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Emergency Response Plans

On May 2, 2005, City Council adopted the Emergency Response Plan (Updated March 2020). The Plan identifies the following hazards as having the greatest potential for significant risk to the community:

  • Winter power emergencies
  • Water emergencies
  • Severe weather emergencies, particularly blizzards, ice storms, and tornadoes
  • Hazardous materials emergencies - fixed sites and transportation accidents
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