Watertown Mitigation Strategies
The local city of Watertown New York does have an established mitigation plan which serves as a strategic guide for the recovery and response to local disasters and emergencies. The main priorities of the plan encompasses areas such as weather, transportation routes, hazardous materials, utility preservation, logistics, personnel, search and rescue, law enforcement, communications, and evacuation (City of Watertown 2008).
Some basic mitigation strategies are derived from hazard identification suited to the local area and risk assessment of mitigation those hazards. On a scale of 44 to 400, the city conducted an analysis factoring in the probability and impact of specific hazards occurring (City of Watertown 2008). The top ten results are as
Some basic mitigation strategies are derived from hazard identification suited to the local area and risk assessment of mitigation those hazards. On a scale of 44 to 400, the city conducted an analysis factoring in the probability and impact of specific hazards occurring (City of Watertown 2008). The top ten results are as