Planning For Hazards

What Hazards May Affect My Community?

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This guide describes the individual hazards that may affect communities in Colorado. Each hazard is described in further detail in the appendix and includes the following elements:

  • A description of the hazard. The description of each hazard includes a definition and general background information. 
  • A description of the hazard’s presence in Colorado. This includes information on the history and severity of the hazard in Colorado communities.   
  • A summary of related hazards. Many of the hazards described in this guide can cause other hazards to occur, or can be exacerbated by the presence of other hazards.
  • Assessing the risk for certain hazards. For some of the hazards, there are unique challenges associated with preparing risk assessments. This subsection addresses those challenges by presenting alternative approaches and methodologies.
  • Appropriate data sources for establishing a basis for a risk assessment. Colorado communities have access to several sources of data for identifying hazard areas and determining vulnerability to each hazard. This component includes primary resources for preparing risk assessments. Some of the data sources are applicable to multiple hazards. 
  • Applicable planning tools and strategies. References to applicable tools and strategies that are profiled in the chapter, Planning Tools and Strategies.
Summary of Common Hazard Data Sources

The table below summarizes the resources mentioned throughout this chapter that are applicable to multiple hazards. 

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