Undeveloped properties Establish a plan to prioritize and acquire undeveloped Flooding zones Effective need to be re-identified. properties within flood zones throughout Town. Prepare a priority list and seek funding through the Identify all undersized Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for the culverts. replacement of undersized culverts throughout town, Flooding Entire Town Effective both those currently identified and culverts that have identified. Drainage repairs on roads that consistently ice over to Prioritize repairs. Severe Snow/Ice lessen the potential for future damage to Monson’s Select Roads Effective Storms residents. Reverse 911 for mass notification in the event of a large Incorporate with previous catastrophic complication from a Hurricane, such as a Hurricanes Entire Town Effective Reverse 911 strategy. dam breach. None. Complete. Clear high-risk trees away from critical infrastructure and facilities to ensure that these will be most fully Tornadoes Select Areas Effective operational in all events, especially wind related events. Create education pamphlet Tornado education pamphlet to help residents identify Not effective; no that is not specific to Tornadoes Entire Town tornado conditions as they might appear in Monson. action ever taken. tornadoes. Effective. Wildfire None. Wood in forests Continue to develop and distribute an educational hazard knocked down by tornado is Wildfires/Brushfires Entire Town pamphlet on fire safety and prevention. information is on decaying and less of a threat. town website. None. Back-up generator is Install sufficient back-up generator in all shelters and effective. critical facilities to ensure operations in the event of a Earthquakes Entire Town Effective primary power failure. None. Complete. Map inundation zones to determine how heavily impacted critical facilities in the center of town would be Dam Failure Select Areas Effective in the event of a major dam breach.
Establish a plan to prioritize and acquire undeveloped properties within flood zones throughout Town. Flooding zones Effective Undeveloped properties need to be re-identified. Prepare a priority list and seek funding through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) for the replacement of undersized culverts throughout town, both those currently identified and culverts that have identified. Flooding Entire Town Effective Identify all undersized culverts. Drainage repairs on roads that consistently ice over to lessen the potential for future damage to Monson’s residents. Severe Snow/Ice Storms Select Roads Effective Prioritize repairs. Reverse 911 for mass notification in the event of a large catastrophic complication from a Hurricane, such as a dam breach. Hurricanes Entire Town Effective Incorporate with previous Reverse 911 strategy. Clear high-risk trees away from critical infrastructure and facilities to ensure that these will be most fully operational in all events, especially wind related events. Tornadoes Select Areas Effective None. Complete. Tornado education pamphlet to help residents identify tornado conditions as they might appear in Monson. Tornadoes Entire Town Not effective; no action ever taken. Create education pamphlet that is not specific to tornadoes. Continue to develop and distribute an educational pamphlet on fire safety and prevention. Wildfires/Brushfires Entire Town Effective. Wildfire hazard information is on town website. None. Wood in forests knocked down by tornado is decaying and less of a threat. Install sufficient back-up generator in all shelters and critical facilities to ensure operations in the event of a primary power failure. Earthquakes Entire Town Effective None. Back-up generator is effective. Map inundation zones to determine how heavily impacted critical facilities in the center of town would be in the event of a major dam breach. Dam Failure Select Areas Effective None. Complete.
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