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

Natural Hazards Mitigation PlanCity of Glendale, CaliforniaSection 6 – Earthquakesschools with more than 50 percent moderate damage are located in the northern portion of theCity, as illustrated in Map 6.8. The model also indicates that although none of the other criticalfacilities will experience more than slight damage, none of them would be more than fullyoperational the day after the earthquake.An earthquake on the Verdugo fault is anticipated to cause at least moderate damage to oneschool in the City – Glendale High (see Map 6.8), which according to the HAZUS inventory,also houses the Glendale Cosmetology School. The model indicates that none of the othercritical facilities in the City will experience more than slight damage, but with the exception ofone hospital, none of the critical facilities (including fire stations and the emergency operationscenter) will be more than 50 percent functional the day after the earthquake.An earthquake on the Raymond fault is expected to also damage Glendale High. Damage to theother critical facilities in the City is expected to be less severe than that caused by earthquakeson either the Sierra Madre or Verdugo faults, but few facilities are expected to be more than 50percent operational the day after the earthquake.Economic Losses - The model estimates that total building-related losses in the City ofGlendale will range from $83 million for an earthquake on the San Andreas fault, to $853million for an earthquake on the Verdugo fault. Approximately 20 percent of these estimatedlosses would be related to business interruption in the city. By far, the largest loss would besustained by the residential occupancies that make up as much as 60 percent of the total loss.Table 6-9 below provides a summary of the estimated economic losses anticipated as a result ofeach of the earthquake scenarios considered herein.ScenarioTable 6-9: Estimated Economic LossesProperty DamageBusinessInterruptionTotalSan Andreas $69.8 Million $13.5 Million $83.3 MillionSierra Madre $639.7 Million $158.2 Million $797.8 MillionVerdugo $680.4 Million $72.7 Million $853.0 MillionRaymond $560.1 Million $127.6 Million $687.7 Million2006 PAGE 6 - 50