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