Natural and Man-Made Hazards
All Cities could experience many types of natural
or man-made hazards.
Natural hazards may include coastal
and interior flooding, drought, extreme cold, heat and sun, hurricanes,
thunderstorms and lighting, and tornadoes.
Man-Made hazards are hazardous
materials spills or releases, mass
transit accidents,
(airplanes, boats,
trains,
trucks and automobiles), massive
urban fires, radiation
contamination from nuclear power plant accidents,
and terrorism.
Many of the City’s facilities used by citizens,
tourists and boaters are located in areas with potential
exposure to the above hazards. Although the City
of Fort Lauderdale is most vulnerable to hurricanes,
tornadoes and flooding, the other hazards noted pose
significant risks for potentially large portions
of the City’s population and property. In the
event of a major disaster the following conditions
are possible:
- A large number of fatalities and/or injuries;
- The displacement of large groups of people;
- Difficulty in providing food, clothing and shelter
to those people and areas most severely affected:
- Damage and/or the destruction of private homes,
businesses and industries.
Under the chaotic conditions of a disaster, the
City of Fort Lauderdale will immediately begin deploying
resources to assist the City’s population,
protect property, prevent further damage, and preserve
valuable environmental resources. These resources
will be generated from areas of the City that have
not been impacted by the disaster, from Broward County,
from the State, and if necessary, from the federal
government to achieve an adequate level of emergency
response.
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