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Glendale (PDF) - Hazard Mitigation Web Portal - State of California

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Natural <strong>Hazard</strong>s <strong>Mitigation</strong> PlanCity <strong>of</strong> <strong>Glendale</strong>, <strong>California</strong>Section 1 - IntroductionSection 1: IntroductionThe Introduction describes the background and purpose <strong>of</strong> developing the LocalNatural <strong>Hazard</strong> <strong>Mitigation</strong> Plan for the city <strong>of</strong> <strong>Glendale</strong>.Section 2: Community Pr<strong>of</strong>ileThis section presents the history, geography, demographics, and socioeconomics <strong>of</strong> thecity <strong>of</strong> <strong>Glendale</strong>. It serves as a tool to provide an historical perspective <strong>of</strong> naturalhazards in the city, and a springboard to understand how natural hazards can impactthe city in the future.Section 3: Risk AssessmentThis section provides information on hazard identification, vulnerability and riskassociated with natural hazards in the city <strong>of</strong> <strong>Glendale</strong>.Section 4: Multi-<strong>Hazard</strong> and <strong>Hazard</strong>-Specific Goals and Action ItemsThis section provides information on the process used to develop goals and action itemsthat cut across the four natural hazards addressed in the Natural <strong>Hazard</strong> <strong>Mitigation</strong>Plan (the Multi-<strong>Hazard</strong> Action Items), and also includes the hazard-specific actionitems. Section 4 is the “Policy Document” that establishes the specific action itemsthat the City will undertake to reduce its risk to natural hazards.Section 5: Plan MaintenanceThis section provides information on Plan implementation, monitoring and evaluation.V olume II: <strong>Hazard</strong> Specific Information<strong>Hazard</strong>-specific information on four chronic hazards is addressed in this Plan. Chronic hazardsoccur with some regularity and may be forecasted through historic evidence and scientificmethods. Catastrophic hazards do not occur with the frequency <strong>of</strong> chronic hazards, butnotwithstanding, they can have devastating impacts on life, property, and the environment. Insouthern <strong>California</strong>, because <strong>of</strong> its geology and terrain, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, andlandslides have the potential to be catastrophic as well as chronic hazards.The hazards addressed in the Plan include:Section 6:Section 7:Section 8:Section 9:EarthquakesWildfiresFloods, Mudflows, and Catastrophic Inundation due to Failure <strong>of</strong>ReservoirsLandslides and Slope InstabilityEach <strong>of</strong> the hazard-specific sections includes information on the history, hazard causes andcharacteristics, hazard assessment, goals and action items, and local, state, and nationalresources available to mitigate or reduce the impact <strong>of</strong> these hazards.V olume III: Resources2006 PAGE 1 - 8

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