Hazards & Risks

The Office of Emergency Management addresses a variety of hazards and risks, both proactively and responsively. These hazards include natural, technological, biological, utility and human-induced hazards. Each of these hazardous categories cover a list of incidents that the Office of Emergency Management will address. Click the below list to learn more.

Natural Hazards
  • Drought
  • Earthquakes
  • Extreme Heat
  • Floods
  • Geological Hazard
  • Hail
  • Hurricanes/Tropical Storms
  • Lightening
  • Nor’easters
  • Tornadoes & High Winds
  • Winter Storms
Technological Hazards
  • Aircraft Accidents
  • Dam Failure
  • Hazardous Materials Incident
  • Highway Accidents
  • Pipeline Explosion
  • Radiological Accident
  • Train Derailment (Passenger)
Biological Hazards
  • Animal Disease (non-terror)
  • Pandemic/Infectious Disease
  • Foreign Animal Disease
  • Infectious Disease
Utility Hazards
  • Utility Disruption
Intentional Acts (Human Caused)
  • Civil Disorder
  • Cyber Terrorism
  • School Violence
  • Terrorist/Enemy Attack
  • Chemical Attack
  • Radiological Attack
  • Explosive Attack
  • Urban Fire