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Anoka County MINNESOTA Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible Anoka County 2019 Multi -Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan Due to the abundance of vegetation throughout the county, wildfires are a moderate threat in all rural areas. Significant events occur during periods of inadequate rainfall. Lesser events occur annually, usually as a result of escaped controlled burning or arson. The county's municipal and volunteer fire departments respond to a combined average of 100 wild -land fires annually. Many of these fires occur in mixed interface areas and pose threats to occupied structures. Several municipalities have extensive areas of greenbelt and parkland, and brush fires in these cities create a significant urban interface danger. While we have not experienced the massive wildfires of the west, the potential exists, particularly if drought conditions are present. The probability of future wildfire events is moderate, and all areas of Anoka County are at equal risk for wildfires. A number of annual calls for Wild -land fires is included in Appendix A and are included with annual calls for Grass Fire. The local fire departments and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have contained and extinguished wild -land and grass fires. 4.3.2 Manmade Hazards In considering manmade hazards, the Anoka County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee decided to concentrate its analysis and future mitigation efforts on events presently affecting Anoka County, and on those events that would result in major emergencies or disasters, such as hazardous materials incidents and dam failure. Hazards that would result in smaller, isolated events (such as arson or civil unrest) or those that would be difficult to mitigate (such as hostage situation or enemy attack) were not considered for further study under this Plan. Additionally, those hazards that are being addressed through concurrent planning efforts, and those that are the result of other hazards being addressed were not considered for further study under this Plan. It is recommended that these manmade hazards become more fully incorporated during future Plan updates and enhancements. 4.3.2.1 Hazardous Materials Incident Hazardous materials (hazmat) incidents are likely to affect many communities. Every city has multiple facilities that produce, store, or use some form of hazardous materials. Every water treatment plant has chlorine on site to rid the water of bacterial contaminants. Almost every county has a farmer's Co -Op, Anoka County, Minnesota Tier 11 Hazard Locations (302 Facilities) FaciMI - Inlersiale a - „__„ph - Slate liphway - ramradu - .*,. 40, - Canty Slate Hwypedatl) Imo- 0 - 10