation Plan

To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of a volcanic hazard (40 marks)

Natural disasters are considered harmful in terms of coastal management and can often cause years of work to be wiped out. It can take large amounts of sand from the beach and remove plant life. Collaroy Beach has been a victim of such natural disasters. A large storm back in 1945 caused Collaroy Beach to empty out a large percentage of its sand and damaged many structures. Collaroy Beach’s local council, Warringah Council, has taken action to prevent storm damage in the future. A revetment wall has been established on the sand dunes so waves do not cause as much damage to the dunes behind. Warringah has also purchased properties that were residential and cleared them, so that a storm will not damage as many structures.

Tragic events that cause damage to property and life may destroy the social, cultural and economic life of a community. Communities must be engaged in the various phases from prevention to recovery to build disaster resilient communities. In order to do this, there must be a disaster preparedness plan in place that involves multiple people in various roles.

Having these plans in place give the Disaster Recovery team the instructions they need when disaster strikes

Mitigation is one of the best tools that can be used to save lives and minimize damage to property and the community infrastructure. Fort Lauderdale is located in a flood zones. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is an example of flood mitigation. South Florida participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. This program allows residents whose homes are located in flood zones to obtain flood insurance to insure their property against flood damage. The cities have to provide the residents with information to

Editor’s Note: This Chapter is the continuation of an adaptation of a state plan for disaster preparation and response. In total, the original chapter comprises Chapters 1, 14, 16-18.

The CHD Preparedness and Support Unit in the Bureau of Preparedness and Response (BPR) shares the Florida Department of Health (DOH) responsibility for ensuring the state’s public health and health care systems are prepared to respond to disasters and other public health emergencies. Therefore, the Unit is responsible for promoting and supporting preparedness activities at the local level by developing, evaluating and providing technical assistance for accomplishing the CHD Expectations; serving as liaison and point of contact for questions, concerns and needs related to CHD Preparedness, and by seeking and allocating funds locally according to cooperative agreements and statutory authority.

Chesterfield Inlet and Wager Bay are located in northwestern Hudson Bay within the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut (63°20'N 90°40'W and 65°08'N 87°56'W, respectively). The region is best described as continental-arctic with short cool summers and long cold winters with minimal precipitation (Dufresne, 2013). Average summer temperatures can reach up to 20ºC, while average winter temperatures range from -30ºC to -35ºC. Sea ice forms by December and breaks up by mid-June (Dufresne, 2013). However, ice in Wager Bay according to Canadian Parks Service (1977), can last longer than that of Chesterfield Inlet. The average depths encountered during the sampling program at both Wager Bay was 217 m and Chesterfield inlet was 42 m.

The goal of harbor management businesses like Port Everglades is to have a management team that establishes goals with accompanying strategies for implementation. Among all the ports in the state of Florida, the port of Everglades has one of the richest histories and is considered the third largest in the world (Barth, 2015, p. 1). The goals and strategies are directed toward achieving balance among a number of equally important public purposes, including protection and enhancement of environmental resources and the quality of life associated with the use of the harbors, surface waters and underwater lands of the state within a city, town, village, or country.

Lane County is the 4th largest county in Oregon by population, and was established in 1851. (Oregon Historical County Records Guide, n.d.). Historically, timber and agriculture had had been the primary economical force in Lane County. Productive farming in the area is due to the very fertile soil and moderate climate. Federal regulations associated with timber harvesting and increased population has decreased the agricultural market.

The purpose of the partnership is to expand the preparedness efforts of the Smokey Bay region by aligning the whole community and optimizing resource management for disaster recovery. Additionally, the partnership will revamp regional policies, set communication network standards, and establish building code requirements to perpetuate resilience.

Specific measures taken before disasters strike, to ensure effective response constitute preparation. This phase may include specific contingency planning, emergency exercises, training, installation and use of warning systems.

It is with the salient awareness of its susceptibility to hurricanes that the city of Mobile in Alabama initiates the development of hazard mitigation planning. The Mobile County Alabama Hurricanes Hazard mitigation plan is a multi-jurisdictional guide for the county of Mobile. Its communities and other stakeholders who are the vital players in their efforts to successfully prepare a plan that will act as a roadmap in responding to hurricane disasters. The plan addresses the hurricane hazard that is a major threat to the people, property and the infrastructure of Mobile County in Alabama. The plan focuses on hazard mitigation planning and actions necessary to reduce or eliminating long–term effects to people and their property as a result of the occurrence of hurricanes. The purpose of the mitigation plan is to ensure that the repetitive cycle is broken by producing less vulnerable conditions amongst the people, property and topographical features.

The Topsham community in Portland, Maine pertinent risks and hazards will be discussed. It 's current state of readiness is exceptional. The purpose of the Topsham community Hazard Mitigation Plan is to provide a comprehensive set of guidelines for hazard response and mitigation in the community. The plan identifies potential risks with appropriate mitigation responses to significantly reduce loss of life, injuries, economic costs, and destruction of natural and cultural resources. As the occurrences of the hazards identified in this plan are unpredictable, the plan itself will continue to evolve and be evaluated. With this, the mitigation strategies and maintenance process will be labeled as ongoing. The mitigation strategies and maintenance of the plan provide direction for the future of mitigation activities within the state and the process will continue until changed for any valid reason. The community has made progress on

 analysing the risks to determine the level of risk, which is defined as the