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NATURAL HAZARDS
MITIGATION PLAN
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
AND HOMELAND SECURITY
May 10, 2011
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents 1
Section I - Introduction 5
A. General 5
B. Purpose 5
C. Participating Jurisdictions 5
D. Adoption by the Local Governing Body 6
E. Federal Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning 6
F. Phases of Emergency Management 6
G. Format of the 2011 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan 7
H. Community Profile 7
Population 7
Townships, Population Growth, Land Area 8
Hocking River 9
I. Infrastructure 9
Roads and Highways, Railroads 9
Bridges and Culverts 9
County Utilities (Water Distribution/Sanitary Sewer Lines) 9
County Utility Department 10
J. Public Utility Companies 10
Electric Power Companies 10
Natural Gas Companies 11
Telephone Companies 11
K. Critical Facilities 12
L. Economic Development 12
Growth of the County 12
Business and Industry 12
Economic Development Department Statistics 13
Major Employers 14
Employment 14
Agriculture and Related Products 14
Employment by Industrial Classifications 15
Building Permits 15
Section II - Documentation of the Planning Process 16
A. Purpose 16
B. Planning Guidance 16
C. Mitigation Planning CORE Group 16
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D. Recognition 17
E. Multi-Jurisdictional Participation 17
F. Public Involvement 18
G. Involvement by Other Parties 18
H. Timeframes for Preparing the Plan 19
Explanation 19
Planning Phases 19
I. CORE Group Meetings and Activities 19
Phase I Meetings and Activities 19
Initial Meeting, October 6, 2009 19
2nd
Meeting, November 18, 2009 20
Phase II Meetings and Activities 20
3rd
Meeting, October 6, 2010 21
4th
Meeting, November 18, 2010 22
5th
Meeting, January 13, 2011 25
J. Sub Group Meeting 25
December 9, 2010 - Dams, Conservancy Districts 25
December 15, 2010 - Class I Dam Meeting 26
January 6, 2011 - Roads and Highways Meeting 26
Section III - Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment 28
A. General 28
B. Natural Hazards that affect Fairfield County 28
C. Profiling the Hazards 29
1) General 29
2) Risk Assessment 29
3) Probability of future events and the county’s vulnerability 29
Presidential Disaster Declaration (1964-2010) 30
4) Natural Hazards Affecting Fairfield County 31-40
Thunderstorms Hailstorms
Flooding Severe Winter Storms
Windstorms Tornadoes
Dam Failure Drought
Wildfires Earthquakes
Extreme Heat Landslides
5) Other Items of Concern 41
6) Other Hazards and/or Events 42
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D. Repetitive Losses 43
E. National flood Insurance Program (NFIR) 43
F. Structures within the County 44
1. Critical Facilities 44
2. Mobile Home Parks 44
3. Structures by Classification 45
4. Construction (2005-2009) 45
5. Businesses (2004-2008) 45
G. Vulnerability of buildings, infrastructure and critical facilities 46
H. Estimates of Potential Losses 46
I. Analyzing Development Trends 47
J. Future Land Use 47
Section IV - Mitigation Strategy – Goals and Activities 49
A. General 49
B. Goals and Activities for Fairfield County 49
1. General 49
2. Goals and Activities 50-51
C. Participating Jurisdictions - Goals and Activities 52-61
1. General 49
2. Goals and Activities of Jurisdictions 52
City of Lancaster -Pg 52 City of Pickerington - Pg 53
Village of Amanda- Pg 53 Village of Baltimore – Pg 54
Village of Bremen – Pg 54 Village of Carroll – Pg 55
Village of Lithopolis - Pg 55 Village of Millersport – Pg 56
Village of Pleasantville – Pg 56 Village of Rushville – Pg 57
Village of Stoutsville – Pg 57 Village of Sugar Grove – Pg 58
Village of Thurston - Pg 58 Village of West Rushville – Pg 59
3. Mitigation Activities by the Cities 59
D. Critical Facilities 61
E. Hazard Events Affecting Fairfield County 61
1. General 61
2. Vulnerability and Estimated Losses 61
3. Potential Downstream Hazards from Dams 62-64
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F. CORE Group Profiling of Hazards/Resulting Action Plans 65-73
G. Mitigation Grants and Application 73
Tab 1 – Hazard Evaluation Matrix 74
Section V - Plan Maintenance: Monitoring, Evaluating & Updating 75
A. General 75
B. Maintenance of the 2011 NH Mitigation Plan 75
C. Periodic Plan Review, Evaluation and Updates 75
D. Plans, Studies and Proposed Programs 76
E. Monitoring and Updating Policies and Information 77
F. Public Participation 77
Appendices
A - Copies of Resolutions
B - County Maps (GIS)
#1 - Site Map (Roads/Highways, lakes/ streams, Boundaries)
#2 - Critical Facilities
#3 - Emergency Response and Support Agencies/Departments
#4 - County Map with Contours shown
#5 - Flood Plain Map (Including Repetitive Loss Structures Locations)
#6 - Tornado Map
#7 - Map of Class I, II and III dams
#8 - Ground Water Pollution Potential
#9 – Mobile Home Locations
#10 -Emergency Warning Sirens (with coverage areas shown)
C - Larger Scale Maps (Page size maps of small insets used)
D - Critical Facilities List
E - Fairfield County Statistics
F - Conservancy Districts and Privately Owned Class I, II and III Dams
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY
NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
SECTION I - INTRODUCTION
A. General
Fairfield County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Short title
FCEMA), in coordination with the Fairfield County Mitigation CORE Group, was responsible
for the development of the 2011 Fairfield County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. This
document identifies the natural hazard risks within the County along with identified mitigation
activities in order to eliminate/lessen damages associated with these disasters.
The plan addresses the ‘Local Governing Body’ as defined by Section 322 of the Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000 and FEMA’s Local Mitigation Plan Review Guidance, July 1, 2008. The
Local Governing Body consists of the County, Cities and Villages. Townships are addressed
under the County.
B. Purpose
The Fairfield County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan dated May 10, 2011 will, upon
approval by FEMA, replace the current Fairfield County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, dated
October 3, 2003 that will expire on November 6, 2011.
The 2011 multi-jurisdictional plan was developed following the guidance provided in
FEMA’s Local Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk, July 1, 2008. Federal guidance for local
mitigation planning has been changed and enhanced to ensure the plans addresses all the possible
hazards that may affect the various jurisdictions and the County as a whole.
C. Participating Jurisdictions
The following Jurisdictions participated in the development of this plan:
City of Lancaster City of Pickerington
Village of Amanda Village of Baltimore
Village of Bremen Village of Carroll
Village of Lithopolis Village of Millersport
Village of Pleasantville Village of Rushville
Village of Stoutsville Village of Sugar Grove
Village of Thurston Village of West Rushville
The participating jurisdictions were all contacted initially in August of 2009 and advised that
the current County Mitigation Plan would expire on November 6, 2011. All the jurisdictions
listed above participated in the 2003 plan that was approved by FEMA in November of 2005.
The jurisdictions were informed of the re-appointment of the CORE Planning Group, its
purpose and were invited to attend the initial CORE Group scheduled for October 6, 2009.
See Section II, paragraph D for additional information on the jurisdictions involvement.
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D. Adoption by the Local Governing Body (201.6 (c)(5)
The officials of the jurisdiction’s participating in the development of the plan were advised at
the beginning of the update process that their assistance would be necessary in order to ensure
that the final plan addressed their needs and concerns. The term ‘Local Governing Body’ refers
to County Commissioners and City and Village Councils.
During the period October 2010 - December 2010 meetings were held with all jurisdictions,
cities, and villages, to review the existing NHMP and to discuss the requirements for the 2011
plan. The officials were advised that they would need to formally adopt the Natural Hazard
Mitigation Plan by resolution, or other documentation, once the plan was approved by FEMA.
Copies of the jurisdiction’s resolutions or other documents will be added to Appendix A.
E. Federal Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning (PDM)
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Programs are designed to assist local governments to develop
cost effective hazard mitigation activities that complement a comprehensive mitigation program.
The program provides local governments an opportunity to consider the hazards that may affect
the jurisdiction, assess the possible damages and harm to the community, and consider what
actions might be taken to mitigate the effects before disasters strike.
To assist local governments FEMA provides publications, training and funding. The grants
include planning grants and mitigation project grants. PDM grants are awarded on a nationally
competitive basis and local governments must have a FEMA approved mitigation plan in order
to receive project grant funds.
Eligible Pre-Disaster Mitigation activities may include:
Elevation of existing public or private structures
Localized flood control projects that are designed specifically to protect critical facilities
Protective measures for utilities
Relocation of public or private structures
Storm water management projects
Structural and non-structural retrofitting, and,
Voluntary acquisition of real property
F. Phases of Emergency Management
There are four phases in emergency management. These are Mitigation, Preparedness,
Response and Recovery. Mitigation is a critical factor in all planning and is the cornerstone of
the four phases.
Mitigation planning takes all the factors, statistics and other elements that may exist within
the planning area(s) and uses that information to develop a risk assessment for the jurisdictions.
During the update process the participating jurisdictions assisted the CORE Planning Group by
providing current and historical information regarding the effects of various types of hazards
within their jurisdictions and identified various problems that should be considered for mitigation
actions.
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G. Format of the 2011 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP)
The 2011 NHMP is formatted to coincide with FEMA’s 2008 Mitigation Plan Review
Crosswalk. This format should allow the plan holders to better understand the purpose and goal
of the plan. The Table of Contents is very detailed in order to enable the user to locate various
items easier.
H. Community Profile
Fairfield County Ohio, named for “fair fields,” was the eighth county to be formed in the
Northwest Territory. The County was created by the Governor and Council of the Northwest
Territory and was established by Proclamation on December 9, 1800 by Governor Arthur St.
Clair. Both the county and seat of justice are older by three years than the State of Ohio. The
land area of the new county included the present counties of Delaware, Knox, and Licking and
included large portions of Franklin, Perry, Pickaway, and Hocking. (See GIS Map, App B #1)
Among Fairfield County's more prominent residents were William Tecumseh Sherman, a
general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and his brother, John Sherman, was a
United States Senator and author of the
Sherman Anti-Trust Act. General
Sherman's former home in Lancaster is
now a museum. Ohio Governor William
Medill was also from Fairfield County.
Fairfield County is located in east
central Ohio. The 2009 population of the
County was 143,712 (61% urban and 39%
rural). The county seat is the City of
Lancaster with a population of 37,251 and
is the largest City in the County. The next
largest is the City of Pickerington with
17,482 residents in 2009 (a gain of 7,466
since the 2000 census). Fairfield County
overall experienced a significant increase
in population, roughly 14.6 percent,
between 2000 and 2009. The estimated
population of the county by 2020 is
169,712 and by 2030 is estimated at
201,759. (Ohio Department of Development - ODOD)
Population – Cities and Villages - July 2009
Fairfield County ....................143,712 Amanda ........................................717
Lancaster .................................37,251 Thurston .......................................606
Pickerington ............................17,482 Stoutsville ....................................578
Baltimore...................................2,937 Carroll ..........................................476
Bremen ......................................1,262 Sugar Grove .................................446
Lithopolis ..................................1,048 Rushville ......................................264
Millersport....................................934 West Rushville .............................138
Pleasantville ................................861
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Townships: There are thirteen Townships in Fairfield County. The 2009 population that live
outside the cities/villages and in the Townships is shown below.
Amanda (2,331) Berne (4,974) Bloom (6,870) Clearcreek (3,297)
Greenfield (4,748) Hocking (4,959) Liberty (5,182) Madison (2,798)
Pleasant (5,410) Richland (1,893) Rushcreek (2,546) Violet (19,405)
Walnut (4,977)
Note: There are also 8,710 people living in Townships in Fairfield County that are residents of
incorporated Cities or Villages that are located outside of Fairfield County. See chart below:
Fairfield County
Township
Individuals live in the
City/Village of:
In the County
of
2009
Population
Bloom Twp City of Columbus Franklin 8269
Bloom Twp Village of Canal Winchester Violet Twp 115
Violet Twp City of Reynoldsburg Franklin 319
Walnut Twp Village of Buckeye Lake Licking 6
Clearcreek Twp Village of Tarlton Ross 1
Population Growth: From 1990 to 2010 and projections for the future are shown below:
Year
Projections Population
1990 .................. 103,461
1995 .................. 115,460
2000 ................. 124,650
2005 ................. 135,230
2010 ................. 143,650
2015 ................. 153,880
2020 …………… 169,540
2030 …………… 201,010
Land Area
Fairfield County consists of 505.7 square miles of land in east central Ohio. The 2009
County Profile of Fairfield County lists the total land cover as 325,199.37 acres. This land is
listed as Urban (residential/commercial/industrial) 8.29% or 26,959 acres; Cropland 62.77% or
204,128 acres; Pasture 4.55% or 14,886 areas; Forest 23.89% or 77,690 acres; Open Water .50%
or 163 acres; Wetlands and Barren lands are listed as 0%.
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The Hocking River
The headwaters of the Hocking River begin near Lancaster in Fairfield County and the river
flows gently to the southeast emptying into to Ohio River near the Village of Hockingport in
Athens County. The 95 mile length of the Hocking River makes it Ohio's 14th longest river.
I. Infrastructure:
The following paragraphs address the infrastructure of Fairfield County and other pertinent
information regarding the county and jurisdictions. For larger scale maps – see Appendix C
Roads and Highways
Interstate 70 passes briefly east-west through the northwest corner of the county. U.S. Route
33 and State Routes 37, 158, 188 and 664 run primarily north and south through the county and
U.S. Route 22 and State Routes 188, 204, and 256 run primarily east and west through the
County.
As of 2010 there were 1,425 miles of roads and highways in Fairfield County. The mileage is
as follows: 2.38 miles of Interstate Highway, 50.93 miles of U.S. Highways, 138.82 miles of
State Highways and 1,233 miles of county, township and municipal roads. The total value of the
roads has not been established as of this date. (See Site Map, App B, #1)
Railroads
Fairfield County is serviced by three railroad companies: Norfolk and Southern, CSX, and
Ohio Railroads.
Bridges/Culverts
Total number of bridges within the county (Nov 2010) ................................240
Original Bridge Cost - Prior to 2003..............................................................$14,781,453.40
Cost of Bridges replaced from 2003 to 2010 .................................................$12,896,087.00
Total estimated costs to replace all bridges ..................................................36.09 Million
Culverts – each year numerous culverts are replaced due to deterioration. Some of the
culverts are upsized to improve hydraulics. The County Engineer’s Department replaces or
improves three to seven bridges and major culverts annually.
(Fairfield County Engineers Office)
County Utilities Water Distribution and Sanitary Sewer Lines
a. Water Distribution Lines
~ The total value of existing water distribution lines: $33,700,000.00
b. Sanitary Sewer Lines:
~ The total value of existing sanitary lines: $120,900,000.00
c. County Utilities projects listed in 2003 plan that have been completed:
~ Hill Road Water Line Project: Cost - $262,789.00
~ State Route 256 Force Main Line: Cost $1,688,076.00
~ New England Acres Interceptor: Cost $219,952.00
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County Utilities Department – Planned Mitigation Projects as of December 2010.
Pleasant Run WFR: Replacement of two aging facilities with compliance issues and
provide centralized sewer to a wider region. Estimated cost $7.5 Million.
Sycamore Creek Interceptor: Take a pump station off line and shift treatment to an under-
loaded facility and from a facility near capacity and provide centralized sewer to a region
with on-site treatment only. Estimated cost $1.75 Million.
(County Utilities Department)
J. Public Utility Companies Serving Fairfield County
Electric Power Companies
There are three Electric Power Companies that operate in Fairfield County, these are:
Columbus Southern Power - Yellow
Ohio Power - Pink
South Central Power - Blue
Columbus Southern Power has a very small
portion of coverage within Fairfield County and
that is located in the extreme northwest part of the
county. The land area is located within the Cities
of Columbus (Franklin County) and Reynoldsburg
(Licking County).
Ohio Power has several service areas through-
out the County with the primary area to include
the majority of the City of Lancaster and
extending south to the county line.
South Central Power Company covers the
largest portion of the county as shown in blue on
the map.
See the table below for a summary of taxable property owned by the Ohio Power, South
Central Power and the Columbus Southern Power Companies as of February 2011.
Values Columbus Southern
Power Co
Ohio Power Co South Central
Power Co
Taxable Value of
Personal Property
$5,336,440.00 $36,597,950.00 $23,460,180.00
Personal Property Tax
$438,538.00 $2,536,216.00 $23,458,733.00
Real Property Value
-0- $9,110.00 $26,960.00
Real Property Tax
-0- $380.00 $1,446.00
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The Personal Property Value amounts include the taxable value of all personal property,
including transmission and distribution lines, in Fairfield County. These amounts were certified
by the State of Ohio to the County Auditor.
Natural Gas Service Companies
The following companies supply Fairfield County
with natural gas service.
Columbia and Northeast - Violet
Columbia - Blue
Columbia and Southeast - Striped
The City of Lancaster owns its own gas company. The
Lancaster Municipal Gas Company services the City of
Lancaster. The company currently holds pipeline capacity
and storage on Columbia Transmission Pipelines and
buys its gas primarily from the Gulf of Mexico, Texas,
and Louisiana. A recently constructed natural gas facility
is located at 1424 Camp Ground Road in Lancaster.
The new Rocky Mountain Express (REX) handles
new natural gas supplies originating in the Wyoming area
and LMG to service the eastern Unities States. The
company will have pipeline projects completed in 2011
that could provide this area of the country with additional
gas supplies.
Telephone Companies
There are three telephone companies that operate
in Fairfield County.
These companies are shown in the map on the
left:
AT&T Ohio - Blue
Frontier - White
Cincinnati Bell - Pink
The Cities of Lancaster and Pickerington are in
the AT&T coverage area.
See Appendix E for additional Fairfield County
statistics.
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K. Critical Facilities
There are many facilities located in the County that are considered critical to the over-all
operation of the Villages, Cities, and the County as a whole.
These facilities include emergency response organizations, hospitals and other medical
facilites, government agency facilities, educational buildings, water and wastewater treatment
plants and nursing and assisted living facilities. See Appendix D for a listing of these facilities.
Many of the critical facilities are plotted on the Appendix B #2 GIS map. These facilties are
government facilities and include: The Courthouse, EMA/EOC, Liberty Center (Alternate EOC),
the Sheriff’s Office,. the Southeastern Correctional Institute and the Fairfield County State
Highway Patrol Post. See GIS Map Appendix B #2.
Locations of emergency response and support agencies are shown on the Appendix B #3
GIS map. See Appendix B #3.
L. Economic Development
1) Growth of the County
Located in the south-central portion of Ohio, Fairfield County is adjacent to Licking, Perry,
Hocking, Pickaway, and Franklin counties. The urban expansion of the Columbus metropolitan
area has made significant contributions to the growth of Fairfield County.
The 2009 estimated population of the county was 143,712. This would be a gain of 20,953
since April of 2000 or an average annual growth of 1.72%.
2) Business and Industry
Fairfield Medical Center and Mount Carmel Health Systems completed a $35 million, 70,000
square foot Diley Ridge Medical Center along Diley Road in Canal Winchester. The Center
includes emergency services, diagnostic facilities and a medical office building opened on March
16, 2010. The project’s first phase is planned to create approximately 55 new positions within
two years of completion.
One of the largest pipelines ever constructed in the United States made its way through
Fairfield County in 2009. The REX Rocky Express Pipeline stretching nearly 1,700 miles from
Colorado is a 42 inch diameter pipeline delivering approximately 1.6 billion cubic feet of natural
gas per day to the Midwest and the Eastern United States. The County is benefiting from this
project through property-tax collections in the forecasted amount of $3 million.
The Lancaster Post of the State Highway Patrol opened a new $1.1 million dollar facility in
2010. The facility is much larger and has an improved dispatch center.
A collaborative effort between South Central Power and the Fairfield County Emergency
Management Agency to improve the early warning siren system was completed in 2009. South
Central Power installed the 24 sirens at no expense to the communities and at a cost of
approximately $300,000 to South Central.
Green Technology Jobs began to make an impact in Fairfield County in 2009. Toxco a
lithium battery recycling center received a $9.5 million dollar grant through the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand their facilities and added 40 new positions in 2010.
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Westerman Companies has started construction of a $4.2 million dollar expansion that will bring
over 84 jobs to the Bremen area.
Retail development tends to follow the population. Since Fairfield County has been one of
the fastest growing counties in Ohio since 2000. Developers and retailers have announced major
projects to meet the growing demands for goods and services. New businesses are Golden
Corral (100 jobs), International House of Pancakes (100 jobs) and Waffle House (25 jobs).
Ety Pointe, located in the City of Lancaster, is Fairfield County’s newest major retail
development opening in 2008. Ety Pointe is anchored by Wal-Mart Supercenter, Menard’s
Home Improvement Center, Giant Eagle and Kohl’s Department Store. Sonic Drive-In, Max and
Erma’s Restaurant, Huntington Bank and a number of other retailers occupy outlot locations.
The Meijer store on Diley Road in Canal Winchester opened its doors in 2008. The Diley
Road site also contains 13 outlots for additional development. As 2008 ended a new Super
Target at SR 256 and I-70 in Reynoldsburg opened in a new strip center.
Fairfield County actively pursued stimulus funding through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. In 2009, Fairfield County received $43.8 million for over 101 projects.
Some of those projects involved:
$355,744 to the Fairfield Community Health Center to continue providing services to
those not insured.
$140,806 to the City of Lancaster for the Nolder Barr Infrastructure Project.
$50,100 to the Community Action Program Commission of the Lancaster-Fairfield
County Area for Head Start.
$9.5 million to Toxco, Inc. for hydrothermal recycling of Lithium-ion batteries.
$2.2 million for work on State Routes 204 and 204A.
$915,000 to the Village of Millersport for a water transmission main.
3) Fairfield County Economic Development Department Statistics
At 9.3 percent, Fairfield County’s 2009 unemployment rate was higher than the 5.7 percent
rate in 2008. The County’s rate is lower than the state and national averages, which totaled 10.7
percent and 9.7 percent respectively. Government, retail and manufacturing operations
collectively employ nearly 50 percent of the County’s workforce.
As of December 31, 2009, six Enterprise Zone agreements were active representing more
than $21.6 million in investments. The projects have created 269 new employment positions and
retained 1,475.
The Fairfield County Economic Development Department administers the Fairfield County
Revolving Loan Fund. Established in 1992, the Fairfield County Revolving Loan Fund is
designed to provide low-interest, fixed-rate financing to encourage job creation and retention in
Fairfield County. Seven loans were approved in 2009 with a total project cost of $5.2 million.
Since the Revolving Loan Fund was established, more than $3.5 million has been loaned to
support more than 60 projects.
In 2009, the Fairfield 33 Development Alliance continued working with Columbus-based
GREENCREST to develop a brand, collateral materials, and a website. Marketing materials were
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completed and unveiled in December, 2008. In 2009, the Alliance marketed the Fairfield 33
Corridor (US Route 33) utilizing a number of marketing initiatives.
Created in 2003, the Fairfield County Economic Development Department has worked to
administer, design, and implement plans and programs to stimulate the economy. Two incentive
programs include the Ohio Enterprise Zone and Revolving Loan Fund programs.
Major employers within the County are:
PUBLIC SECTOR
EMPLOYER EMPLOYEES TYPE
Fairfield Medical Center 1708 Health Care
Pickerington Schools 1115 Public School
Fairfield County 860 Government
Lancaster City Schools 687 Public School
City of Lancaster 435 Government
Canal Winchester Local Schools 402 Public School
Southeastern Correctional Institution 381 Correctional Facility
Fairfield Union Local Schools 255 Public School
Eastland Fairfield Career & Technical School 210 Technical School
Bloom-Carroll Local Schools 189 Public School
Amanda Clearcreek Local Schools 181 Public School
PRIVATE SECTOR
EMPLOYER EMPLOYEES TYPE
Anchor Hocking (2) 1248 Manufacturer
Walmart (2) 752 Retail
Krogers (4) 652 Retail
TS Trim (4) 537 Manufacturing
Giant Eagle (2) 467 Retail
Ralston Foods 404 Manufacturer
Diamond Power 364 Manufacturer
Meijer (2) 350 Retail
Crestview Manor Nursing Home 245 Health Care
Employment Civilian labor force statistics for the County are as follows:
Fairfield County
Year Labor Force Employed Unemployed
2005 73,000 69,100 3,900
2006 74,700 71,200 3,500
2007 75,300 71,600 3,800
2008 75,900 71,600 4,300
2009 75,200 68,200 7,000
Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Workforce Development, Bureau of Labor Market Information
Agriculture and related products Agriculture plays a key role in the County’s overall
economy. According to the Ohio Department of Development the County has 1,140 farms
averaging 169 acres that produce predominately corn, wheat, soybeans and various livestock
averaging cash receipts of approximately $49,422 per farm.
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Employment by Industrial Classifications (2003-2007)
According to the Ohio Department of Development, Office of Policy, Research and Strategic
Planning and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Ohio Labor Market
Information, the numbers of employees in various industrial classifications in the County:
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Private Sector 27,955 28,824 29,121 31,212 31,598
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting n/a 64 55 38 33
Mining n/a 30 30 11 19
Utilities 180 -1 182 184 202
Construction 2,228 2,262 2,276 2,372 2,184
Manufacturing 5,260 5,054 5,027 5,411 5,263
Wholesale Trade 656 732 726 824 931
Retail Trade 5,159 5,083 5,131 6,165 6,369
Transportation and warehousing 420 -1 401 405 391
Information 356 364 363 347 335
Finance and insurance 900 882 890 924 912
Real estate and rental and leasing 472 461 470 477 428
Professional and technical services 1,031 1,099 1,116 1,097 1,057
Management of companies and enterprises 107 92 110 112 205
Administrative and waste services 2,293 2,859 2,892 2,705 2,799
Educational services 333 366 274 289 308
Health care and social assistance 2,966 3,166 3,416 3,622 3,852
Arts, entertainment and recreation 366 373 395 439 399
Accommodation and food services 3,888 3,997 4,041 4,356 4,478
Other services, except public administration 1,237 1,391 1,325 1,430 1,384
State and Local Government 7,458 7,773 8,075 8,036 7,977
State government 807 820 813 779 767
Local government 6,651 6,953 7,262 7,257 7,210
Federal Government 265 261 257 260 257
35,413 36,597 37,196 39,248 39,575
*1 or 0 indicates suppression for confidentiality.
Building Permits (2004 – 2009)
The degree of building activity in the County is evidenced by the following data relating to
the issuance of building permits in the County for the years indicated:
Building Permits Issued For New Construction
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Residential 1,265 992 604 422 212 188
Value ($000) $200,019 $172,509 $124,893 $81,273 $44,827 $38,099.
Source: Ohio Department of Development, Office of Policy, Research and Strategic Planning
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Section II
Documentation of the Planning Process
A. Purpose
This 2011 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan has been developed in order to update the
information provided in the previous plan and to comply with federal regulations. This plan
reflects the latest federal mitigation guidance from FEMA and replaces the original 2003 Natural
Hazards Mitigation Plan that expires on November 6, 2011.
Mitigation planning is essential to all citizens of the county. The Cities, Villages and
Township’s officials and citizens must consider what hazards could affect them. The
communities need to review their planning and preparation, prioritize necessary mitigation
actions, assess the risks if hazards would occur and ensure that the necessary resources would be
available if such events happen.
The plan was developed by the Fairfield County Office of Emergency Management and
Homeland Security assisted by a CORE Group of experts from various organizations, agencies
and individuals from within the County.
Officials of the Cities and Villages met with the planning team and provided input for their
jurisdictions. The public was invited to participate and did provide their comments and
suggestions through interaction with the local officials and by their participation in public
meetings.
B. Planning Guidance
This plan was developed in accordance with the guidance and instructions provided under the
Federal Register, Title 44: Emergency Management and Assistance, Part 201.6 Local Mitigation
Plans and FEMA’s Local Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk, dated July 1, 2008.
C. Mitigation Planning CORE Group
The original CORE Group was established in June 2002 to assist the County Emergency
Management Agency with the development of the October 2003 Natural Hazards Mitigation
Plan (NHMP) that was approved by FEMA on November 7, 2006.
The 2003 NHMP is due to expire on November 6, 2011. The County EMA notified the
CORE Group members that the update of the existing plan would start in late 2009. The Group
includes officials from various agencies and organizations and the individuals are considered
experts in their fields. The group has remained semi-active over the years with several changes in
the membership. The Group was re-appointed in October 2009.
The following individuals have graciously given of their time and expertise to the
development of this Natural Hazards Mitigation plan. As a group they have the knowledge and
leadership necessary to develop, organize and produce the plan. We wish to also thank their
agencies and organizations for their recognition of the importance of this plan.
The CORE Group is comprised of the following members:
Buckeye Lake Park – ODNR ................................................Tim Waln
Lancaster-Fairfield Chamber of Commerce ..........................Alicia Conrad
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Citizen Representative (Former EMA Director)....................Tom Moe
City of Lancaster Engineer ...................................................Brad Fagrell
City of Lancaster Fire Chief .................................................Steve Sells
City of Pickerington, Safety-Service Director ......................Ed Drobina
Fairfield County EMA Director .............................................Jon Kochis
Fairfield County EMA, Finance & Logistics Manager .........Christy Noland
Fairfield County EMA, Planning & Operations Manager .....Bill Gilliam
Fairfield County EMA, Planner .............................................Bob Clark
Fairfield County Engineer’s Office .......................................Jeff Baird
*Fairfield County GIS............................................................Dave Burgei
Fairfield County Regional Planning ......................................Holly Mattei
Fairfield County Regional Planning ......................................James Mako
Fairfield County Utilities .......................................................Tony Vogel
*Independent Appraiser – Rushcreek Conservancy District .Dan Singer
Ohio State University Extension Service ...............................Stan Smith
Realtors Association ..............................................................Debi Stemble
*Soil & Water Conservation District .....................................Chad Lucht
Citizen (Former Township Trustee) ......................................David Petty
Greenfield Township Trustee Representative ........................Larry Joos
Township Trustee Representative .........................................Ed Pool
*Village Mayor ......................................................................Bob Kalish
Violet Township Engineer .....................................................Greg Butcher
* 2003 Core Group members
Greg Butcher, Violet Township Engineer, was added to the CORE Group in 2010 at the
request of Violet Township. The City of Pickerington is co-located with Violet Township and
their staffs work jointly on all projects and concerns that would affect both entities.
D. Recognition
Various other agencies and departments also contributed information for the Plan. Some of
the agencies and organizations include, but are not limited to: American Electric Power, South
Central Power Company, Fairfield County Auditor and GIS Department, Office of Economic
Development, County Health and Engineer Departments, Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Ohio
Division of Forestry, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Department of Development,
Ohio Emergency Management Agency, Ohio University-Lancaster, and many others.
E. Multi-Jurisdictional Participation
The participating jurisdictions noted in Section I were included as partners in the planning
process starting with an initial announcement of the intent to update the existing plan until the
plan was completed.
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The jurisdictions were advised of the CORE Group’s purpose, its membership and of the
expertise that was available to assist with any concerns they might have regarding local hazards,
the assessment of effects on their communities and of possible corrective actions.
From the beginning of the planning process the jurisdictions were advised of actions being
taken. They were requested to review the existing mitigation plan and consider changes or
additions needed in preparation for face-to-face meetings with the CORE Group planners.
Upon notice by OH EMA that federal grant funds were not yet available, the work on the
2011 plan was halted for a period of eleven months. Jurisdictions were then notified of the delay.
Upon notification that the grant funds were available (Aug 2010) the jurisdictions were informed
that the mitigation planning was continuing. The CORE Group resumed meeting on October 6,
2010.
Face-to-face meetings with the participating jurisdictions were conducted in November and
December 2010. At those meetings the existing plan was reviewed and discussed to include the
status of the mitigation activity outlined in the 2003 plan.
Each jurisdiction also completed the ‘Community Hazard Analysis’. The hazards and risk
assessments for the jurisdictional area were reviewed and updated, and new goals and activities
for the 2011 plan were selected. In each case the jurisdictions were requested to notify the public
of the meetings and to request their participation.
F. Public Involvement
Involvement of the public in the mitigation planning was determined as necessary and
essential from the start of the planning process. It was understood that public involvement was
also the County Commissioners’ wish as well as a crosswalk requirement.
Public information was provided to local newspapers and through the use of electronic media
announcements. Information was placed on the County EMA Web Page including a draft of the
plan. Also an information sheet was posted asking for citizens’ comments and suggestions.
The public was notified of the formal meetings of the CORE Group and were invited to
attend. They were also informed whenever meetings with their jurisdictions were scheduled and
they were invited to attend those meetings as well.
The local meetings provided the jurisdiction’s officials, as well as the public, an opportunity
to discuss and comment on mitigation issues they felt affected their community. The meetings
proved helpful to the jurisdiction’s officials and the planners alike.
G. Involvement by Other Parties
EMA Directors of adjoining counties were advised that Fairfield County was updating the
current Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP) and that their comments would be welcomed.
At the time the plan was being updated there were no mitigation issues that would affect the
adjoining counties.
Contact was also made and assistance received from various organizations such as the
American Red Cross, the Amateur Radio club, Salvation Army, Ohio University-Lancaster, and
the Fairfield County Fire Association. This input was invaluable to the planning process.
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Assistance from other professionals from the County, City and Township engineers, the
County GIS, County Utilities, the Conservancy Districts and Dam Owners was also helpful.
H. Timeframes for Preparing the Plan
Explanation:
Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency applied for a federal grant in order to fund
the development of the Natural Hazard Mitigation plan for the County. The grant application was
dated July 1, 2009. The application was reviewed by OH EMA and forwarded to FEMA Region
IV, Chicago.
OH EMA advised the County EMA office that the grant application had been approved by
FEMA Region IV but there were no federal mitigation funds available at the time. Since the
existing plan did not expire until November 6, 2011 it was decided that no further meetings
would be held until the funds were awarded and the grant award period designated.
Planning Phases:
It was decided that since it appeared that there would be a considerable amount of time
before Congress approved funding of the federal mitigation programs, and that the approved
grant could be funded, the work on the plan would be conducted in two phases:
Phase I - October 6 – December 31, 2009. Meetings, training and work conducted prior
to the grant funds being awarded.
Phase II - August 23, 2010 to the end of the Grant Period. Meetings and work conducted
after the award of the grant and the designation of the grant period. Work accomplished
in Phase II would be eligible for consideration under the grants’ ‘in-kind’ match
provisions.
I. CORE Group Meetings and Activities
Phase I Meetings and Activities
The following meetings and activities were conducted in Phase I:
October 6 – November 17, 2009 November 18, 2009 – December 31, 2009
Re-appointment of CORE Group Review 2008 Local Planning Crosswalk
Training Session by OH EMA Established Planning Priorities
Public Information and Involvement Hazard Identification &Profile
Group Planning Assignments Risk Assessment
Plans to brief jurisdiction officials Vulnerability/Loss Estimates
Initial CORE Group Meeting and Training – October 6, 2009
The Initial CORE Group meeting was conducted in the County EOC and the County EMA
Director, Jon Kochis welcomed the attendees. An introduction of officials and CORE Group
members was made and the Director officially announced reappointment of the CORE Group,
reviewed their mission, and gave a briefing on the Mitigation Plan.
Dean Ervin, OH EMA Mitigation Branch, briefed the attendees on recent changes to
mitigation planning to include a review of the 2008 Local Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk.
Dean emphasized jurisdictional and public involvement.
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The Group discussed work to be accomplished, goals and objectives, planning assignments
and schedules for formal and other meetings. Group members were advised of the County
EMA’s plans to work with jurisdictions and keep them informed of the planning process.
Several priorities were established in order to assist the planning group, for example:
1. Establish planning timeframes – meeting dates, deadlines for information, etc.
2. Meet with jurisdictions - EMA staff and CORE Group members
3. Review Hazards and Risk Assessments of the jurisdictions.
4. Involve the public. Developed/published periodic media announcements, posted
them on the County EMA web page. Requested the jurisdictions invite the public to
scheduled meetings. Held Public Meetings (Pickerington and Lancaster areas)
5. Developed a draft of the 2011 plan and reviewed the progress made on the draft at
each Group meeting.
CORE members were provided electronic copies of the existing 2003 plan; the July 1, 2008
Local Mitigation Plan Review Crosswalk; the e-CFR, Part 201 ‘Mitigation Planning’, and
several other mitigation documents.
2nd CORE Group Planning Meeting - November 18, 2009
The second meeting of the Group was held in the County EOC. The Group reviewed the July
1, 2008 Crosswalk in detail and discussed work assignments based on factors such as the
experience of the members of the original 2003 CORE Group. Each member would continue to
work on the various plan sections they were acquainted with and had previously worked on.
It was determined that formal meetings would be held for the entire CORE Group and that
other small group work sessions would be held whenever needed. A summary of those meetings
would be presented at the next formal meeting for the entire Group’s benefit.
County EMA notified all jurisdictions of upcoming updates to the County Mitigation Plan
and asked for their assistance. New releases and other information provided the public prior to
this meeting was reported to the Group members.
Public Information. It was decided that information regarding public involvement, i.e.,
public meetings, media announcements and periodic updates and other communications would
be coordinated through the County EMA office.
Dates for future formal meetings, starting in 2010, were confirmed and ideas for holding
small group meetings for the various planning sections discussed.
Note: A break in planning activities occurred while awaiting award of Mitigation Grant that
was announced to CORE Group and jurisdictions on January 4, 2010.
Phase II Meetings and Activities
September 9 – November 17, 2010 November 18, 2010 – January 12, 2011
Update briefing following break CORE Members Reports
Review Planning Goals & Priorities Review/Discussion of New Updates
NFIP Information & Coordination Discuss Mapping and Enclosures
Review Hazards Identified Updates of Infrastructure Information
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Development Group Action Plans Review of Draft Plan by CORE Group
Multi-jurisdiction Risk Assessments Conduct of Public Meetings
Meetings with Jurisdictions Forward draft plan to OH EMA
Public Service Announcements Meetings with Jurisdictions Continued
Benefit Cost Discussions & Activities *Jurisdictional Vulnerability Review
*Final review by Jurisdictions regarding comments on the hazards, risk assessment and
vulnerability, also review of the priorities, goals/actions plans and adoption of the plan
January 13 – March 9, 2011 March 10 – End of Period
Send draft plan to OH EMA Review OH EMA’s comments
Review OH EMA’s Comments Review Region 4 comments
Meet with CORE Group as needed Correct as necessary
Correct draft and return to OH EMA Prepare final plan
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CORE Group Meeting - October 6, 2010
The EMA Director Jon Kochis briefed the Group regarding limited actions on the draft plan
since the November 18, 2009 meeting.
The Group reviewed the list of hazards and risks identified in the 2003 plan and discussed
events and changes noted since 2003. Hazards were prioritized based on information from the
National Climatic Data Center for Fairfield County regarding occurrences for the period January
2000 to February 2010.
The Group determined that the following twelve natural hazards were the hazards most likely
to affect Fairfield County:
*Dam Failure Drought Earthquake
Extreme Heat Flooding Hailstorms
Landslide Severe Winter Storm Tornado
Wildfire Thunderstorms Windstorms
*Comment - Although there has never been a dam failure in the county there are several
dams that do need maintenance and several Class I dams with no emergency action plan. EMA
scheduled a dam owner meeting in December 2010 to offer assistance to the owners.
A ‘Benefit-Cost Review’ activity was conducted for the purpose of determining the benefits
and the costs of future mitigation actions and the necessary prioritization of activities. This
review was based on the identified hazards, recent events and historical accounts as well as
individual concerns and potential problem areas.
A modified version of a STAPLEE matrix was utilized to help determine the cost benefits of
certain mitigation actions. The Group activity was based on the three major concerns, i.e., dams,
flooding and severe weather.
Other hazard related factors mentioned in the 2003 plan were re-addressed and the Group
determined that these factors are still true and continue to be a cause for concern. The following
are conditions that would magnify a natural hazard event such as:
Debris choked streams and ditches (flooding)
Fires caused by lightning strikes
Home damages due to downed trees
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Soil slippage following construction
Filling in of flood prone areas and drainage ditches
Water shortages and crop damages caused by drought conditions
Environmental problems such as geese overpopulation, excessive deer population and
water contamination were also considered to pose a hazard to the population in general.
Additionally other items were discussed such as hazards caused by the lack of mosquito
spraying in the jurisdictions, lack of weather warning radios for schools and care facilities,
damages due to development in areas not designated as flood prone areas, EMS and Rescue
actions delayed/blocked due to road conditions (flooding, trees and wires down, etc.)
The problem of non-participation of some jurisdictions in the National Flood Insurance
Program was addressed by Regional Planning representatives and a course of action agreed upon
to address the situation. During the meetings with the jurisdictions scheduled for November and
December, 2010, the non-participating jurisdictions would be urged to become participants.
Individual meetings with the Jurisdictions regarding natural hazards; risk assessments; their
vulnerability; and local mitigation projects to include goals, priorities and mitigation activities
were planned for November through early December 2010. CORE members were invited to
participate in these meetings.
CORE Group members worked individually, or in small group meetings, on various
assignments and provided the results of their work to EMA office for inclusion in the draft plan.
Tentative date for completion of first draft to be sent to OH EMA was January 28, 2011.
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CORE Group Meeting – November 18, 2010
The County EMA Director briefed the assembled CORE Planning Group on current activities
and progress on the draft plan. He also discussed meetings currently being conducted with the
jurisdictions. Ten of the fifteen meetings have been either conducted or were scheduled at the
time of this meeting.
The October 6th
CORE Group meeting details were reviewed and the material discussed in
order to address questions that had arisen since the last meeting. The members were briefed
regarding the results of the meetings held with the jurisdictions since October.
The process for documenting the in-kind/local cost share hours spent by CORE Group
members and other county or organizational employees to research, update statistics, etc. was
explained to the Group. A form to record their time was provided to the members. The forms
were marked confidential and would be handled as such.
Members where provided a copy of the first three sections of the draft 2011 plan prior to the
meeting via email. The draft was also reviewed during the meeting and the member’s questions
and/or comments requested. The members were reminded that the completed draft of the plan
would be sent to OH EMA by the end of January and requested all updates and work projects be
completed and provided to EMA as soon as work is completed but not later than January 20,
2011.
The Group reviewed the ‘problem statements’ that were addressed in the current NHMP and
determined that the risk of future occurrences is high. It was recognized that in the past ten years
there have been positive gains and improvements in some of areas addressed below. There have
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also been improvements within the county in storm water and sanitary sewers, new and re-
conditioned wastewater treatment plants and in the implementation of zoning regulations.
The following statements on the hazards below continue to be concerns for the 2011 NHMP:
1. Severe summer and winter weather (Thunderstorms, Hailstorms, Snow and Ice Storms)
Severe summer/winter weather storms result in significant and untimely failures of electric,
telephone and cable services due to falling trees or tree limbs, the accumulation of ice on lines
and cables; vehicle crashes into utility poles, and are impediments to emergency responses.etc.
The long outages pose a hardship and serious threat to people requiring electrical medical
devices or for those in all electric homes that depend on electric for nearly everything.
Many homes and businesses do not have a source of alternate power (generators) should
an electric outage occur.
There are many critical public facilities that do not have generators to provide back-up
emergency power for critical equipment (i.e., water supply, wastewater)
The lack of awareness by citizens, schools and government regarding appropriate actions
to take during severe weather incident events:
~Protective actions to take to protect themselves, their families and the students.
~Very little awareness within the Business Community regarding when and if they
should operate their businesses during emergency events.
The inability of fire and EMS personnel and equipment to provide timely response due to
many factors such as road closures by flooding, trees and wires down, etc.
2. Flooding
These items of concern due to flooding conditions were considered worthy of consideration
as they are often outside of the normal conversations on the subject of flooding:
Onsite Public & Private Water Contamination:
a.) Contamination may occur within the water systems if contaminated with surface
water from heavy rainfalls due to bacteria and chemicals.
b.) Sanitary sewer systems that are inundated by floodwaters add to the degradation of
the flow stream as well as upset the natural workings of a sanitary sewer system.
c.) Wastewater facilities may be forced to by-pass these flood waters in order to protect
the treatment facilities.
Development of sub-divisions may cause adverse effects due to:
a.) Increases in storm water runoff due to increased impervious areas caused by new
construction.
b.) A increase in impervious areas affects the quality of water entering streams.
c.) Stream water levels peak faster which causes potential flash flooding.
Increased stream velocities increase water erosion.
Single Lot Development Causes:
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a.) Drainage problems due to blocking and relocation of natural drainage patterns.
b.) Lack of erosion control devices causes sediment to transport offsite (i.e. streams and
neighboring properties).
c.) Residents wanting to straighten streams because of natural meanders that affect their
property,
d.) People want to put streams through pipes, which cause potential flooding upstream.
NFIP Program. Urge the non-participating jurisdictions to enroll in the program for the
benefit of the community and their citizens.
3. Tornadoes - Due to the violent nature of tornadoes and the uncertainly of the storms paths
and touchdowns there is a need for public awareness and effective protective measures.
Public awareness must include all residents. Individuals responsible for operation of the
schools, businesses, public facilities, hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities must
consider emergency actions and develop and exercise emergency plans accordingly.
Continue the installation of tornado warning sirens and use of weather warning devices,
such as:
a.) Although the number of tornado warning sirens has more than doubled since 2003
(to 44 sirens in December 2010) there are still gaps in the coverage.
b.) Many schools, nursing homes, businesses and public buildings do not have
warning radios. Fire inspectors should check for workable weather radios while
making their periodic fire and safety inspections – this action alone would motivate
management.
Lack of established tornado safe rooms or other protective facilities throughout the
County to provide for the protection of mobile home and other residents.
Emergency Action Plans. Despite regulations requiring emergency plans many facilities
such as nursing homes, schools, and government buildings do not have adequate safety or
emergency action plans.
Need for housing regulations and codes to ensure construction of properties that are
designed as wind and storm resistant.
4. Dams. The following information was provided by personnel from the ODNR and the
Rushcreek and Hunter’s Run Conservancy Districts. (Dec 2010)
In the past ten years two dams have been reclassified as high hazard dams where loss of
life is possible if the dam fails. These dams must be upgraded to increase the storage-
discharge of the spillways to be in compliance with Ohio’s state dam law. The concrete
riser on one of these dams is deteriorating and needs to be repaired soon to keep its
integrity intact.
Rock Mill Lake Park dam is one of two high hazard dams that have concrete risers that
are deteriorating and need to be repaired.
Greenfield Lake State Park dam is one of seven dams that have the corrugated metal pipe
spillways rusting through on the bottom. If the pipes are not replaced they will continue
to disintegrate which could lead to dam failure. All seven of these dams have been
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reclassified as higher hazard structures (no loss of life envisioned). These dams still
require upgrades to increase the storage/discharge of the spillways.
14 other dams have corrugated metal pipe spillways that are seriously corroding and must
be replaced or dam failure could occur.
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CORE Group Meeting - January 27, 2011
A review of current activities and meetings with the participating jurisdiction and progress
made on the draft of the plan was conducted by the EMA Director.
CORE Group members were requested to turn-in their personal time on the accounting forms
provided in an earlier meeting.
Reports were made on meetings held since the last meeting. Activities to involve the public
were reviewed. Since October 2010 there has been very little public interest although media
announcements have been made for all CORE Group meetings, the EMA Web page has
addressed updating of the County Mitigation plan and invited public participation.
The Group reviewed the entire draft plan and Appendices. The plan was projected on the
screens in the Emergency Operations Center and the review was conducted by the EMA staff
and various CORE Group contributors to the draft:
Comments and suggestions from Group regarding corrections and additions that were
necessary were noted for correction following the meeting.
A corrected copy of the draft would be forwarded via email to the CORE Group the first
week of February. Members were asked to review the draft and provide the EMA staff
their comments as soon as possible.
The draft plan would be updated as recommended and forwarded to OH EMA for their
review early in February.
The next meeting of the CORE Group will be announced following the OH EMA review of
the 2011 plan.
J. Sub Group Meetings (Dec 2010 – Jan 2011)
Several additional sub-group meetings were planned in December to address certain aspects
of the plan. These meetings were:
December 9, 2010: Dams - Conservancy Districts
CORE Group members that would be included in a meeting to discuss the Conservancy
Districts, private and other dams, waterways, flooding, etc. would include the following
personnel:
December 9, 2010 – 9AM Meeting Attendees
Keith Rowe, Rushcreek & Hunters Run Conservancy Districts
Chad Lucht, Fairfield Soil and Water
Jim Mako, Fairfield County Regional Planning
David Burgei, Fairfield County GIS Office
Jon Kochis, Fairfield EMA Director
Bill Gilliam, Fairfield County EMA Planning & Operation Manager
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Bob Clark, Fairfield County EMA Planner
December 15, 2010: Class I Dam Meeting
A meeting with the Fairfield County Class I dam owners, and other interested parties as listed
below, was conducted as part of the mitigation planning effort. Purpose of the meeting was to
inform Class I dam owners of ODNR rules and regulations and review their responsibilities as
dam owners such as the development of emergency action plans, operation and maintenance
plans, and to understand the personal liabilities related to owning a dam.
A Dam Safety Engineering Program DVD was reviewed with the owners. Martin Joyce and
Rodney Tornes, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, gave their comments and provided
sample dam action plans; and provided copies of the latest State and Federal guidance Power
Point presentations on Dam Rules and Regulations and Dam Maintenance, Operations and
Liabilities. They also briefed the attendees on many other dam related and other worthwhile
documents.
The meeting generated an excellent exchange of questions and answers between the dam
owners, conservancy districts personnel, and state and county officials. The County EMA
Director offered the owners assistance in the development of their plans to include GIS work
(overview pictures, etc).
The following individuals from various agencies and organizations attended this meeting.
December 15, 2010 – 9AM Meeting Attendees
Jon Kochis, Fairfield County EMA Director
Bill Gilliam, Fairfield County Plans and Operations
Bob Clark, Fairfield County EMA, Planner
Christy Noland, Fairfield County EMA, Finance/Logistics
Keith Rowe, President, Rushcreek and Hunters Run Conservancy Districts
Chad Lucht, Fairfield Soil and Water
Jim Mako, Fairfield County Regional Planning
Tim Waln, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Buckeye Lake)
Sonya Lindsey, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Buckeye Lake)
Martin Joyce, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DSWR)
Rodney Tornes, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DSWR)
Dennis Tomcik, Operations Branch, Ohio Emergency Management Agency
David Held, Dam Owner
James A Pate, Jr, City of Lancaster Engineer’s Office
Randy Swetnam, Hide-A-Way Hills
Mark Anders, Pine Lake Estates
January 6, 2011: Roads and Highways
This meeting was scheduled to obtain current road and highway information and identify
mitigation activities completed since 2003. It also was to identify plans for future mitigation
activities on local, county, and state roads, highways and bridges, etc. The purpose of this
meeting was to discuss mitigation activities, past and future, for the Cities, the County and by
Fairfield County ODOT. The meeting originally scheduled for December 21st was cancelled due
to bad weather and re-scheduled for January 6, 2011.
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The activities of these agencies since the 2003 County Hazard Mitigation plan and plans for
future mitigation type activities throughout the county will be entered into the 2011 Mitigation
plan in order to show the great amount of accomplishments and to identify plans for future
projects that relate to mitigation activities.
Director Kochis thanked the engineers attending the meeting and stated that Doulas Riffle,
FC ODOT could not attend but did send the necessary information.
January 6, 2011 - Meeting Attendees
Jeff Baird – Fairfield County Engineer’s Office
Brad Fagrell – City of Lancaster’s Engineer
Greg Bachman - City of Pickerington Engineer
Jon Kochis – Fairfield County EMA Director
Bill Gilliam – Fairfield County EMA Operations and Planning Manager
Bob Clark, Fairfield County EMA Planner
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Section III
Natural Hazards Risk Assessment
A. General
This section addresses risk management for this natural hazards mitigation plan to include
the identification and profiling of natural hazards that have historically affected Fairfield County
and its jurisdictions.
Risk assessment also addresses the vulnerability of the county and the jurisdictions,
identification of critical facilities and structures within the participating jurisdictions, repetitive
losses that have occurred with the county and estimates of potential losses.
B. Natural Hazards that affect Fairfield County
The following is a list of natural hazards that may affect Fairfield County. Based on
historical records and following a review and discussion by the CORE Planning Group these
hazards were identified as the natural hazards of concern.
Dam Failure Drought Earthquake
Extreme Heat Flooding Hailstorms
Landslides Severe Winter Storm Tornado
Wildfire Thunderstorms Windstorms
The following is historical information on the results of natural hazards events for Fairfield
County for the period January 2000 to September 2010 as obtained from the National Climatic
Data Center (NCDC) & NOAA Satellite and Information Service. See Appendix E for a record
of events for each hazard.
*Fairfield County Natural Hazard Results (Jan 2000 – Sep 2010)
EVENTS
NUMBER OF
INCIDENTS
COMMENTS
Thunderstorm Winds 71 As listed by NCDC Aug 2010
Hailstorms 36
Flooding 25 Repetitive Losses (19) (FEMA)
Severe Winter Storms 23 Listed by NCDC as snow & ice events
Windstorms (High Winds) 7 2 Deaths, 14 Injured
Tornadoes 4
Dam Failure 0 All Classes of dams
Drought 0
Wild & Forest Fires 0
Earthquake 0
Extreme Heat 0
Landslides 0
Countywide – All Events 168 2–Deaths, 14-Injured
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C. Profiling the Natural Hazards
(1) General
The following hazards information is in order as listed in paragraph B above.
Of the twelve hazards listed by NCDC there have only been occurrences (events) of the first
six hazards during the period January 2002 to September 2010. (See Appendix E for NCDC
Query Results by individual hazard, location of events, date/time, magnitude, injuries, etc.)
(2) Risk Assessment
Risk assessment for this plan is based on the natural hazards identified for the county, the
historical experience and the probability of future occurrences. The recorded effect of hazards on
the county reflects a great deal on the geographic makeup of the county. With very few
exceptions the occurrence of natural hazards events in the County for the past ten years is about
equal in all areas of the county.
Fairfield County terrain ranges from hilly in the northwest and the southern portions of the
county to rolling hills and fairly level, open terrain for the majority of the rest of the county. The
northeast portion could well be described as basically flat. (See GIS Map, Appendix B #5 for a
contour mapping of the County).
Damages from summer and winter storms including thunderstorms, other wind events, and
snow and ice events are common hazards through-out the county. These storms cause damages
to homes, farms and businesses and disrupt electric power, telephone and cable services often for
long periods of time (7-10 days in extreme storms). Injuries to farm animals are not uncommon
during thunderstorms and snow and ice events.
Tornadoes are always a threat to the residents of the County and cause a lot of anxiety among
the county’s citizens. There have been only four NWS certified touchdowns, all in different areas
of the County, all with minor damages, in the past ten years.
Flooding is the number one hazard in Ohio and does affect some county and township roads
often causing their temporary closing. There has also been minor flooding in the Villages of
Baltimore, Millersport (Buckeye Lake area) and Stoutsville. There have been no declarations due
to flooding.
(3) Probability of future events and the county’s vulnerability
The CORE Group considered historical records of occurrences, recent (past ten years)
damages within the County and damages recorded in adjoining counties and within the State and
concluded that Fairfield County has been fortunate but the probability for future natural hazard
events is considered high.
The Group rated the vulnerability of the county to natural hazards as limited. The reasoning
for this rating is based on several factors:
The ‘Severity Rating’ for limited states that:
o Injuries/illness that do not result in permanent disability.
o Complete shutdown of critical facilities for more than one week.
o More that 10% of property damaged.
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Historical records of flooding events and related emergency declarations. With the
exception of flooding all the jurisdictions in the County have had nearly the same
experiences with the twelve hazards identified on page 28.
Historically, flooding has caused damages in the county and is expected to remain at the
same level in future years. There are certain specific areas within the County that could
experience minor flooding. Jurisdictions that are prone to minor flooding are:
o Village of Baltimore
o Village of Bremen
o Village of Sugar Grove
o Village of Stoutsville
Presidential Disaster Declarations (1964 – 2010) (Updated as of 10-05-2010). The
following are disaster declarations that were declared as presidential.
Declaration
Nr
Date
Declared
Fed Disaster
Programs
Incident Type Counties Declared Funds
Provided
DR-167 3-24-64 PA Heavy Rains & Flooding Fairfield and 46 other
Counties
$571,482(P)
DR-243 6-5-68 PA
Heavy Rains & Flooding Fairfield and 29 other
Counties
$600,000(P)
DR-3055-
EM
1-26-78 PA
Severe Blizzard
Conditions
All 88 Counties 3,546,669(P)
DR-870 6-6-80 PA/IA
Severe Storms,
tornadoes and flooding
Fairfield and 17 other
Counties
14,900,000.
DR-1580 2-15-05 IA/PA/MIT Severe Winter Storms,
ice & mudslides Fairfield and 27 others 141,790,804
EM-3250 9-13-05 Hurricane
Katrina
PA All 88 counties 2,423,981 (P)
EM-3286-
OH
4-24-08 PA Snow Fairfield and 16 other
Counties
8,481,809 (P)
Note: See the chart entitled ‘Presidential Disaster Declarations’ December 1964 to
January 2010 located in Appendix B.
The Ohio State University Extension Service Fact Sheet ‘Water Resources within
Fairfield County’ (Oct 2010) lists the average precipitation for the County at 36 inches.
The geographic makeup of the county indicates that the two major drainage basins, the
Hocking River and Walnut Creek, have not caused much flooding:
o The Hocking River originates in west central Fairfield County and continues
southeast into Hocking County. Two major tributaries Rush Creek and Clear
Creek both join the river in the extreme southern part of the county and cause
very limited problems in Fairfield County.
o Walnut Creek originates just outside of Fairfield County and runs west and south
through the northern portion of the County to the Scioto River causing occasional
flooding problems in the Village of Baltimore.
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Summer and Winter Storms. Damages
from summer and winter storms are
expected to continue at approximately
the same rate. Thunderstorms and other
wind damages have been frequent and
have caused damages through-out the
County. Ice storms have not been as
frequent but have caused considerable
and costly damages.
(4) Natural Hazards Affecting Fairfield
County:
Listed on the following pages is information
on the twelve natural hazards that have historically affected the County and have the potential to
continue as such. Each hazard is addressed with the county’s vulnerability and estimated losses
shown.
Thunderstorm Winds
Thunderstorms normally occur from late spring till early fall and may include hail, light to
heavy rainfall, lightning and damaging winds. Often all four occur in one storm system causing
more damage than each hazard would have done alone. In the graphic on ‘Wind Zones in the
United States’ Fairfield County is located in Zone IV where the wind speeds may exceed 250
miles per hour. Homes and other structures in the County rarely meet such extreme high wind
construction standards.
Damages from thunderstorms and high winds are many and vary ranging from trees and
limbs falling onto power, telephone and cable lines; lightning causing structure fires; and
flooding caused by heavy rainfall in conjunction with the high winds. Driving and emergency
response is often hazardous due to downed trees, power lines and possible flooding.
During the period January 2000 to August 2010 there were 71 Thunderstorm Winds incidents
for Fairfield County according to NCDC. The County has had as many as 36 severe
thunderstorm warnings in a single year. The jurisdictions of the county have all been affected by
these dangerous fast moving storms at one time or another. Property damage during this period
was reported as $462,000.00 with crop damages listed as $3,000.00.
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The diagram above shows the Wind Zones in United States. The wind zone diagram gives the
levels of risk for high-wind events. Ohio is in Mid-West United States Zone IV (250 mph) and
that is considered a Moderate Risk zone.
See Appendix E for NCDC Thunderstorm Winds history.
Vulnerability and Loss Estimates
The vulnerability of the county for wind events is extremely high. Thunderstorms are the most
common hazard that occurs in the county. Thunderstorms are normally fast moving storms that
often cover the entire county.
With a 10% damage estimate the estimated loss would be $62,098,004.00
Hailstorms
Normally coupled with thunderstorms, Fairfield County had 36 storms classified by NCDC
as ‘hailstorm’ events during the period January 2000–August 2010. Property damages for this
period were reported by NCDC as $52,000.00.
Damages from hailstorms range from minor to severe with large hailstones causing damages
to homes, businesses, farms. The losses to property include damages to siding, roofs and broken
windows and to vehicles. Damages to farm crops may be extensive. Hailstorms may create
dangerous driving conditions that would adversely affect emergency response efforts and other
driving.
April 28, 2002 – Hailstorm - High winds associated with the hail-producing thunderstorm
caused a 60-foot wall at a school construction site in the Village of Amanda to collapse.
Vulnerability and Loss Estimates Damages from hailstones alone have not been as costly as
from other hazards. However hailstone events rated second overall in the number of hazard
events being recorded for Fairfield County during the period 2000-2010. With a 5% damage
estimate the loss would be $3,104,900,000
Flooding
Flooding is defined as the accumulation of too much water in too little time in too small a
place. This type of situation also causes ‘flashfloods’ that result in flooding of areas that are not
normally known to flood.
According to NCDC, flooding in Fairfield County has occurred 25 times in the 2000-2010
timeframe and during that period has resulted in $982,000.00 of damages to property and to
crops. Flooding is the #1 rated natural hazard in Ohio and the #1 weather rated killer in the
United States.
The most frequent flooding occurs in Fairfield County during late winter and early spring.
FEMA’s Flood Insurance Study indicates that there are several low lying areas in Fairfield
County that are subject to frequent flooding. See Repetitive Loss information on page 43.
The following history of flooding in a period from the late 1950s to the early 1980s indicates
areas where mitigation efforts were needed:
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Flooding in the Hocking River Watershed occurred regularly during heavy rainfall
periods. The flooding that occurred in 1959, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976 and 1978 is
comparable to the two year recurrence interval.
Flooding has historically been a problem in the Rush Creek watershed. Periodic flooding
in the watershed damages crops, pastures, urban areas, and transportation systems.
Flooding in March 1963 and March 1964 resulted in the highest stages ever recorded in
the Bremen area. Damages in Bremen in 1963 were estimated at $500,000 and
approximately 170 head of livestock drowned on farms located south of town. The
estimate of other damages included damages to roads, railroads, and bridges at an
estimated cost of $120,000.00
During the period from late 1960s to the early 1980s much progress was made in water
control in various Fairfield and Perry County watersheds with construction of dams and other
control measures resulting in considerably less flooding in those areas.
The following areas remain prone to flooding:
The floodplain of the South Fork Licking River in the northeast portion of the county
around Millersport. This wide flat floodplain constitutes a large area of flood-prone land.
Areas south of Lancaster that flood most frequently are Horns Mill and in the vicinity of
the junction of Old Logan and Tarkiln Road.
The Walnut Creek watershed is continually affected by flooding. The damages have been
primarily to farm crops with an estimate annual damage of over $100,000.00. The
flooding water causes bank erosion along some potions of Walnut Creek and its
tributaries. Fallen trees, logjams and other un-policed debris have contributed to this
problem by diverting the normal stream channel and causing undercutting the bank slopes
and bank erosion.
During the period 1996 to 2010 Fairfield County had periods of serious flooding that resulted
in the deaths of two people and the loss of livestock. The following are several examples:
May 8, 1996 – Flash Flood. Three dozen families were evacuated from homes around
Buckeye Lake due to high water.
January 21, 1999. Heavy rain washed out part of State Route 188. Two cars fell into the
washed out area with one person being injured and two killed in Pleasantville.
June 26, 2008. Flooding in the Village of Baltimore affected various areas of the Village.
Damages were reported to the Ohio Paperboard Corporation and the National Fruit and
Vegetable Technology Group.
During the ten year period 2000-2010 Fairfield County received as many as ten flood
warnings in a single year. Damages during the entire period were reported as $982,000.00 in
property and $3,000.00 in crops.
Below is a list of the estimated number and value of structures located in the Floodways and
Floodplains from the existing approved FEMA list.
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100-Year Floodway
Structures Values
Incorporated 650 Land $30,000,000.00
Un-incorporated 180 Buildings $47,500,000.00
Total 830 Total $77,500,000.00
100-Year Floodplain
Structures Values
Incorporated 2,100 Land $120,000,000.00
Un-incorporated 1,100 Buildings $200,000,000.00
Total 3,200 Total $320,000,000.00
500-Year Floodplain
Structures Values
Incorporated 10 Land $1,500,000.00
Un-incorporated 10 Buildings $2.000,000.00
Total 20 Total $3,500,000.00
Total
Buildings
4050 Total
Values
$401,000,000.00
The information listed in the chart above show estimates based on the number of structures
affected from the 2003 Mitigation Plan. The preliminary floodplain maps for this area are still
under review and adjustments may need made to this chart at a later date.
With a total of 4,050 buildings located within the floodplain/floodway (100 year and 500
year) there is an estimated loss of $80,200,000.00 if 20 % of structures were affected. (Refer to
the GIS Flood Plain Map at Appendix B #4).
Vulnerability and Estimated Losses
Fairfield County is somewhat less vulnerable to flooding in 2010 than half a century ago due
to water conservation efforts such as dam construction and watershed developments and
improvements in Fairfield and Perry Counties in the past 50 years.
However many areas of the County are still subject to occasional flooding, these include
portions of the Cities of Lancaster and Pickerington and the Villages of Amanda, Bremen,
Millersport, Pleasantville, Sugar Grove and Stoutsville and the area around Buckeye Lake.
With a 4% damage estimate the County could see damages of $2,483,920.00.
Severe Winter Weather (Snow, ice and extreme cold).
Winter storms are events in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are those that occur
only at cold temperatures. NCDC reports there were 23 snow and ice events in Fairfield County
from 2000 to 2010.
No deaths were reported, however, there were more than $16 million dollars of damages
recorded in Fairfield County. There were two Presidential Declarations:
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DR-1580-OH (2-15-05) A severe ice storm caused major outages in electric power,
telephone and cable services. Many areas were without power for several days to a week.
Emergency response and service calls were disrupted. Damages within the State
amounted to $23,290,807.00 with Fairfield County damages of $12,310.592 with the
major portion of the damages belonging to South Central Power.
EM 3286-OH (4-24-08) A snow emergency affecting seventeen counties and causing
$8,481,809.00 in damages within the counties.
Problems associated with these winter storms include damages to electric power and
telephone lines causing serious outages to homes, farms and businesses.
Emergency response by Fire and EMS units is adversely affected as is in-home medical
treatment. School closings occur often and travel to and from work is adversely affected (A high
percentage of Fairfield County’s residents work out of the County mostly in the Columbus area
20-45 miles distance)
Vulnerability and Estimated Losses
Fairfield County is very vulnerable to winter storms. The storms have caused major problems
in the County. High winds, accumulating and drifting snow, freezing rains and ice storms affect
all the population in one way or another.
With a 2% damage estimate the County could see a cost of $1,241,960.00 in damages and
response and recovery efforts.
Windstorms (High Winds)
NCDC rated high winds separate from the first category of Thunderstorm Wind. There were
seven events recorded as High Winds.
Two people were reported killed and fourteen injured during these ‘high wind’ events. One
death each year in 2000 & 2002, 12 were injured in 2002 and 1 each injured in 2001 and 2006.
Property damage for the period 2000-2010 was listed by NCDC as $6,715,000.00 with an
additional $547,000.00 listed for crop damages.
On October 24, 2008 severe windstorms affected thirty three counties in Ohio and caused
$59,250,348.00 in damages. Damages in Fairfield County amounted to $1,693,391.00. This
severe windstorm was associated with tropical depression IKE. A Presidential Declaration (DR
1805-OH) was issued for this series of storms.
See the ‘Levels of Risk for High-Wind Events’ chart under Thunderstorm Winds above.
Vulnerability and Estimated Losses
Windstorms remain in the extremely high risk category for the County. The entire county is
extremely vulnerable to high winds regardless of association with thunderstorms or not.
Estimates of loss due to high wind damage are lower than if the high winds where part of a
thunderstorm. With a 4% estimate for damages the losses could be $2,483,920.00.
Tornadoes
A tornado is described as a whirling wind of exceptional violence, accompanied by an often
visible funnel shaped cloud marking the narrow path of greatest destruction.
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Tornadoes are very destructive hazards that can cause a variety of problems such as scattered
and accumulated debris and utility outages. Heavy rains and thunderstorms may be present
which may cause flash flooding or other related hazards.
Fairfield County experienced four tornadoes from 2000 through August 2010 all of which
were rated F1 or under. Property damages for all the four tornadoes totaled $230,000.00. See the
NCDC table below and the GIS map at Appendix B, #6.
Ohio
Location or County Date Time Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
1 Bremen 05/23/2000 5:00PM Tornado F0 0 0 50K 0
2 Lancaster 09/23/2000 4:45 PM Tornado F0 0 0 30K 0
3 Bremen 09/23/2000 5:15 PM Tornado F1 0 0 150K 0
4 Drinkle 06/02/2009 4:36 PM Tornado F0 0 0 0K 1K
TOTALS: 0 0 230K 1K
Legend: Mag – Magnitude: Dth – Deaths: Inj – Injuries; PrD – Property Damage; CrP – Crop Damage
Two tornadoes were reported in the county in September 2010. One hit the Village of Tarlton
area and the second was reported northeast near Middleport. NWS has not confirmed either.
Vulnerability and Estimated Losses
Tornadoes are a countywide issue and can be very costly and catastrophic. The entire county
is vulnerable to tornado touchdown and the resulting damages. With a 5% chance of tornado
touchdown the estimated losses are $3,104,900.00.
FUJITA SCALE DERIVED EF
SCALE OPERATIONAL
EF SCALE
F
Number
Fastest
1/4-mile
(mph)
3 Second
Gust
(mph)
EF
Number
3 Second
Gust
(mph)
EF
Number
3 Second
Gust
(mph)
0 40-72 45-78 0 65-85 0 65-85
1 73-112 79-117 1 86-109 1 86-110
2 113-157 118-161 2 110-137 2 111-135
3 158-207 162-209 3 138-167 3 136-165
4 208-260 210-261 4 168-199 4 166-200
5 261-318 262-317 5 200-234 5 Over 200
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The Fujita tornado scale (or the "F-
scale") has become the definitive scale for
estimating wind speeds within tornadoes
based upon the damage caused by the
tornado. It is used extensively by the
National Weather Service when
investigating tornadoes. The Enhanced
Fujita Scale is shown below. The Saffir-
Simpson Scale is shown on page 9 of
Appendix C.
Extreme Heat
Extreme heat is an event consisting of
a period of prolonged, excessively hot
weather, which may be accompanied by
high humidity. Ohio is located in an area of the United States that is rated for temperatures ranging from 100 to 108 as shown on the chart below.
Long periods of extreme heat and high humidity may seriously affect older adults, young children, and those who are sick or overweight. Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits.
In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature.
Most heat disorders occur because the victim has been overexposed to heat or has over-exercised for their age and/or physical condition. People living in urban areas may be at greater risk from the effects of a prolonged heat wave than those living in rural areas.
In 1936 the temperature for the City of Lancaster reached 116 degrees and one man died
from overexposure to the heat.
NCDC reported that there were no occurrences of ‘extreme heat’ in Fairfield County during
the period 2000-2010.
Vulnerability and Estimated Losses
The vulnerability of Fairfield County residents to ‘extreme heat’ conditions is considered
slight. However crop damages are common. A 10% loss of crops is estimated to cost
$7,096,000.00.
Drought
Drought is a prolonged period of abnormally dry weather, where the lack of sufficient
precipitation causes a very serious hydrologic imbalance often with economic and/or social
consequences.
Fairfield County can be seriously impacted by drought conditions as farming is the major
industry in the County with appropriately 24% of county land in crops or pasture.
According to the National Drought Mitigation Center there are three types of droughts:
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Meteorological drought:
"A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause
serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area." (Huschke, R.E., ed., 1959, Glossary
of Meteorology: Boston, American Meteorological Society, 638 p.)
Agricultural drought:
"A climatic excursion involving a shortage of precipitation sufficient to adversely affect
crop production or range production." (Rosenberg, N.J., ed., 1979, Drought in the Great
Plains--Research on impacts and strategies: Proceedings of the Workshop on Research in
Great Plains Drought Management Strategies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, March
26-28: Littleton, Colorado, Water Resources Publications, 225 p.)
Hydrologic drought:
"A period of below average water content in streams, reservoirs, ground-water aquifers,
lakes and soils." (Yevjevich Vujica, Hall, W.A., and Salas, J.D, eds., 1977, Drought
research needs, in Proceedings of the Conference on Drought Research Needs, December
12-15, 1977: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 276 p.)
Agriculture plays an important role in Fairfield County’s economy and droughts can
adversely affect the economy with potential losses in the millions of dollars. With 1,145 farms
and 62.7% of the land (193,000 acres) as cropland the annual receipts from farms was
$58,835,000.00, an average of $49,422.00 per farm. (ODOD - 2009 Ohio County Profile)
In a drought period the entire county would be affected in one way or another. Water
shortages will seriously affect the growth of crops and water restrictions will be enforced in the
communities. The greatest concern for the agriculture community is the financial effect as crop
damages may run into the millions of dollars.
Vulnerability and Estimated
Losses
The risk of drought in Fairfield
County is moderate according to the
U.S. Drought Monitor shown above.
In 2009 the estimated loss of 4%
damages to the crops would be
approximately $2,483,920.00
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Earthquakes
An earthquakes is the
ground shaking caused by the
sudden release of accumulated
strain by an abrupt shift of rock
along a fracture in the earth or
by volcanic or magmatic
activity, or sudden stress
changes in the earth.
Although earthquakes
occurring in other areas have
been felt in Fairfield County,
no damage has been reported in
the County. According to
historical records Fairfield
County experienced earthquake
in 1848 and was rated at a
Magnitude of 3.0 - 3.9. In 1870
a second earthquake occurred
near Lancaster rated as 2.0 –
2.9. (Both rated non-instrumentally).
In 1967 an earthquake rated as 3.0 – 3.9 occurred centered on the Fairfield-Hocking county
border. (See Appendix C for larger map)
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit the Ontario-Quebec border on June 23, 2010 and it was felt
in Fairfield County but there were no reported damages.
Vulnerability and Estimated Losses
Based on historical statistics and the fact that Fairfield County is not located on a fault line
the County has not been subject to earthquake events. The probability of a significant event in
the County is considered to be minor.
If an earthquake were to cause 1% of damage the estimated loss would be $620,980.00.
Dam failure
Dam failure is a catastrophic mishap characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled
release of impounded water. There has never been a dam failure reported in Fairfield County.
There are 13 class I, 15 Class II and 19 Class III dams in the County. See Tab #1 to this
section for more information on the dams. The dams are plotted - see GIS Map, Appendix B #7).
In December 2010 the County EMA office, in coordination with the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources Soil & Water Branch and the Fairfield Soil and Water Conservancy District,
developed an assistance program to help the Fairfield County Class I dam owners to complete
the emergency action plans for their dams.
Vulnerability and Estimated Losses
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There are many dams in the County and some are located on watersheds where a dam failure
could seriously affect the areas downstream, however the likelihood of such an event is very
minor. An estimate of losses should a failure occur would depend on the location of the dam and
weather conditions at the time. In the worst case scenario a 2% loss could occur with if possible
loss of $1,241,960.00.
Landslides
Landslides do not pose much of a threat in Fairfield County. The soil found in the county is
considered high susceptibility/low incidence. See the map below to view landslide hazards in the
United States.
New construction projects that disturb established terrain and natural slopes could pose
landslide risks if not properly planned.
The County Engineer, the Ohio Department of Transportation (Fairfield County Garage) and
the Township Road Superintendents all report that landslides happen occasionally but are mostly
a minor problem.
Vulnerability and Estimated Losses
Minor landslides do occur in some portions of the County but are normally all slides mostly
occurring on roadsides that are in hilly portions of the County and usually caused by excessive
rainfall. New construction could cause disruption of the terrain and result in landslides but the
risk here is considered negligible. No estimate of losses is made due to the historically
insignificant risk from this hazard.
Wildfires
There is a moderate risk to the County from wildfires. The Fire Danger Class Map shown
below indicates that Fairfield County is in the ‘low’ classification. The county has light fuels and
a low wildfire rating.
About 1,000 wildfires
occur in the State of Ohio
each year mainly during the
spring and fall fire seasons
when the vegetation is drier,
the humidity is low and
temperatures are warm. Fire
Departments report that they
respond to many small grass
fires each year with an
occasional fire that threatens
nearby structures. Most fires
are caused by residents
burning brush.
Fairfield County has a
moderate rating for wildfires.
The County is noted as
having ‘light fuels’ and
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normally ten or less days per year designated a serious wildfire threat.
The threat to crops in the fields is the biggest concern as many fires happen on or near field
and could spread to the crops causing costly damages.
Vulnerability and Loss Estimates
Due to the low degree of threat from wildfires in the County, the small potential for a major
fire to occur and the availability of brush firefighting equipment in the Fire Departments, the
threat of serious wildfire damage is considered low. With a 2% of losses due to wildfires the
damages would be approximately $1,241,960.00.
(5) Other items of concern (Related to the twelve hazards)
The following items of concern were identified by the CORE Group. These are not hazards
but are items related to the hazards and are considered items worthy of mention.
(a) Items that magnify the affects of a natural hazard event:
Fires to homes, farms and businesses caused by Lightning Strikes
Contaminated Water (Due to drought and other conditions)
Debris Choked Streams and Culverts (Causes unnecessary flooding)
Filling in of floodways (Due to construction, debris buildup and lack of attention)
Soil Slippage following shifting of the soil caused by construction
Health issues related to flooded septic tanks (County Health Department)
(b) Other areas that are recognized as problem areas:
Environmental: Geese overpopulation (causing excessive waste)
Mosquito borne disease (Lack of appropriate control measures)
Excess deer population (Lost of crops, danger to drivers, damages to vehicles,
disease)
EMS/Rescue due to blocked roads (Caused by flooding, winter snow and ice storms)
(c) Effects of Mosquitoes, Wildlife and Insects on the County:
Crop Damage (Due to wildlife and insect activity)
Vehicle Accidents (Excessive deer population)
Disease (Caused by lack of mosquito spraying/clearing of swampy areas)
(d) Summer and Winter Storm:
Ice and High Wind events cause interruption to power distribution, telephone and
cable services and the use of medical equipment in homes.
Loss of access due to storm damages that affect emergency response and providing
emergency services and/or /repairs.
(e) Dams
Deterioration of dams (Due to age and the lack of maintenance by owner)
Emergency Action Plans (EAP). Many dam owners have not completed their EAPs.
Co-ownership – Often results in one of the owners not wanting to invest the time,
effort or money in order to properly maintain the dam.
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(6) Other Hazards and/or Events
The following are hazards or events that could affect Fairfield County. The following are not
natural hazards but are also of concern:
Hazardous Materials Incidents: The release, or spill, of a hazardous material from its
container or package in a sufficient concentration to pose a threat. In 2009 there were nearly 350
spills in Fairfield County reported to the Ohio EPA.
As of March 2010, Fairfield County had 59 facilities reporting their hazardous materials
inventories, the location of the chemicals within the facilities and a diagram of the facility.
Twenty four of these facilities have Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS).
Civil Disturbance: Is a planned, or spontaneous, disturbance of ordinary community life by
persons or groups that choose to ignore laws and cause disruptions within the community at
public buildings or at functions.
These disturbances are often committed to bringing attention to a cause, concern or certain
agenda. In past years, the County has seen several civil disturbances ranging from prison riots,
union problems to university campus disturbances.
Terrorist Incidents are criminal acts conducted in violation of State and Federal laws. The
acts of terrorism are normally violent acts, intended to intimidate or coerce a government or the
citizens. The primarily purpose is to cause fear and confusion among the population. The acts are
usually related to political or social agendas.
Terrorist Incidents may be chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and/or explosive
(CBRNE) events. Although Fairfield County has never experienced a direct terrorist attack, the
county has a history of terrorist activity. Fairfield County has received federal dollars for projects
fostering terrorism preparedness.
Utility interruptions or failures: These may involve electrical power, natural gas, public water
and wastewater and communications systems. These systems are vulnerable to natural hazards as
well as human-caused and technologically caused disruptions. Fairfield County has experienced
various kinds of system failures and interruptions causing brief periods of interruption of
services with electric, water and gas services.
Ice storms and high winds have often caused heavy damage to electric power, telephone and
cable lines. Electric power outages have lasted as long as 7-10 days in some cases.
These outages have caused significant problems for the many people that have various
medical problems and must depend on electrical devices and those in all-electric homes located
throughout the County. A Presidential Declaration was awarded for the ice storm in 2008
Invasive species: These are species not native to an ecosystem and whose introduction causes
harm to the economy, environment or human health. One such species, the Emerald Ash Borer
(EAB), (Agrilus Planipennis) is an ash tree-killing insect from Asia that has been identified in
Fairfield County causing the County to be placed on the quarantine by ODNR. EAB kills ash
trees within three to five years of infestation.
Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by the entrance into the body of harmful microbial
organisms which grow and multiply. The diseases of most concern to the health and welfare of
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communities are those that are communicable – that is, those caused by microorganisms such as
bacteria, viruses and parasites and transmitted from an infected person/animal and/or
contaminated food or water source to another person or animal. Fairfield County is susceptible to
many common infectious diseases, such as seasonal influenza, as well as to diseases that are
newly emerged, such as H1N1 Influenza.
Air and water pollution/contamination is the contamination of water, land or the air by
substances that can adversely impact the environment and human health. Fairfield County is
subject to water pollution of streams, as well as ground level ozone, often due to chemicals used
for farming and in industry. (See GIS Map Appendix B #8 – Ground Water Pollution)
Aircraft accidents: Fairfield County has one small operational airport. To-date there have
been no reported accidents at the airport. However portion of the county, especially the heavily
populated northern communities and townships, are located less than ten miles from Port
Columbus International and the Rickenbacker Air Base and are within the flight patterns of these
airports.
D. Repetitive Losses
There are nineteen repetitive loss structures in Fairfield County according to the listing
provided by NFIP in December of 2010. These are identified as follows:
Community Number of Repetitive Losses Remarks
City of Lancaster Four (4)
City of Pickerington Two (2)
City of Reynoldsburg Nine (9) Located within Fairfield County
Village of Millersport Four (4)
Amounts paid to these addresses by December 2010 has amounted to $144,719.86
IMPORTANT PRIVACY STATEMENT
NOTE: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) information disclosed in the chart above
is privileged and confidential and is protected under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. Section
552(a). Use of this information should be restricted to the applicable routine use cited in the
system notice published in 56 FR 26415.
The information in the table above is provided for hazard mitigation purposes only.
Locations of these structures are confidential and should only be used by officials in the
administration of their duties as they relate to the NFIP and hazard mitigation planning. This
information should only be used by agencies and/or individuals it is being distributed to and
should not be released to other individuals, agencies or the media. Therefore care must be
exercised when this information is used to develop maps or tables, on paper or electronically.
E. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Fairfield County is one of nearly twenty thousand communities that participate in the NFIP in
exchange for federally backed insurance made available to owners and renters of home and
businesses.
The Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) administers Fairfield County’s
Special Purpose Flood Damage Prevention Regulations. The RPC office administers the
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regulations for the unincorporated areas of Fairfield County. The regulations purpose is to
encourage all jurisdictions to participate in the NFIP, promote public health, safety, and general
welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas.
The RPC is responsible for the issuance of Flood Hazard Building Permits for properties within
the 100-year floodplain. The RPC will also conduct on-site monitoring visits to properties within
the floodplain to ensure compliance with the regulations.
There are six communities that do not participate in the NFIP, these are the Villages of
Amanda, Lithopolis, Pleasantville, Rushville, Stoutsville and West Rushville. See Appendix E
#4 for NFIP Policies in Effect, November 30, 2010.
Flood Insurance Rate Maps, also known as FIRMs, are published by FEMA to determine
flood insurance requirements and to assist communities in regulating new development. Copies
of the FIRMs for Fairfield County can be viewed at the RPC office and on the RPC’s website.
The FIRMs are subject to periodic revision. The current FIRMs for Fairfield County have an
effective date of April 17, 1989.
FEMA has undertaken a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) modernization initiative to
modernize the nation’s inventory of flood maps. Fairfield County received their new preliminary
FIRMs on February 5, 2010. A community open house was held on March 24, 2010 so that
residents could learn about the map modernization process and review the draft digital flood
maps of their property. An official 90-day appeal phase of the new FIRMs was held from July
15, 2010 until October 13, 2010. The effective date of the new FIRMs will depend upon
FEMA’s issuing of a Letter of Final Determination.
F. Identifying Structures within the County
1. Critical Facilities A listing of structures considered to be critical facilities is located in
Appendix D. The listing includes building name and type, address and the total values of the
structures.
2. Mobile Home Parks The following is a listing of the Mobile Home Parks in Fairfield
County as maintained by the County Health Department.
MOBILE HOME PARKS
ID # NAME / PHONE ADDRESS PS # of
Lots
2011004 BLUE HAVEN BAY
1-740-474-2355
11945 CINCINNATI ZANESVILLE RD
STOUTSVILLE, OH 43154
4 18
2011005 BROOKDALE MOBILE HOME PARK
1-740-654.4951
1795 BROOKDALE ROAD
LANCASTER, OH 43130
2 27
2011005 BUCKEYE BEACH MARINA & MOBILE
HOME 1-740-467-2909
5080 BATESON DR
THORNVILLE, OH 43078
13 43
2011012 COLONIAL ESTATES/LANCASTER
MOBILE 1-740-654-2600
2445 COLUMBUS LANCASTER RD
LANCASTER, OH 43130
5 370
2011007 COLONY VILLAGE MOBILE HOME
PARK 1-740-653-8998
3550 LOGAN LANCASTER RD
LANCASTER, OH 43130
2 47
2010001 FAIRFIELD VILLAGE
1-814-833-6304
11565 LITHOPOLIS-GROVEPORT RD
LITHOPOLIS, OH 43136
3 13
2010015 HILLVIEW MOBILE VILLAGE
1-740-385-4879
3424 BIS ROAD SW
LANCASTER, OH 43130
6 22
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2011001 LANCASTER ESTATES
1-790-654-3129
1570 & 1660 E MAIN ST
LANCASTER, OH 43130
14 139
2010006 O’RYAN'S PARK
1-740-756-4386
173 CEDAR HILL RD LANCASTER, OH
43130
14 11
2011002 REST-OVER TRAILER PARK
1-740.205-3413
3840 OLD LOGAN RD LANCASTER, OH
43130
2 7
2011008 RUSI-MLLE TRAILER PARK
1-740-538-7660
3015 MARKET ST RUSHVILLE, OH 43150 10 0.12
2011011 RUSTIC RIDGE MANUFACTURING
HOUSING 1-740-654-4140
1121 TARKILN RID LANCASTER, OH
43130
2 141
2011010 T & K TRAILER PARK
1-740-407-6875
12001 CHILLICOTHE LANCASTER RD
AMANDA, OH 43102
4 7
t
2011009 WHIGHTSEL COURT, INC
1-740-862-4421
8140 ELM ST THURSTON, OH 43157 13 29 '
2011003 YOGI'S MOBILE HOME PARK
1-740-205-3413
3770 OLD LOGAN RD LANCASTER, OH
43130
2 0.9
Fifteen (15) Parks with a total of 893 lots (See the Parks plotted on GIS map – Appendix B #9)
3. Structures by Classification The following is a listing of the types and numbers of
structures, by classification, and the approximate value of the structures in Fairfield County.
Classification Building
Count
Acreage Land
Values
Bldg Values Total
Agricultural 3,165 236,334.340 $976,298,770 $339,998,090 $1,316,296,860.
Commercial 2,299 7,236.204 $444,095,770. $820,714,610 $1,264,810,380.
Industrial 123 1,300.270 $23,747,080 $89,390,580. $113,137,660.
Residential 46,382 47,153.860 $1,816,556,770 $4,959,696,730. $6,776,253,500.
Totals 51,969 292,024.674 $3,260,698,390. $6,209,800,400. $9,470,490,400.
*County Valuation Totals 2010 – County Auditor
4. Construction A chart showing the amount of residential construction during the period
2005 – 2009. This chart indicates the decline in new residential units during this period.
Residential Construction 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total units 992 604 422 212 188
Total valuation (000) $172,509 $124,893 $81,273 $44,827 $38,099 Total single-unit bldgs 810 576 375 212 188 Average cost per unit $195,337 $211,078 $205,395 $211,448 $202,653
Total multi-unit bldg units 182 28 47 0 0 Average cost per unit $78,492 $118,286 $90,419 $0 $0
5. Businesses The chart shows the number of businesses started in the period 2004-2008.
Business Numbers 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Business starts 479 397 522 465 393
Active businesses 3,152 3,118 3,205 3,043 2,950
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G. Vulnerability of buildings, infrastructure and critical facilities
1. General
Fairfield County has progressed much in the past ten years in the identifying goals, policies
and objectives for the future of the County and in cooperation between the agencies responsible
for development within the county, local governments and developers.
In 2002 the Fairfield County Development Strategy and Land Use Plan was placed into
action by the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission (FCRPC). In 2009 the FCRPC
worked with the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission to update the County’s Master plan.
2. Vulnerability
Over the past ten years damages to the various homes, farms, businesses and industrial
facilities have been light. Damages from wind related events and ice storms have caused a
considerable amount of damages but have not caused major work or school outages.
There are several reasons that future construction in the County will be less vulnerable to
natural hazards and other events. These include land use policies and zoning regulations for
industry and other commercial construction. Industrial parks are located near Lancaster and
Pickerington and are appropriately planned and developed to attract economic development.
There is official adherence to floodplain restrictions throughout the County.
3. Zoning Eleven of the thirteen unincorporated Townships have adopted zoning. The Cities
of Lancaster and Pickerington and most Villages also have zoning regulations. These regulations
provide a guide to the jurisdictions for future development and land use, for the construction of
new structures, the upgrading of existing buildings and structures. All construction and/or
upgrading activities require a permit and are closely regulated by experienced officials.
H. Estimates of Potential Losses
Based on the County’s past experiences the estimates of losses tend to be light. Within the
numbers and values of farm structures, homes, commercial and industrial buildings the highest
potential for losses would be from residential losses. (See the Auditor’s Valuation Totals for
2010 on page 45). A 10% loss in the residential area would amount to $495,969,673.00.
The estimates of potential losses due to damages from natural hazard incidents are noted
under each of the natural hazards as listed on pages 31-41.
In estimating the potential losses to structures in this County procedures listed in FEMA 386-
2 were modified and utilized. The information provided by the County Auditor on the various
types and classification of structures (agricultural, commercial, industrial and residential) was
used and structures were evaluated by classification based on potential loss factors (%) of
hazards determined to affect the County.
The evaluation was based on the following factors:
Types (classification) and values of structures
Consideration of each natural hazard determined affecting the County (2000-2010)
Percentage of loss determined for each of six hazards (Thunderstorm Winds, Hailstorms,
Flooding, Severe Winter Storms, Windstorms (High Wind) and Tornadoes).
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Estimates of Losses by Structure Classification and by Hazard
Natural Hazards
(From NCDC Reports)
Thunder-
Storm &
Windstorms
Hail Storms
& Tornadoes
Flooding Severe
Winter
Storms
Estimated Percentage of Loss 10% 5% 4% 2%
Structure
Classification
Building
Count
Building
Values
Agricultural 3,165 $339,998,090. $339,999,809. $16,999,545. $13,5999,962.. $6,799.962.
Commercial 2,299 $820,714,610. 82,071,461. $41,035,731. $32,828,584. $16,414,292.
Industrial 123 $89,390,580. $8,939,058. $4,469,529. $3,575,623. $1,787,812.
Residential 46,382 $4,959,696,730. $495,969,673. $247,984,366. $198,387,869 $99,193,935.
Totals 51,969 $6,209,800,400. $620,980,200. $310,490.100. $248,392,016. $124,392,016.
Notes:
1. Thunderstorm Windstorms & High Winds are combined as they both have an estimated 10%
loss. Likewise Hailstorms and Tornadoes with an estimated 5% loss are combined.
2. These six hazards caused damages within the County during the period Jan 2000-Sep 2010.
See chart on page 28.
I. Analyzing Development Trends
During the ten year period 2000-2009 the population of Fairfield County has grown over
20,000 with an annual growth rate of 1.8%. This is the fourth highest growth rate in Ohio.
Hundreds of new residential homes have been built to accommodate this growth. Building
permits during the period from 2004 to 2009 declined from 1,265 in 2004 to 188 in 2009. During
this same period, 961 building lots were created in 2004 compared to 72 building lots in 2009.
This reduction is credited to the decline in the national economy, the loss of jobs and high
unemployment rate.
This development trend created a slight negative rate in the amount of farm land available.
However, farm production rates continue to grow and USDA 2007 reports Fairfield County farm
land as 177,772 acres with products sold listed at $70,960.000.00.
Also, over 2800 acres of farmland will be permanently preserved by the end of 2011 through
efforts of county land owners and various organizations dedicated to helping protect our
agricultural resources.
J. Future Land Use
The Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission appointed a County Planning Steering
Committee to develop county land use plan.
The Steering Committee in collaboration with local governments as well as agencies
responsible for development within the County produced in October 2004 the ‘Fairfield County
Development Strategy and Land Use Plan’.
Goals and Objectives The Plan has two main objectives (1) to provide an overall planning
and policy ethic for Fairfield County identifying goals, policies, and objectives for the future of
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the County and (2) to provide a broad framework for local municipalities and townships to use
when evaluating and coordinating local plans, policies, and goals. This plan places a strong
emphasis on protecting the county’s farmland and critical resource areas.
The following chart identifies land use within Fairfield County:
Future Land Use
Future Land Use Categories Acres Percent Agricultural Preservation 100336.27. 30.84%
Rural Residential 59016.26. 18.14%
Suburban Residential 22004.71 6.76%
Mixed Use Residential 1834.37 0.56%
Neighborhood Commercial 193.72 0.06%
Highway Commercial 681.06 0.21%
Office 741.8 0.23%
Light Industrial 774.28 0.24%
Industrial 325.43 .10%
Public Facility 1995. 0.61%
Open Space 4216.01 1.30%
Critical Resource 115673.41 35.55%
Other 1502.44 0.46%
Incorporated 16057.02 4.94%
Total 325351.78 100% Regional Planning - October 2004
The Regional Planning Commission continues to work with local governments, county and
state agencies,
The Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission continues to further enhance the
recommendations of the 2004 land use plan. In 2009, the county adopted an Active
Transportation and Open Space Plan, which includes goals, objectives and recommendations for
incorporating bikeway facilities and open space into the county’s planning efforts.
The RPC is currently working with the County Economic Development Department and the
Soil and Water Conservation District to create an Agriculture Economic Development Plan to
help increase the production and consumption of local foods within the county. A goal of this
plan is to help further the protection of our farmland through a local food initiative.
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SECTION IV
MITIGATION STRATEGY
A. General
This section of the plan identifies the various hazard mitigation goals and activities of the
County, the Cities and the Villages for the 2011 County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.
The purpose of mitigation planning is to identify the natural hazards that have historically
affected the county and the individual jurisdictions, to develop assessments of the risks involved
and to establish goals and action plans to reduce or correct the deficiencies noted.
The planners must consider the effects on the population, homes, businesses, farms and the
infrastructure, prioritize mitigation actions based on identified criteria and determine the best
possible course of action for each jurisdiction to take.
The goals selected by the communities must be those that would best accomplish the needs
of the communities and when accomplished reduce the damages from the hazards.
Courses of action were selected based on the vulnerabilities of the jurisdiction to the
identified hazards, the urgency of the situation, a consideration of the benefits and costs of
proposed mitigation activities and providing for long term planning.
B. Goals and Activities for Fairfield County
1. General
Mitigation goals are established on the need to mitigate the vulnerability of the jurisdiction to
hazards that adversely affect their citizens, property and values. Most mitigation activities
require determination of the most critical mitigation needs, prioritizing mitigation activities,
determination of benefits-costs, long term planning and location of adequate funding.
There are several goals that the county (including the Townships) and the participating
jurisdictions can work on jointly in order to affect positive actions and results and lessen dangers
to the public. The following CORE Group recommendations should be pursued by all:
Education of the jurisdiction’s elected officials and employees regarding the hazards that
affect their area, the need to identify and prioritize mitigations actions within their
capabilities and become knowledgeable of mitigation programs available to the
jurisdictions in the event of a disaster or for pre-disaster purposes. (Lead – County EMA)
Promotion of public education programs that address items such as debris prevention and
removal; the property owner’s responsibilities and severe weather warning awareness.
Informational brochures provided by FEMA, NWS, EMA and others should be
distributed though schools, public offices, and other outlets. (Lead – County EMA)
To continue to host meetings for the jurisdictional officials and the public from such
agencies as the OH EMA Disaster Recovery & Mitigation Branches; ODNR - Division
Soil & Water Resources; National Weather Service; etc. (Lead - County EMA)
Ensuring all jurisdictions (county, cities, villages and townships) that have not already
adopted appropriate building and other codes move to develop them in order to protect
the citizens and the property values of the community. (Lead – County Commissioners)
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Encouraging the leadership of the jurisdictions that are not already participants in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to enroll in order to allow their citizens to
benefit from Flood Insurance. (Lead – EMA and Regional Planning)
2. Goals and Activities All the following goals and activities are considered priority
items that are often within reach of local resources and are actions that all jurisdictions
should pursue. Activities listed below are numbered in accordance with realistic priorities as
determined by the CORE group:
a. Severe Weather (summer and winter)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education
and preparedness.
Activities and Priorities:
Pursue an active public awareness program regarding natural hazards and protective
action steps the public should be aware of for their protection. Assist schools in the education
of the students. Utilize brochures from FEMA, ODNR and others to help spread to word to
the public. (Lead – FC EMA)
1. Expand the use of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and broadcast public warnings and
notifications as needed. (Agencies responsible - Sheriff and FC EMA)
2. Make Fairfield County a STORM READY COMMUNITY (Lead – FC EMA).
3. Weather Warning Radios: (Lead - Jurisdictions)
~ Purchase warning radios for public facilities, parks, and recreational areas.
~ Provide weather warning radios for all schools (private and public).
~ Educate the public regarding the importance and need to purchase the weather
warning radios for their homes in order to protect their families.
5. Tornado Warning Sirens – Continue to seek funding sources in order to procure new
sirens for the unprotected areas within the county. See GIS map – Appendix B #10 for siren
coverage as of January 2011. (Lead – FC EMA)
6. Declaration of snow emergencies when appropriate. (County Sheriff).
7. Determine the possibilities for the establishment of tornado shelters or safe rooms at
mobile home parks. (Lead – Local Jurisdictions and FC EMA)
b. Class I Dams
Goal: Encourage owners of Class I dams within the jurisdiction to maintain and upgrade
their dams in accordance with current state standards set by the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources (ODNR). This program, started in November 2010, is a top priority project.
Activities and Priorities:
1. Offer Class I dam owners assistance in writing the emergency plans. (FC EMA)
2. Support the activities of Conservancy Districts.
3. Seek funding for maintenance and/or upgrading of Class I and II dams to meet current
ODNR standards.
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c. Debris in Streams
Goal: Encourage the establishment of maintenance programs by the County Engineer, City
and Township Road departments and local land owners to monitor streams and ditches in
order to remove fallen trees and other debris and clear the waterways of obstructions in a
timely manner.
Activities and Priorities:
1. Utilize brochures to educate landowners on stream ownership responsibilities.
2. Obtain and distribute guidance documents and brochures published by the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources and others regarding the importance of debris control
and the results of failing to clear debris.
3. Urge local government’s assistance to help remove debris cleared from streams and
ditches in their jurisdictions.
4. Investigate sources of funding and/or assistance for removal of debris and log jams.
5. Establish partnerships with contractors for debris removal programs and possible use of
their equipment as a community service or at reduced rate.
d. Flooding
Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion at development and construction sites.
Activities and Priorities:
Educate contractors, inspectors, county and local officials, and developers regarding the
need to consider their actions in regards to the proper channeling of storm water. (Lead –
County Regional Planning and EMA)
1. Ensure that effective zoning codes are established in all jurisdictions and enforced.
2. Encourage participation of the above listing in ODNR and Regional Planning floodplain
seminars.
3. Encourage and assist local jurisdictions to adopt storm water and erosion control and
floodplain regulations.
~ Resize (upgrade) culverts/bridges that are undersized.
~ Work with the County, City and Township Engineers to study the problem areas
and prioritize appropriate mitigation actions for ditches, culverts and bridges.
~ Seek funding through grants from available sources in order to fund the projects.
4. Purchase or relocate home(s) in floodplain areas and convert into open space. Consider
mitigation projects that would solve problems in these area, i.e.,
~ Study purchasing of homes/buildings in floodplain.
~ Consider elevating or moving of homes/buildings.
~ Prioritize all actions, consider cost/benefits.
5. Funding for retrofitting for runoff detention.
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C. Participating Jurisdictions – Goals and Activities
1. General.
Members of the County EMA staff met with the mayors and other jurisdictional officials to
discuss the updating of the existing County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. The meetings were
scheduled and conducted either at jurisdictional offices or at the County EMA offices.
The mayors and other attendees were briefed on 2011 Mitigation Plan updating. The public
was invited to attend these meetings. The following agenda was followed in each meeting:
A briefing on the purpose of the County Mitigation Plan and the need to have a plan
approved by FEMA before the current plan expired on November 6, 2011.
A brief review of the various federal mitigation programs, their purposes and availability
to the jurisdictions and the importance of the benefit-cost review were emphasized.
Discussion of local mitigation actions conducted since 2003 and the present status.
Identification of existing problems to be considered for future mitigation actions. The
need to prioritize mitigation activities identified, consider cost-benefits and funding.
Finally the selection of the primary activity for the 2011 HMP.
Completion of a current Community Hazards Analysis for the jurisdiction.
Review of the Critical Facilities lists and identification of any changes.
Discussion of the need for the jurisdiction to adopt the County plan.
2. Goals and Activities.
The following goals and activities were selected by the participating jurisdictions for
inclusion into the 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan:
Also included are the 2003 activities chosen by the jurisdictions for the 2003 Natural Hazards
Mitigation Plan and the status of the project(s).
City of Lancaster
2003 Activity: Lake/Allen Storm Water Infiltration Study - Completed
2011 Goal: Decrease storm water flooding of properties in the City that were developed prior to
the adoption of regulatory controls.
2011 Activity: Hocking River Flood Control Measures: Construct a system of localized flood
control structures, flood relief basins and stream restorations along the Hocking River and its
tributaries to minimize the impact of flood waters in the City.
Lead: City of Lancaster Engineering Department
Start Date: August 2012 (or when funding is available)
End Date: August 2015
Task #1 – Secure assistance of other appropriate agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) and the Fairfield Soil
and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Task #2 – Identify the areas/properties frequently flooded during heavy storm events.
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Task #3 – Prioritize areas and develop a preliminary project scope
Task #4 – Identify and select a qualified consultant to prepare a study to determine options,
costs, phases, implementation schedules and other information needed to address areas identified
in the preliminary project scope.
Task #5 – Review and revise, as needed, the Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment for
the North Hocking Watershed to reflect any changes created by the proposed project.
Task #6 – Identify reliable funding sources needed to implement the engineering and
construction of the various phases of the project. (PDM, FMA, CDBG, other sources)
Task #7 – Implement engineering and construction of the first phase structure(s) identified in the
study.
City of Pickerington
2003 Activity: Procurement of four additional tornado warning sirens for the City (Complete)
2011 Goal: Prepare a Storm Drainage Master Plan for the city.
2011 Activity: City of Pickerington Storm Drainage Master Plan. The city has not had a
complete plan of the water drainage in the city. The city will begin to complete such a plan in
2011 (see tasks below).
Lead: City of Pickerington Engineering Department
Start Date: 1st quarter 2012
End Date: 3rd
quarter 2013
Task #1 – Review existing data – previous area studies, FEMA flood insurance studies, NRCS
soils data, inventory of existing storm water control facilities, stream flow and rain gauge data,
subdivision plans and resident complaints
Task #2 – Identify funding sources. (City of Pickerington Storm Water Utility funds)
Task #3 – Field work – GPS data collection, field reconnaissance survey, collection of high
water marks.
Task #4 – Delineation of watersheds
Task #5 – Hydrologic/hydraulic analysis – storm water computer model set-up, model testing,
identification of system deficiencies and evaluation of problems
Task #6 – Develop city Storm Water Drainage Manual
Task #7 – Review Existing ordinances pertaining to storm water
Task #8 – Develop prioritized Capital Improvement Plan
Task #9 – Write Storm Water Master Plan, including creation of a GIS system map.
Village of Amanda
2003 Activity: Purchase of a tornado warning siren (Complete)
2011 Goal: To repair or replace an old, inadequate culvert.
2011 Activity: To repair or replace an old, undersized culvert on West Main Street in the
Village. The culvert requires continual attention to maintain it as useable. The culvert often
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becomes clogged with debris causing flooding problem to nearby homes. West Main Street is the
principle east-west route for emergency response vehicles as well as normal traffic.
Lead: Village of Amanda Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: January 2012
End Date: December 2013
Task 1: Have a registered professional engineer size, design, and create construction drawings.
Task 2: Obtain engineer's estimate for the culvert.
Task 3: Identify funding source. (CDBG or PDM)
Task 3: Put out to bid.
Task 4: Construct new culvert.
Village of Baltimore
2003 Activity: Purchase of a tornado warning siren (Complete)
2011 Goal: To mitigate flood hazards through the Village of Baltimore.
2011 Activity: To correct the current flooding problem by removing debris and log jams in the
three major streams within the Village.
Lead: Village of Baltimore Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: September 2011
End Date: August 2013
Task 1: Have a registered professional engineer evaluate the project, determine the work to be
accomplished and the estimated time and cost of the project.
Task 2: Identify funding sources. (CDBG, PDM)
Task 3: Advertise and hold public meetings
Task 4: Prepare plans and specifications for bidding
Task 5: Bid and Execute contracts
Task 6: Award the contract.
Task 7: Completion of the contracted work
Task 8: Acceptance of the contracted work
Task 9: Develop a maintenance program for the accepted completed project
Village of Bremen
2003 Goal: Establish maintenance programs to monitor/remove trees and debris. (Complete)
2011 Goal: To protect the Village Wastewater Treatment Plan from flood water damages.
2011 Activity: To develop a protective barrier wall around the Wastewater Treatment Plant to
prohibit flooding of the facility.
Lead: Village of Bremen Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: July 2011
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End Date: June 2013
Task 1: Have a registered professional engineer design and create construction drawings of an
appropriate barrier system around the facility.
Task 2: Present the completed project drawing and cost estimates for council’s approval.
Task 3: Determine an appropriate funding source for the project (CDBG, PDM)
Task 4: Advertise the project and accept bids
Task 5: Award the bid to the lowest qualified construction company.
Task 6: Construction of the barrier
Task 7: Acceptance of the completed project
Village of Carroll
2003 Activity: Purchase of weather receiver in all schools, municipal offices, fire stations and
police station. (Complete)
2011 Goal: To provide a safe, severe weather shelter for Village residents.
2011 Activity: To determine the best type of tornado shelter for the Village of Carroll.
Construct the shelter on Village property or rehab an existing building as a shelter.
Lead: Village of Carroll Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: June 2011
End Date: August 2015
Task 1: Contact companies in the shelter industry to determine the shelter design, location, type
of structure and costs. Determine the best possible type of tornado shelter for the Village.
Task 2: Select the type of shelter best suited for the Village. (i.e., a new shelter or rehab of an
existing structure).
Task 3: Identify funding sources. (PDM)
Task 4: Advertise the selected shelter for bids by certified contractors
Task 5: Select the best bid and award the contract
Task 6: Construction of the Shelter
Task 7: Inspection and acceptance of the completed shelter
Village of Lithopolis
2003 Activity: Purchase of weather radios for the school, library, mayor’s office, police
department, fire department and water plant (Complete)
2011 Goal: Upgrade the electrical system of the Village’s four sewer lift stations in order to
permit the rapid hook-up of generators to permit continued uninterrupted operation of the
sanitary sewer system.
2011 Activity: Modify all of the lift stations electrical systems to facilitate the use of generators
to provide emergency power whenever electric service is lost due to storms or other
interruptions. When power outages occur the lift station(s) becomes non-functional and sanitary
sewer service stops.
Lead: Village of Lithopolis Administrator/Mayor
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Start Date: March 2011
End Date: June 2013
Task 1: Review the electrical wiring diagrams of the lift stations to determine modifications
needed for emergency power (generator) hook-ups. The modifications must include both male
and female type connectors to ensure generator hook-up regardless of how the generator is
wired.
Task 2: Obtain bids from certified electrical contractors for completing the necessary electrical
modifications to the four lift stations.
Task 3: Coordinate with Bloom Township officials, and area equipment providers, for
emergency use or rental, of four heavy duty generators.
Task 4: Determine funding sources. (CDBG or PDM)
Task 5: Advertise the project with appropriate closing date.
Task 6: Review bids and award the contract for the electrical work.
Task 7: Have the completed work inspected and approved.
Village of Millersport
2003 Activity: Purchase of tornado warning sirens (Completed)
2011 Goal: To inspect, repair or replace older storm sewers and catch basins.
2011 Activity: To repair or replace inadequate or damaged storm sewers and catch basins to
improve the efficiency of the sewer system and to lessen flooding in the area during heavy rains.
Task 1: Identify areas and properties within the Village that frequently flood, inspect area storm
sewer lines and catch basins that cause back up during periods of heavy rainfall and are in need
of repair or replacement.
Task 2: Re-locate, or re-construct, catch basins between Tadpole Alley and Cherry Alley.
Task 3: Have a qualified consultant prepare construction plans; determine costs, and the
estimated time for completion.
Task 4: Identify reliable sources of funding (CDBG or PDM)
Task 5: Advertise project for bids.
Task 6: Accept bid and award contract.
Task 7: Inspect and acceptance of the completed projects
Village of Pleasantville
2003 Activity: Purchase of warning radios for public school buildings, library, post office and
municipal office. (Completed)
2011 Goal: To develop and install a system designed to provide protection from lightning strikes on the
Village Water Tower. The tower frequently is struck by lightning damaging electronic controls and the
emergency generator thus disabling the system.
2011 Activity: To determine what type of prevention system would be required to provide lightning
protection for the Village water tower.
Lead: Village of Pleasantville Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: March 2011
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Task 1: To obtain advice and cost estimates from an electrical engineering firm for the development of a
system that would provide maximum protection from lightning strikes for the electrical system and
generator at the Village water tower.
Task 2: Obtain cost estimates from appropriate construction firms.
Task 3: Identify funding source. (CDBG or PDM)
Task 4: Advertise the project and obtain bids.
Task 5: Award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder.
Task 6: Installation of a lightning protection system for the Village Water Tower
Task 7: Devise and follow a periodic maintenance program
Village of Rushville
2003 Activity: Removal of older trees in village to prevent damage to power lines, structures,
etc. (Completed)
2011 Goal: To procure a generator to provide a backup power source to the Village’s water
booster station. (During power outages the Village is without water for normal usage and fire
protection).
2011 Activity: To purchase and install a generator capable of providing emergency power for
the water booster station. The booster station supports two Villages (Rushville and West
Rushville) and one school (Soon to be two). Water is purchased from the Village of Bremen
which is located at a much lower elevation thus requiring a water booster station to pump the
water for the Villages.
Lead: Village of Rushville Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: February 2011
End Date: February 2013
Task 1: Determine the size generator required and the cost of installation.
Task 2: Identify a funding source (PDM or CDBG)
Task 3: Advertise the project for bids.
Task 4: Award the contract to an approved, licensed, dealer
Task 5: Have the installation monitored by creditable agencies
Task 6: Develop appropriate operation and service procedures.
Village of Stoutsville
2003 Activity: Purchase of tornado warning siren (Completed)
2011 Goal: Minimize the impact that storms and heavy rainfall has on homes on the west side
of the Village of Stoutsville.
2011 Activity: To provide a combination of storm drains and ditching in order to route the large
amounts of storm water around several homes and into Scippo Creek.
Lead: Village of Stoutsville Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: July 2011
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Task 1: Have a registered professional engineer size, design, and create construction drawings of
a drainage system.
Task 2: Obtain engineer’s estimates for the project.
Task 3: Identify funding sources. (PDM or CDBG)
Task 4: Put bid out for contract.
Task 4: Select contractor
Task 5: Work to complete the drainage project
Task 7: Acceptance of the completed project
Village of Sugar Grove
2003 Activity: Purchase of NOAA weather radios for the school and fire department
(Competed)
2011 Goal: To provide an alternate power source to the Village Wastewater Treatment Plant
2011 Activity: To purchase an appropriate size generator to ensure that electric power will be
available for operation of the Village Wastewater Treatment Plant when the electric power in off.
The plant provides services for the Village and the three schools in the School District.
Lead: Village of Sugar Grove Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: June 2011
End Date: July 2012
Task 1: Have a registered, licensed electric company determine the type and size of generator
necessary to provide electric power when needed.
Task 2: Identify an appropriate funding source.
Task 3: Advertise the project and accept bids
Task 4: Award the contact to the lowest qualified bidder
Task 5: Installation of the generator
Task 6: Develop an appropriate maintenance program. Ensure plant personnel are trained to
maintain the system.
Village of Thurston
2003 Activity: Purchase of weather radios for community. (100% Compete i.e., Village offices,
library, Fire Department, School and the Post Office.
Comment: Repair and/or replacement of storm drains within the Village. A portion of the
storm drains were repaired during the past three years (2008-2010) utilizing Village Street and
highway funds.
2011 Goal: Repair or replacement of the reminder of the storm drains, and installation of new
sewer lines as needed, to eliminate flooding of homes.
2011 Activity: The remainder of the drains require repair or replacement and possibility some new lines
installed. There is a need to complete the project and eliminate flooding problems in the Village. The
Village plans to utilize Ohio Neighborhood Revitalization grant funds to accomplish this work.
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Lead: Village of Thurston Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: February 2012
End Date: March 2014
Task 1: Identification of existing storm drains that could not replaced due funding shortfall but
require repair or replacement.
Task 2: Obtain cost estimates from appropriate construction firms.
Task 3: Identify funding source. (CDBG)
Task 4: Advertise the projects and obtain bids
Task 5: Complete repair and/or installation
Village of West Rushville
2003 Activity: Trimming of trees that are on village property that are into power lines
(Complete)
2011 Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather, especially the threat of tornadoes, has on
the Village of West Rushville by providing an adequate tornado warning siren.
2011 Activity: Replace a very old, non-functioning siren with a new tornado siren.
Lead: Village of West Rushville Administrator/Mayor
Start Date: April 2011
End Date: March 2013
Task 1: Determine the size of the siren needed based on the proposed area of coverage.
Task 2: Ascertain the cost of the siren and the cost of installation.
Task 3: Identify a funding source. (PDM)
Task 4: Application for the grant to fund the project
Task 5: Purchase the siren and engagement a qualified contractor to install the siren.
Task 6: Coordinate with the County EMA office to ensure the siren is entered on the Sheriff’s
911 Siren Warning system.
3. Mitigation Activities by the Cities of Lancaster and Pickerington
Both Lancaster and Pickerington have many mitigation programs over and above the projects
listed in paragraph C 2 above. The following addresses past and future activities:
City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster has completed several studies in recent years to identify storm
water problems. The following projects have been completed:
“Watershed Plan and Environmental Assessment for North Hocking Watershed.” This
study was completed in 1982. The plan minimized the storm damage loss in specific
flood prone areas within the City. The plan protects structures and other property near
the Hocking River and Tarhe Run. The first phase of this project, the Tarhe Dry Dam,
was substantially completed in 1994. The second phase, the Tarhe Diversion Sewer, was
completed in 1995.
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The “Sewer System Evaluation Report” was completed in 1980 and projects to minimize
storm water inflow and infiltration in the sanitary sewer system were completed in the
next twenty years until completion in 2008. In addition, Reese’s-Fairview Storm Water
Infiltration Study and the Lake/Allen Street Storm Water Infiltration Study were
completed in the 1990s.
Proposed Storm water Management Projects (As of January 5, 2011)
Union/Mulberry Mitigation Project
Sells Road Drainage
Campground Road Culvert Replacement
State Route 37 Culvert Replacement
Main Street Storm water Improvements
Cherokee Area CDBG Storm water Improvement
City of Pickerington
The following projects have been completed:
1. Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Expansion of WWTP from 1.6 mgd to 3.2
mgd, completed in 2010. Increased capacity allows the plant to handle more flow
even with units out of service. Project cost $12,000,000.
2. Water Treatment Plant (WTP). Expansion of WTP to 3.5 mgd, completed in
2006. Increased capacity allows the plant to process more water resulting in more
redundancy in the system.
3. Olde Pickerington Storm Sewer. 42” to 60” relief storm sewer to relieve flooding
problems in the older area of downtown Pickerington. Project operational in
2009. Project cost $1,200,000.
4. Meadows Drive Culvert Replacement – Replaced a washed out corrugated metal
culvert with a new concrete pipe on a collector street in 2008. Project cost
$100,000.
5. Hill Road North (SR 256) Culvert Replacement – Replaced a corroded 8’
diameter corrugated metal culvert with a new 8’ concrete pipe in 2009. Project
cost $100,000.
Current and Future Plans
1. Water Master Plan – completing a water master plan for the city. Plan includes
GIS mapping of the city’s water mains, computer model of system pressures and
flows and analysis of capacity of the city’s well field. Anticipated completion the
first quarter of 2011.
2. Sanitary Sewer Master Plan – completing a sanitary sewer master plan for the
city. Similar to the Water Master Plan, includes GIS mapping of the city’s
sanitary sewers, a computer model of the system and recommendation for future
system upgrades. Anticipated completion the second quarter of 2011.
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3. Storm Drainage Master Plan – just starting the plan, similar to the above water
and sanitary plans. Anticipated completion in 2012.
Note: The above plans will include complete maps of service areas and locations
of all utility lines.
4. Refugee Road Elevated Water Storage Tank – currently under construction. The
water tank will be a 750,000 gallon elevated tank to provide better water pressure
for fire protection in the northern business district of Pickerington along SR 256
and Refugee Rd.
D. Critical Facilities
A listing of critical facilities for the county is located in Appendix D. This listing includes
the name, location and value of the following type facilities.
Airport Educational Facilities Fire/EMS Facilities
Hospitals Miscellaneous Nursing/Assisted Living
Water & Wastewater Facilities
Note: Several critical facilities have been posted on a GIS map in Appendix B. These
include the County Courthouse, EMA, Sheriff’s Office, State Highway Patrol Post, Ohio
Department of Transportation (ODOT), Southeastern Correctional Institute and the Liberty
Center. See Appendix B #2.
E. Hazard Events affecting Fairfield County
1. General
The following pages provide a discussion on the dams located in Fairfield County. There are
many privately owned dams and many that belong to the Conservancy Districts.
There are 13 Class I, 15 Class II, and 19 Class III dams. See the GIS map entitled Dam
Inventory showing the location of the Class I, II, and III dams - Appendix B, #6.
Definition of dam failure: The breaking down (collapse) of a barrier constructed to obstruct
or control the flow of water.
2. Vulnerability and Estimate Losses
There are several problem areas associated with private dams that affect the vulnerability of
surrounding property and areas. These include:
Dam owners that have not developed Emergency Action Plans or the Operations and
Maintenance Plan for their dams.
Untended trees and shrubs growing on the embankment of the dam that weaken its
structure.
There is a potential for failure due to old age, the weakening of the structures and due to
heavy rainfall, especially flash flooding.
A worst case scenario regarding dam failure concerns the Lancaster flood plain area and
the failure of dams north of Lancaster. Estimates of losses are upwards of $28 million.
There were two meetings concerning dams and dam owners held in December 2010.
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December 9, 2010. Various representatives from Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR), Fairfield County’s Regional Planning and Soil and Water offices, the
Rushcreek and Hunter’s Run Conservancy Districts, the Ohio Dam Board as well as
representatives of the County EMA and GIS offices met on December 9, 2010 to discuss
Class I And II dams and determined that vulnerability from dam failure in Fairfield
County is significant.
December 15, 2010. Dam Safety Engineering Program Meeting. Class I Dam Owners in
the County where invited to a meeting held at the County EMA offices. The primarily
purpose of the meeting was to provide the dam owners tools, guidelines and assistance
necessary to complete a dam Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and a dam Operation and
Maintenance Inspection Plan. Representatives of ODNR, OH EMA, the Ohio Dam
Association and the County EMA headed the program and provided the instructions.
3. Potential Downstream Hazards from Dams
Below is a list of Class I and Class II dams that have the potential, in the event of a dam
failure, to place persons located below the sites at risk as well as cause damage to crops, roads,
and property. See the ‘Estimated Population at Risk’ figure for each dam below:
Appendix B GIS Map #6 shows the locations of the Class I, II and III dams in the County.
Additional information on the dams is listed in Appendix F.
Name of Dam: Pine Lake Estates Dam
File Number: 9524-011
Height of Dam as Measured: 25.7 feet Height Class: III
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 155.0 acre-feet Storage Class: III
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 50
Name of Dam: Hunter’s Run Structure R-42
File Number: 9525-016
Height of Dam as Measured: 23.5 feet Height Class: IV
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 22.0 acre-feet Storage Class: IV
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 3
Name of Dam: Hunter’s Run Structure NO. 6
File Number: 9625-003
Height of Dam as Measured: 24.5 feet Height Class: IV
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 794.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 20
Name of Dam: Hunter’s Run Structure NO. 8
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File Number: 9525-008
Height of Dam as Measured: 52.5 feet Height Class: II
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 971.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 30
Name of Dam: Hunter’s Structure NO. 9
File Number: 9525-009
Height of Dam as Measured: 76.0 feet Height Class: I
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 2920.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 100+
Name of Dam: Tarhe Dry Dam
File Number: 9524-025
Height of Dam as Measured: 30.0 feet Height Class: III
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 93.0 feet Storage Class: III
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 3
Name of Dam: Hunter’s Run Structure NO. 3
File Number: 9525-003
Height of Dam as Measured: 27.1 feet Height Class: III
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 1781.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 8
Name of Dam: Hunter’s Run Structure NO. 4
File Number: 9525-004
Height of Dam as Measured: 50.6 feet Height Class: II
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 748.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 8
Name of Dam: Rush Creek VII - A
File Number: 9524-024
Height of Dam as Measured: 40.7 feet Height Class: II
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 1585.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Name of Dam: Rush Creek VI-A
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File Number: 9623-005
Height of Dam as Measured: 57.6 feet Height Class: II
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 15386 acre-feet Storage Class: I
Hazard Class: II
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 0
Name of Dam: Rush Creek NO. VI-D
File Number: 9623-004
Height of Dam as Measured: 51.5 feet Height Class: II
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 2150.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: II
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 3
Name of Dam: Rush Creek Structure NO. V-C
File Number: 9523-001
Height of Dam as Measured: 36.0 feet Height Class: III
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 780.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
Estimated Population at Risk: 15
Name of Dam: Rush Creek Structure NO. R-23
File Number: 9523-010
Height of Dam as Measured: 35.9 feet Height Class: III
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 2755.0 acre-feet Storage Class: II
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: II
Estimated Population at Risk: 6
Name of Dam: Rush Creek Structure NO. V-B
File Number: 9523-002
Height of Dam as Measured: 32.0 feet Height Class: III
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 492.0 acre-feet Storage Class: III
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: II
Estimated Population at Risk: 3
Name of Dam: Held Lake Dam (Exempt)
File Number: 9524-020
Height of Dam as Measured: 19.0 feet Height Class: IV
Storage Volume at Top of Dam: 22.0 acre-feet Storage Class: IV
Hazard Class: I
Final Class: I
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Estimated Population at Risk: 3
Further information regarding the Class I, II and III maps is located in Appendix F and
includes a list of dams by classification. (Source ODNR)
Fairfield County EMA (Operations and Planning Manager) maintains a files on Conservancy
District (Rushcreek and Hunters Run) and private dams located in Fairfield County.
F. CORE Group Profiling of Hazards and Resulting Action Plans
General
The CORE Group members conducted an exercise using a matrix to assist them in ranking
the natural hazards affecting the County and rating of action plans based upon specific criteria.
See Tab 1 to this Section to view matrix format and example.
The Group members, including people that were members of the 2003 CORE Planning
Group, reviewed the results of the 2003 profiling in order to prioritize the hazards and reach a
common consensus.
The results of the review confirmed that the twelve hazards identified in the 2003 plan were
the same hazards that could/would affect the county in 2011 and in the future.
The following criterion was used to rate the mitigation activities:
Was the hazard a reoccurring threat and one that feasible mitigation action was deemed
necessary?
Was the hazard life threatening?
Was the property damage caused by an occurrence overly costly?
Would mitigation actions?
Address the problem Reduce the risk
Be technically feasible Be environmentally sound
Meet Federal/State/Local Regulations Be cost effective
Be politically acceptable Have negative social impacts
Three hazards were selected for future activities: Flooding, dams and severe weather. Debris
in streams was added even though it was not a hazard but did contribute to flooding.
The following eighteen activities are recommended by the CORE Group for future mitigation
actions. All are considered high priority. The lead office or agency is expected to take actions to
satisfy the goals named:
1.) Flooding (1 of 8)
Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites.
Activity #1: Encourage and assist local jurisdictions to adopt storm water/erosion control and
floodplain regulations.
Lead: Fairfield Soil and Water Conservancy District
Start Date: September 2011
Finish Date: August 2016
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Task 1: Identify individuals/consultants who have knowledge of storm water/erosion control and
floodplain regulations.
Task 2: Identify funding source(s) for hiring consultant to help create regulations.
Task 3: Research surrounding Conservancy Districts for storm water/erosion control and
floodplain regulations
Task 4: Develop information gathered into easily compatible formats.
Task 5: Identify regulations that are out-of-date or where none exist.
Task 6: Conduct meetings with identified communities to explain the need for regulations
Task 7: Assist the communities in their efforts to develop local regulations.
Task 8: Help the communities to implement the new regulations.
2.) Flooding (2 of 8)
Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites.
Activity #2: Resize culverts/bridges that are undersized.
Lead: Township Road Superintendents, City Engineers and FC Engineer
Start Date: September 2011
Finish Date: August 2015
Task 1: Identify culverts/bridges that are undersized.
Task 2: Prioritize replacement of culverts/bridges that are undersized.
Task 3: Identify local match (design)
Task 4: Upgrading of culvert/bridges
3.) Flooding (3 of 8)
Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites.
Activity #3: Educate/conduct workshops for contractors, inspectors, government officials, and
developers
Lead: FC Engineer and FC EMA
Start Date: April 2012
Finish Date: September 2016
Task 1: Identify presenters on topics (local match).
Task 2: Identify materials/items needed to conduct workshop.
Task 3: Identify people who should attend training.
Task 4: Task force planning of workshop
Task 5: Advertise and conduct workshop.
Task 6: Assist with ongoing training
Task 8: Require feedback on workshop.
Task 9: Hold a task force debriefing.
4.) Flooding (4 of 8)
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Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites.
Activity #4: Encourage participation in ODNR floodplain seminars.
Lead: FC Engineer and FC EMA
Start Date: January 2012
Finish Date: September 2016
Task 1: Identification of who should attend floodplain seminars
Task 2: Identify funding source to pay registration fee.
Task 3: Identify workshops that will be beneficial.
Task 4: Subsidize
5.) Flooding (5 of 8)
Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites.
Activity #5: Program to purchase floodplain/conservation easements in floodplain/flood prone
areas.
Lead: Fairfield Soil and Water Conservancy District
Start Date: May 2012
End Date: August 2015
Task 1: Identify holder of easements
Task 2: Identify floodplain/flood prone areas
Task 3: Identify funding source for purchase of floodplain/conservation easements
Task 4: Identify an appraisal process of the land
Task 5: Create an application process
Task 6: Ranking of application
Task 7: Make offer to landowner
Task 8: Sign of easement transition funds
Task 9: Monitor site for compliance
6.) Flooding (6 of 8)
Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites
Activity #6: Funding for Pilot Projects to implement new/experimental flooding control
techniques
Lead: FC Engineer
Start Date: June 2012
Finish Date: August 2016
Task 1: Identify possible pilot project for new/experimental flooding control techniques (local
match)
Task 2: Identify area of pilot project
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Task 3: Get approval from owner(s) where project will take place
Task 4: Cost benefit analysis
Task 5: Implementation of project
Task 6: Monitor project
Task 7: Feedback from project
7.) Flooding (7 of 8)
Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites
Activity #7: Purchase home(s) in floodplain areas and convert to open spaces
Lead: Fairfield County Regional Planning
Start Date: July 2012
Finish Date: June 2016
Task 1: Identify the structures subject to flood damage
Task 2: Establish damage and frequency relationships for floods
Task 3: Perform a cost/benefit analysis for each structure
Task 4: Identify the interest in buy-outs
Task 5: Identify funding sources
Task 6: Make offers on structures
Task 7: Close on structures
Task 8: Demolish the structures
Task 9: Clean up and maintain the property
8.) Flooding (8 of 8)
Goal: Decrease storm water runoff and erosion for development sites
Activity #8: Funding for retrofitting for runoff detention
Lead: County-wide Emphasis
Start Date: January 2012
Finish Date: June 2016
Task 1: Identify sites with large impervious areas
Task 2: Cost benefit analysis
Task 3: Identify funding source
Task 4: Design of storm water detention/retention
Task 5: Install the runoff detention structure
Task 6: Maintain runoff detention structure
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9.) Severe Weather (1 of 7)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and
preparedness
Activity #1: Purchase tornado warning sirens for public uncovered jurisdictions, parks, and
recreational areas
Lead: FC EMA
Start Date: June 2011
Finish Date: November 2016
Task 1: Identify cites for warning devices
Task 2: Prioritize areas
Task 3: Cost/Benefit effectiveness
Task 4: Create map of projected location and coverage area
Task 5: Put bid out for contract
Task 6: Select contractor
Task 7: Construct warning devices
Task 8: Maintain devices
10.) Severe Weather (2 of 7)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and
preparedness
Activity #2: Subsidy residential program for early warning weather radios
Lead: FC EMA
Start Date: October 2011
Finish Date: September 2016
Task 1: Identification of location where radios will be located
Task 2: Cost benefit
Task 3: Identify funding
Task 4: Distribute radios
11.) Severe Weather (3 of 7)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and
preparedness
Activity #3: Expand Emergency Alert System (EAS) notifications
Lead: FC SO and FC EMA
Start Date: January 2012
Finish Date: September 2016
Task 1: Identify EAS notifications in existence
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Task 2: Identify what additional measures can be taken for early public notification
Task 3: Establish a working relationship with local/surrounding media for implementation of the
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
Task 4: Establish contact list for notification
12.) Severe Weather (4 of 7)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and
preparedness.
Activity #4: Develop programs/brochures on various related topics and distribute to the public.
Lead: FC EMA
Start Date: January 2012
End Date: September 2016
Task 1: Gather information/brochures from agencies (i.e. FEMA, OH EMA, Red Cross).
Task 2: Develop brochure
Task 3: Funding for production, copies and distribution of brochures
Task 4: Supply county, government, and township offices with brochures (other agencies
inclusive)
Task 5: Identify agency for public to contact with questions regarding information in brochure
Task 6: Update on an as needed basis
13.) Severe Weather (5 of 7)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and
preparedness.
Activity #5: Procure weather warning devices for high-risk structures.
Lead: FC EMA
Start Date: May 2012
Finish Date: April 2014
Task 1: Identify structures
Task 2: Cost benefit analysis
Task 3: Identify funding sources
Task 4: Purchase warning devices
Task 5: Install devices
Task 6: Maintain devices
14.) Severe Weather (6 of 7)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and
preparedness.
Activity #6: Make Fairfield County a STORM READY COMMUNITY.
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Lead: FC EMA
Start Date: January 2012
Finish Date: December 2014
Task 1: Follow criteria/rules/regulations of the NOAA and National Weather Service (NWS)
Storm Ready Community/County guidelines
Task 2: Enlist efforts of FCSO and Amateur Radio
15.) Severe Weather (7 of 7)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and
preparedness.
Activity #7: Establish shelters/safe rooms at mobile home parks.
Lead: FC EMA
Start Date: November 2011
Finish Date: November 2015
Task 1: Identify location of mobile home parks (include mapping of sites)
Task 2: Perform a cost benefit analysis
Task 3: Identify funding source
Task 4: Construct shelters/safe rooms
Task 5: Maintain and have bi-annual inspections
16.) Dams (1 of 3)
Goal: Maintain and upgrade to current standards.
Activity #1: Seek funding for maintenance/upgrading dams to current standards.
Lead: National Resource Conservation District (NCRS), Soil and Water Conservancy District
(SWCD) and FC EMA
Start Date: November 2011
Finish Date: September 2015
Task 1: Identify problems with structures
Task 2: Prioritize dams based upon structural integrity
Task 3: Identify local match (design)
Task 4: Compare mitigation vs. purchasing structures below dam
Task 5: Send out project for bids
Task 6: Select bid
Task 7: Start rehabilitation of project
17.) Dams (2 of 3)
Goal: Maintain and upgrade to current standards.
Activity #2: Support activities of Conservancy District.
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Lead: SWCD, FC EMA
Start Date: November 2011
Finish Date: October 2016
Task 1: Identify local funding source
Task 2: Maintain working relationship with above agencies
18.) Dams (3 of 3)
Goal: Maintain and upgrade to current standards.
Activity #3: Purchase development rights below dams to keep them from becoming high
classes.
Lead: SWCD and FC EMA
Start Date: July 2012
Finish Date: September 2016
Task 1: Purchase development rights vs. associated costs higher classes
Task 2: Identify funding source
Task 3: Purchase development rights
19.) Debris in Streams (1 of 2)
Goal: Minimize the impact that severe weather has on Fairfield County through education and
preparedness.
Activity #1: Funding for removal of debris/log jam
Lead: SWCD
Start Date: July 2012
Finish Date: June 2016
Task 1: Identify organization/department who will monitor/distribute/appraise removal program
Task 2: Identify contractors to remove debris
Task 3: Identify funding sources
Task 4: Application process for participants
Task 5: Prioritize appraisal of debris removal
20.) Debris in Streams (2 of 2)
Goal: Establish maintenance programs to monitor/remove trees and debris.
Activity #2: Develop brochures to educate the public on stream ownership responsibilities.
Lead: FC EMA
Start Date: March 2012
End Date: June 2014
Task 1: Find/research information on stream ownership responsibilities (laws/guidelines)
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Task 2: Funding for production, copies and distribution of brochures
Task 3: Supply county, government, and township offices with brochures
Task 4: Identify agency for public to contact with questions regarding information in brochure
F. Mitigation Grants and Application
The federal government provides several mitigation programs. The programs listed below are
available to assist communities and could help reduce loss of life and property by lessening the
impact of hazard events. Many jurisdictions have problems that could be fixed or helped with
appropriate mitigation funding. The following are the mitigation programs:
Flood Mitigation Assistance Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Repetitive Flood Claims
Supplemental Mitigation Grants Severe Repetitive Loss Program
Community Development Block Grants are also very helpful on the smaller projects and are
seemingly easier to obtain than are some of the federal mitigation grants.
During the planning cycle for the development of the 2011 County Hazard Mitigation Plan
(NHP) the County EMA staff met with officials of the fourteen participating jurisdictions and
discussed the purpose of the County’s NHP and the other federal mitigation programs.
The following items were addressed with the jurisdictions’ officials, and if applicable, the
jurisdictions engineers:
The mitigation goals and priorities of the jurisdictions, identification of possible
mitigation actions and selection of a mitigation project for inclusion in the County plan.
The cost benefit analysis was explained to the officials to include the programs purpose
and the importance of the cost-benefit analysis in the application process for a federal
mitigation grant.
Whenever the jurisdiction was not a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program
the EMA Director or a Fairfield County Regional Planning representative discussed the
benefits for the community and urged their participation.
Each of the fourteen jurisdiction completed a worksheet that contained the following:
o Chart 1 –To measure vulnerability before and after mitigation
o Chart 2 – Benefits (Short and Long Term)
o Chart 3 – Costs (Construction Cost in Dollars)
o Chart 4 – Prioritizing Actions
The EMA staff also explained how the mitigation grants would be handled from FEMA
down through OH EMA to the County EMA office and upon notice of the availability of the
federal mitigation grants the County EMA Director would notify the jurisdictions and offer
assistance to them in the preparation of their grant application.
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Tab 1 – Hazard Evaluation
The CORE Group members used a matrix in ranking hazard mitigation activities based on
discussions of the hazards and using the criteria shown in the sample below.
The Group reviewed three hazards (flooding, severe weather and dams plus debris in
streams) that were considered important areas where the county should take the lead and assist
the jurisdictions with their mitigation plans and projects. A total of 20 activities were selected for
the three hazards and debris in streams and these were prioritized as best possible. See Section
IV paragraph F.
Hazard Events (Flooding - Sample)
Criteria Activity
1
Activity
2
Activity
3
Activity
4
Activity
5
Activity
6
Activity
7
Activity
8
Totals
Activity
addresses the
problem
5 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 32
Activity reduces
the risk 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 32
Technically
feasible 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 36
Environmentally
sound 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 5 36
Meets federal,
state and local
regulations
5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 38
Cost Effective 5 4 3 2 5 4 4 4 31 Politically
acceptable 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 3 30
Social impacts 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 29 Totals 37 36 30 29 33 31 33 32
Rating
5 – Excellent 4 – Good
3 – Fair 2 – Bad
1 - Unacceptable
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Section V
PLAN MAINTENANCE
Monitoring, Elevating and Updating the Plan
A. General.
The 2011 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan will be distributed as an electronic document to the
fourteen (14) participating jurisdictions and to county and other agencies on a need to know
basis.
The CORE Planning Group that consists of twenty-four individuals from various agencies,
departments and jurisdictions will continue to serve as a County Committee. Members that retire,
change jobs, etc will be replaced with personnel with the same type of experience and expertise.
B. Maintenance of the 2011 Natural Hazard Mitigation (NHM) Plan
The NHM Plan is one of the principle plans for the County. The County Emergency
Operations Plan will address the Mitigation Plan as appropriate and this action will serve to
maintain awareness of the NHM Plan throughout the County.
The maintenance of the NHM Plan will consist of an ongoing program for the life of the plan
(five years) consisting of monitoring County and local mitigation activities and the concerns. The
Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency is responsible for the development,
maintenance and periodic review of the plan.
The CORE Planning Group will remain as a semi-active group and will continue to assist in
the monitoring of future mitigation information and concerns within their own area of work and
expertise.
Many of the Group members work in County and other agencies or organization where items
of mitigation concern are often visible. The following agencies are excellent sources of
information and can provide the EMA staff with items of mitigation interest as they surface.
County Regional Planning Office
Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District
County Economic Development Office
Conservancy District Members
County Auditors Staff (GIS, Real Estate)
City, Township and County Engineers
Initially each of the participating jurisdictions was informed of the purpose of this plan and
members of the EMA staff met with officials and appropriate staff members of each jurisdiction
and discussed their mitigation concerns, goals and activities needed and planned. This process
will be continued during review periods in order to provide the jurisdictions input in the process.
C. Periodic Plan Review, Evaluation and Updates
Core Group members and the participating jurisdictions will be notified of a pending plan
review and requested to provide any mitigation information that may have came to their attention
and that should be considered for plan updates.
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The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan will also be reviewed and updated as needed annually.
The CORE Group members will be asked to contribute to this activity.
Review and evaluation of the plan should include:
Review of the county and local goals and activities
Determine the nature or magnitude of hazards and risks that may have changed
Discussions of any known problems in implementing the plan
The fourteen participating jurisdictions will also be requested to provide the EMA staff items
of mitigation interest that occur within their jurisdictions. The jurisdictional officials will remain
on an active distribution list along with the CORE Group members so that items of interest and
information will be commonly shared with all parties.
The public will continue to be informed of items of interest regarding the Mitigation Plan and
their comments and suggestions welcomed.
Changes will be made as necessary and provided to OH EMA, County Agencies and the
participating jurisdictions.
D. Plans, Studies and Proposed Programs
County Emergency Management Agency
The County EMA conducts a complete annual review of all county plans developed and
maintained by the EMA office. These include the following:
County Emergency Operations Plan – This plan also includes the following:
~ Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan
~ Terrorist Incident Annex
County Continuity of Government and Operations Plan
County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
County Debris Management Plan
Note: All the plans above address mitigation to a degree according to the purpose of the
peculiar plan, however, mitigation strategy as defined in the Crosswalk is not addressed.
Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission (RPC)
The Commission administers Subdivision Regulations and Floodplain Regulations for the
unincorporated areas of Fairfield County. RPC makes recommendations to the townships
regarding the rezoning of property and zoning text amendments.
Plans and Studies
Fairfield County Development Strategy and Land Use Plan (FCRPC). The plan addresses
future land use and discusses appropriate land uses for areas identified as critical resources.
Click on the following to view the document: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/rpc
Fairfield County Subdivision Regulations These regulations set forth the standards and
requirements for developing within the county. Click on the following to view the document:
www.co.fairfield.oh.us/rpc
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Special Purpose Flood Damage Prevention Regulations These regulations address
development in areas identified as ‘Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). The regulations are not
restrictive but attempt to provide comments to assist in the safe development of the land. Click
on the following to view the document: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/rpc
E. Monitoring and Updating Policies and Information
The County EMA will post articles on their Web Pages regarding mitigation changes and
other useful and informative materials whenever necessary. All such articles will be forwarded to
the County Commissioners, the CORE Group members and the participating jurisdictions in
order to keep them aware of information such as:
FEMA’s Mitigation Grants that may become available for the Jurisdiction’s application.
New mitigation projects (post 2011) planned within the county.
Updates regarding progress on the mitigation activities selected in the 2011 HMP.
Information that becomes available or any changes to areas of the plan being considered.
At the time of the plan review and evaluation the following will be considered:
~ Review of goals and objectives to address current and expected conditions
~ Changes to the nature or magnitude of risks.
~ Program implementation problems.
F. Public Participation
The County Commissioners directed that the EMA Director include the public in the
updating of the plan and provide opportunities to comment on it.
The public was informed of the updating of the County’s Mitigation Plan and were provided
a list of the participating jurisdictions and the organization and purpose of the CORE Planning
Group.
The public was informed through news releases and articles posted on the EMA Web pages
about the mitigation program. They were offered the opportunity to attend planning meetings in
their jurisdiction or at the EMA Office. Dates of meetings within their jurisdictions were
announced on the County EMA web pages.
Information regarding the updates to the Mitigation Plan was posted on the County EMA
web page and updated regularly. The public had the opportunity to review the draft plan that was
posted on the EMA Web page and offer their comments.
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APPENDIX A
Participating Jurisdictions – Resolutions
Filed under this Appendix are copies of the Participating Jurisdiction’s Resolutions
to Adopt the FEMA approved 2011 (October 18, 2011) County Natural Hazards
Mitigation Plan following approval of the plan by FEMA.
The resolutions to adopt the Plan are alphabetized by City and Village.
Jurisdiction Date of Resolution
City of Lancaster January 24, 2012
City of Pickerington February 7, 2012
Village of Amanda March 5, 2012
Village of Baltimore November 14, 2011
Village of Bremen January 9, 2012
Village of Carroll December 13, 2011
Village of Lithopolis January 10, 2012
Village of Millersport February 14, 2012
Village of Pleasantville November 10, 2011
Village of Rushville November 8, 2011
Village of Stoutsville February 1, 2012
Village of Sugar Grove January 11, 2012
Village of Thurston March 14, 2012
Village of West Rushville January 12, 2012
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CITY OF LANCASTER
A - 3
CITY OF PICKERINGTON
A - 4
VILLAGE OF AMANDA
A - 5
VILLAGE OF BALTIMORE
A - 6
VILLAGE OF BREMEN
A - 7
VILLAGE OF CARROLL
A - 8
VILLAGE OF LITHOPOLIS
A - 9
VILLAGE OF MILLERSPORT
A - 10
VILLAGE OF PLEASANTVILLE
A - 11
VILLAGE OF RUSHVILLE
A - 12
VILLAGE OF STOUTSVILLE
A - 13
VILLAGE OF SUGAR GROVE
A - 14
VILLAGE OF THURSTON
A - 15
VILLAGE OF WEST RUSHVILLE
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Appendix B – County GIS Maps
This Appendix contains GIS maps for the following:
#1 - Site Map (Roads/Highways, lakes/streams/boundaries)
#2 - Critical Facilities
#3 - Emergency Response and Support Agencies/Departments
#4 - County Map with Contours
#5 - Flood Plain Map (Including Repetitive Loss Structure Locations)
#6 - Tornado Map
#7 - Map showing locations of Class I, II and III dams
#8 - Ground Water Pollution Potential
#9 - Mobile Home Park Locations
#10 - Emergency Warning Siren (with coverage areas shown)
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B - 4
B - 5
B - 6
B - 7
B - 8
B - 9
B - 10
B - 11
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APPENDIX C Larger Scale Maps
Copies of the various inserts shown in the plan are listed in this Appendix.
Page 2 – Presidential Disaster Declarations
Page 3 – Fairfield County Map
Page 4 – Electric Power Companies
Page 5 – Natural Gas Companies
Page 6 – Telephone Companies
Page 7 – Wind Zones in United States
Page 8 – Flood Hazard Areas
Page 9 – Saffir-Simpson Scale
Page 10 – High Temperatures in the United States
Page 11 – Droughts
Page 12 – Earthquakes
Page 13 – Landslides
Page 14 - Wildfires
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C-2
Presidential Disaster Declarations
C-2
C-3
County Map
(From Page 8)
C-3
C-4
ELECTRIC POWER COMPANIES
(From page 11)
C-4
C-5
Natural Gas Companies
Serving Fairfield County
(From page 12)
C-6
Telephone Companies
Serving Fairfield County (From page 12)
AT&T – Blue
Frontier – White
Cincinnati Bell - Pink
C-7
Wind Zones in United States
(From page 32)
C-8
C-9
FLOOD PLAIN (Page 34-35)
2009
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TORNADOS (Page 37)
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Maximum
Wind Speeds
Equivalent
Saffir-
Simpson
Scale*
Typical Effects
F0 Category Tornado
40-72 mph
(35-62 kt) NA
Gale Tornado. Light Damage: Some damage to chimneys; breaks twigs and branches
off tress; pushes over shallow-rooted trees; damages signboards; some windows
broken; hurricane wind speed begins at 73 mph.
F1 Category Tornado
73-112 mph
(63-97 kt) Cat 1/2/3
Moderate Tornado. Moderate damage: Peels surfaces off roofs; mobile homes pushed
off foundations or overturned; outbuildings demolished; moving autos pushed off the
roads; trees snapped or broken.
F2 Category Tornado
113-157 mph
(98-136 kt) Cat 3/4/5
Significant Tornado. Considerable damage: Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile homes
demolished; frame houses with weak foundations lifted and moved; boxcars pushed
over; large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated.
F3 Category Tornado
158-206 mph
(137-179 kt) Cat 5
Severe Tornado. Severe damage: Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed
houses; trains overturned; most trees in forests uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the
ground and thrown; weak pavement blown off roads.
F4 Category Tornado
207-260 mph
(180-226 kt) Cat 5?
Devastating Tornado. Devastating damage: Well constructed homes leveled; structures
with weak foundations blown off some distance; cars thrown and disintegrated; large
missiles generated; trees in forest uprooted and carried some distance away.
F5 Category Tornado
261-318 mph
(227-276 kt) NA
Incredible Tornado. Incredible damage: Strong frame houses lifted off foundations and
carried considerable distance to disintegrate; automobile-sized missiles fly through the
air in excess of 300 ft (100 m); trees debarked; incredible phenomena will occur.
F6-F12 Category Tornadoes
Gtr than 319
mph
(277 kt)
NA The maximum wind speeds of tornadoes are not expected to reach the F6 wind speeds.
* The Saffir-Simpson Scale is a five-category wind speed / storm surge classification scale used to classify Atlantic
hurricane intensities. The Saffir-Simpson values range from Category 1 to Category 5. The strongest SUSTAINED
hurricane wind speeds correspond to a strong F3 (Severe Tornado) or possibly a weak F4 (Devastating Tornado)
value. Whereas the highest wind gusts in Category 5 hurricanes correspond to moderate F4 tornado values, F5
tornado wind speeds are not reached in hurricanes.
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High Temperatures in United States (From page 38)
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Droughts (From page 38)
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EARTHQUAKES (Page 39)
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LANDSLIDES (Page 40)
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WILDFIRES (Page 41)
APPENDIX D
Critical Facilities (12-21-2010)
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT FOR PUBLIC USE
The information below is current as of January 10, 2011 and was provided by the Fairfield
County Auditor’s Real Estate and GIS offices. The buildings and values are based upon
availability of information provided by the County Agency. This list will be updated periodically
when additional information becomes available or changes occur requiring a change.
This document is intended for a controlled group and is not to be released or distributed to the
public For additional Information on these buildings contact Fairfield County EMA.
Senior Citizen/Nursing/Alternate Care Facilities:
Building Name
and Type
Facility Address Total Value of
Structures Abbington of Pickerington 9480 Blacklick-Eastern Road NW,
Pickerington OH 43147
$3,046,250.00
Altercare Valley View
Nursing Home
5185 Lithopolis Road NW,
Lancaster OH 43130
$419,470.00
Alterra Sterling House 241 Whittier Drive South,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,432,350.00
Carriage Court of Lancaster 800 Beck's Knob Road,
Lancaster OH 43130
$3,557,200.00
Crestview Manor Nursing Home, Inc. 957 Beck's Knob Road,
Lancaster OH 43130
$5,858,570.00
Echo Manor Extended Care Center 10270 Blacklick-Eastern Road NW,
Pickerington OH 43147
$2,725,630.00
Happeny's Adult Car, Inc. 108 Academy Street,
Pleasantville OH 43148
$103,400.00
Heartland-Fairfield Nursing Home 7820 Pleasantville Road NE,
Thornville OH 43076
$1,425,480.00
LanFair Center for Rehabilitation and
Nursing Care
1590 Chartwell Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$6,191,940.00
Main Street Terrace Care Center 1318 East Main Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,315,290.00
Pickerington Nursing & Rehabilitation
Center
1300 Hill Road North,
Pickerington OH 43147
$1,522,400.00
Primrose of Lancaster 1481 Wesley Way,
Lancaster OH 43130
$6,399,020.00
Reflections 2750 West Fair Ave,
Lancaster OH 43130
$3,084,830.00
Rockmill Rehabilitation Center 3680 Dolson Court NW,
Carroll OH 43112
$2,907,500.00
Springs at Carroll (Rockmill Springs
Assisted Living)
3682 Dolson Court NW,
Carroll OH 43112
$1,236,400.00
Sunbridge Care and
Rehabilitation Homestead
1900 East Main Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,683,480.00
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The Inn at Fairfield Village 1834 Countryside Dr,
Lancaster OH 43130
$6,355,600.00
Wesley Ridge Retirement Community 2225 Taylor Park Dr,
Reynoldsburg OH 43068
$19,997,460.00
Total: $72,262,270.00
Educational Facilities:
Building Name
and Type
Facility Address Total Value of
Structures Amanda Clearcreek School 3-12 328 E Main Street,
Amanda OH 43102
$29,842,040.00
Amanda Clearcreek School K-2 414 N School Street,
Amanda Oh, 43102
$7,599,270.00
Berne Union K - 12 506 North Main Street
Sugar Grove OH 43155
$5,073,840.00
Bloom Carroll Primary / Middle
School and High School
69 S Beaver Street, Carroll OH, 43112
& 5240 Plum Road Carroll, Oh 43112
$5,709,850.00
Bloom-Carroll Intermediate School 200 S Market Street,
Lithopolis OH 43136
$894,060.00
Bremen Elementary School 210 Strayer Ave,
Bremen OH 43107
$5,689,210.00
Cedar Heights Elementary School 1515 Cedar Hill Road,
Lancaster OH 43130
$1,502,110.00
Diley Middle School 750 Preston Trails Drive,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$10,316,700.00
East Elementary 751 E Wheeling Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$1,296,220.00
Fairfield Christian Academy 1965 N Columbus Street,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$11,203,410.00
Fairfield Career Center 3985 Coonpath Road,
Carroll, OH 43112
$10,517,240.00
Fairfield Elementary School 13000 Coventry Ave,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$4,158,050.00
Fairfield Union High School 6675 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE
Lancaster Oh 43130
$17,398,000.00
Fairfield Union
Junior High School
225 Lincoln Avenue,
Pleasantville, OH 43148
$2,506,050.00
General Sherman
Junior High School
701 Union Street,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$3,334,000.00
Harmon Middle School 12410 Harmon Road
Pickerington, OH 43147
$5,630,110.00
Heritage Elementary 100 East Street,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$2,305,940.00
Lakeview Junior High & Pickerington
High School North
12445 Ault Road Pickerington, OH
43147 & 7800 Refugee Road
Pickerington, OH 43147
$67,186,170.00
Lancaster High School 1312 Granville Pike,
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
$8,516,940.00
D-2
Liberty Union Thurston Elementary
School
1000 South Main Street,
Baltimore OH 43105
$6,184,050.00
Liberty Union Thurston
Middle & High School
500 & 600 Washington Street Baltimore
OH 43105
$5,405,590.00
Medill School 1151 James Road,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,472,790.00
Millersport Elementary School &
High School
11850 Lancaster Street,
Millersport OH 43046
$7,690,850.00
Ohio University Pickerington Center 12933 Stonecreek Drive,
Pickerington OH 43147
$2,011,570.00
Ohio University Campus Lancaster 1570 Granville Pike,
Lancaster OH 43130
$7,770,080.00
Pickerington Elementary 775 Long Road,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$3,801,010.00
Pickerington High School Central 300 Opportunity Way,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$2,297,430.00
Pleasantville Elementary School 300 W Columbus Street,
Pleasantville, OH 43148
$7,031,300.00
Ridgeview Junior High 130 Hill Road South,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$6,612,900.00
Rushcreek School Modular Building 210 Strayer Ave,
Bremen OH 43107
$5,689,210.00
Rushville Middle School 8155 Rushville Road,
Rushville OH 43150
$2,078,750.00
Sanderson Elementary School 1450 Marietta Road,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$1,662,670.00
Saint Marks School 324 Gay Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$975,610.00
South Elementary 220 E Walnut Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$941,940.00
St. Bernadette's Church and School 1325 Wheeling Road,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,551,600.00
St. Mary's Church and Elementary
School
309 E Chestnut Street,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$4,757,350.00
Stanberry Career Tech School
(Old Lancaster Jr High Schl)
315 E Mulberry Street,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$5,292,390.00
Sycamore Creek Elementary 500 Syacmore Creek,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$8,428,130.00
Talmadge Elemenary School 611 Lewis Avenue,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$2,117,660.00
Tarhe Elementary School 425 Whittier Dr North,
Lancaster, OH 43130
$2,069,680.00
Thomas Ewing Junior High School 825 E Fair Avenue,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,878,350.00
Toll Gate Elementary & Middle
School
12089 & 12183 Tollgate Road
Pickerington OH 43147
$9,956,660.00
Tussing Elementary School 7117 Tussing Road,
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
$9,187,010.00
Community Action Commission 114 Mt Ida Ave,
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
$193,320.00
D-3
Liberty Union Thurston Elementary
School
1000 South Main Street,
Baltimore OH 43105
$6,184,050.00
Liberty Union Thurston
Middle & High School
500 & 600 Washington Street Baltimore
OH 43105
$5,405,590.00
Medill School 1151 James Road,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,472,790.00
Millersport Elementary School &
High School
11850 Lancaster Street,
Millersport OH 43046
$7,690,850.00
Ohio University Pickerington Center 12933 Stonecreek Drive,
Pickerington OH 43147
$2,011,570.00
Ohio University Campus Lancaster 1570 Granville Pike,
Lancaster OH 43130
$7,770,080.00
Pickerington Elementary 775 Long Road,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$3,801,010.00
Pickerington High School Central 300 Opportunity Way,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$2,297,430.00
Pleasantville Elementary School 300 W Columbus Street,
Pleasantville, OH 43148
$7,031,300.00
Ridgeview Junior High 130 Hill Road South,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$6,612,900.00
Rushcreek School Modular Building 210 Strayer Ave,
Bremen OH 43107
$5,689,210.00
Rushville Middle School 8155 Rushville Road,
Rushville OH 43150
$2,078,750.00
Sanderson Elementary School 1450 Marietta Road,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$1,662,670.00
Saint Marks School 324 Gay Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$975,610.00
South Elementary 220 E Walnut Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$941,940.00
St. Bernadette's Church and School 1325 Wheeling Road,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,551,600.00
St. Mary's Church and Elementary
School
309 E Chestnut Street,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$4,757,350.00
Stanberry Career Tech School
(Old Lancaster Jr High Schl)
315 E Mulberry Street,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$5,292,390.00
Sycamore Creek Elementary 500 Syacmore Creek,
Pickerington, OH 43147
$8,428,130.00
Talmadge Elemenary School 611 Lewis Avenue,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$2,117,660.00
Tarhe Elementary School 425 Whittier Dr North,
Lancaster, OH 43130
$2,069,680.00
Thomas Ewing Junior High School 825 E Fair Avenue,
Lancaster OH 43130
$2,878,350.00
Toll Gate Elementary & Middle
School
12089 & 12183 Tollgate Road
Pickerington OH 43147
$9,956,660.00
Tussing Elementary School 7117 Tussing Road,
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
$9,187,010.00
Community Action Commission 114 Mt Ida Ave,
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
$193,320.00
D-4
Violet Twp Fire Department
Station #591
21 Lockville Road,
Pickerington OH 43147
$83,970.00
Violet Twp Fire Department
Station #592
8700 Refugee Road NW, Pickerington
OH 43147
$1,020,440.00
Total: $6,682,330.00
County Airport:
Building Type/Name Address Total Value of
Structures County Airport Old Columbus Road NW $1,138,920.00
Total: $1,138,920.00
Hospitals/Care Centers:
Building Type/Name Address Total Value of
Structures Urgent Care of Pickerington 1797 Hill Road North,
Pickerington OH 43147
$2,873,300
Urgent Care Family Center FirStreet
Medical
1201 River Valley Blvd,
Lancaster OH 43130
$ 1,102,750
Grant Riverside Health Center 417 Hill Road North,
Pickerington Oh 43147
$ 1,423,490
Fairfield Medical Center 401 North Ewing Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$3,464,570.00
Diley Ridge Medical Center 7911 Diley Road,
Pickerington Oh 43147
$14,595,560.00
Total: $18,060,130.00
Sewage/Waste/Water/Sanitation Facilities
Building Type/Name Address Total Value of
Structures Amanda Waste Water Plant 207 Halderman Street,
Amanda Ohio 43102
$90,750.00
Amanda Water Treatment Plant 6010 Amanda Southern Road
Amanda, Ohio 43102
$856,125.00
Baltimore Water Treatment Plant 302 E North Street,
Baltimore OH 43105
$4,500.000.00
(New Facility in 2011)
Baltimore Waste Water Plant
2005 Basil Western Road NW
Baltimore, OH 43105
$5,590,000.00
Bremen Disposal Plant 1512 Webb Summit Road,
Bremen OH 43107
$375,000.00
Bremen Water Treatment Plant 100 Carter Street,
Bremen, OH 43107
$75,540.00
Tussing Road Water Treatment
Facility (County)
11030 Tussing Road
Pickerington, Ohio
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Little Walnut Water Treatment
Facility (County)
6805 Lockville Road,
Carroll, Ohio
Both value for both
$11,830,000.00
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Tussing Road Water Reclamation
Facility (County)
11030 Tussing Road
Pickerington, Ohio
See Below
Little Walnut Water Reclamation
Facility (County)
6805 Amanda Northern Road
Canal Winchester, Ohio
See Below
Sycamore Creek Water Reclamation
Facility (County)
6700 Stemen Road
Pickerington, Ohio
See Below
Pleasant Lea Water Reclamation
Facility (County)
2690 Pleasant Drive
Lancaster, Ohio
See Below
Lakeside Estates - Water Reclamation
Facility (County)
3328 Meadowbrook Drive
Lancaster, Ohio
Reclamation Facilities
$34,970,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 1868 East Main Street,
Lancaster, Ohio
$2,100,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station
(at YMCA)
468 West Sixth Avenue
Lancaster, Ohio
$2,400,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 700 South Board Street
Lancaster, Ohio
$2,100,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 2220 Commerce Street
Lancaster, Ohio
$250,000/00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 1196 Lawrence Street
Lancaster, Ohio
$250,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 808 Mill Park Drive
Lancaster, Ohio
$250,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station Fogg Drive
Lancaster, Ohio
$200,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 400 West Wheeling Street
Lancaster, Ohio
$$1,200,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station
(Camp Ground Road)
1394 Campground Road
Lancaster, Ohio
$200,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Lift Station 1155 North Pierce Avenue
Lancaster, Ohio
$4,300,000.00
Lancaster Sewage Disposal Plant
1442 Camp Ground Road
Lancaster, Ohio
$32,000,000.00
(New facility 2011)
Lancaster Sewage Disposal Plant 814 Lawrence Street,
Lancaster Oh 43130
$13,201,620.00
Lancaster Sanitation Department 743 South Ewing Street
Lancaster, OH 43130
$1,300,000.00
Lancaster Water Booster Station 1470 Tiki Lane
Lancaster, Ohio
$300,000.00
Lancaster Water Booster Station 206 North Pershing Drive
Lancaster, Ohio
$300,000.00
Lancaster Water Treatment Facility 4600 Sugar Grove Road,
Lancaster OH 43130
$25,510,030.00
Lancaster Water Treatment Facility 225 North Memorial Drive,
Lancaster, OH 43130
$25,000,000.00
Pickerington Sewage Disposal Plant 525 Hill Road,
Pickerington OH 43147
$20,863,063.00
Pickerington Water Treatment Plant
8895 Diley Road $5,558,363.00
Pleasantville Water Treatment Plant 4170 Pleasantville Road
Pleasantville, OH 43148
$7,680
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Walnut Creek Sewage Plant
(Walnut Creek Sewage District)
1700 Leitmaker Road,
Pleasantville, OH 43148
Est $1,200,000.00
Millersport Water Works Plant 2205 Refugee Road NE
Millersport, OH 43046
$4,715,000.00
Millersport Sewage Treatment Plant 12400 Lancaster Street NE
Millersport, OH 43046
$438,932.00
Total: $195,095,491
Miscellaneous:
Building Type/Name Address Total Value of
Structures American National Red Cross 121 West Mulberry Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$146,320.00
City Law Enforcement Building:
Lancaster Police Department
130 South Broad Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$1,994,980.00
Lancaster Gas Works
1424 Camp Ground Road
Lancaster, OH 43130
$1,700,000.00
(via Mike Pettit)
City of Pickerington Police Department 1311 Refugee Road,
Pickerington OH 43147
$1,359,490.00
Fairfield County Sheriff
Violet Twp Branch
4 East Columbus Street,
Pickerington OH 43147
$107,960.00
Fairfield County Sheriff's Civil
Division & Detective Bureau
108 North High Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$213,430.00
Fairfield County Sheriff's
Communication Bureau
342 West Wheeling Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$1,304,820.00
Fairfield County Sheriff's Department 221 East Main Street,
Lancaster OH 43130
$865,550.00
Highway Patrol Office 3800 Lancaster-Circleville Road SW,
Lancaster OH 43130
$1,780,000.00
Village of Baltimore Police Department 416 West Market Street,
Baltimore OH 43105
$67,820.00
Village of Lithopolis Police Department 5 East Columbus Street,
Lithopolis OH 43136
$105,650.00
Village of Sugar Grove Police
Department
101 Bridge Street,
Sugar Grove OH 43155
$61,450.00
Total: $7,927,470
Total Value for Above Structures = $623,504,341.00
Updated 1-25-2011
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APPENDIX E
FAIRFIELD COUNTY STATISTICS
Appendix E provides additional statistical information for this Mitigation Plan. The information
contained in this Appendix is as recorded below:
#1 - Fairfield County – US Census Bureau ‘Quick Facts’
#2 - County Evaluation Totals - 2010. Fairfield County Auditor
#3 - Fairfield County Hazard Events. Copied from the National Climatic Data Center 1-4-11
#4 - NFIP – Policies in Effect (Fairfield County) 10-30-2010
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Fairfield County, Ohio
People QuickFacts
Fairfield County Ohio
Population, 2009 estimate 143,712 11,542,645
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 17.0% 1.7%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 122,881 11,353,150
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 6.4% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 25.5% 23.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 12.1% 13.9%
Female persons, percent, 2009 50.1% 51.2%
White persons, percent, 2009 (a) 90.8% 84.7%
Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) 6.6% 12.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) 0.2% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) 1.0% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 1.3% 1.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b) 1.4% 2.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 89.5% 82.2%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.7% 57.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.3% 3.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.3% 6.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 87.6% 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 20.8% 21.1%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 17,380 1,909,489
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 27.7 22.9
Housing units, 2009 56,503 5,094,126
Homeownership rate, 2000 76.3% 69.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 14.6% 24.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $129,500 $103,700
Households, 2000 45,425 4,445,773
Persons per household, 2000 2.65 2.49
Median household income, 2008 $58,019 $48,011
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,671 $21,003
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 8.9% 13.3%
Business QuickFacts
Fairfield County Ohio
Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 2,681 263,761
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Private nonfarm employment, 2008 33,762 4,728,416
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 8.5% -5.5%
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Nonemployer establishments, 2008 10,045 706,539
Total number of firms, 2002 10,069 817,693
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
F S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 29.1% 28.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 796,693 243,903,865
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 166,446,529
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,109,190 119,778,409
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,578 $10,497
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 139,735 14,875,890
Building permits, 2009 188 13,343
Federal spending, 2008 612,018 90,592,062
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Geography QuickFacts
Fairfield County Ohio
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 505.11 40,948.38
Persons per square mile, 2000 243.1 277.3
FIPS Code 045 39
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Columbus, OH
Metro Area
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY AUDITOR
December 21, 2010
C O U N T Y E V A L U A T I O N T O T A L S – 2010
CLASS BLDG
CNT
PARID
CNT
ACREAGE APPR LAND APPR BLDG APPR TOTAL
AGRICULTURAL 3,165 7,134 236,334 976,298,770 339,998,090 1,316,296,860
3,165 7,134 236,334 976,298,770 339,998,090 1,316,296,860
MINERAL - 13 - 43,070 - 43,070
OIL - 279 - 3,316,980 - 3,316,980
- 292 - 3,360,050 - 3,360,050
UTILITIES 309 331 0 1,084,090 599,912,910 600,997,000
309 331 0 1,084,090 599,912,910 600,997,000
EXEMPT 914 2,229 14,047 277,948,130 806,706,780 1,084,654,910
914 2,229 14,047 277,948,130 806,706,780 1,084,654,910
INDUSTRIAL 123 331 1,300 23,747,080 89,390,580 113,137,660
123 331 1,300 23,747,080 89,390,580 113,137,660
RESIDENTIAL 46,382 56,060 47,154 1,816,556,770 4,959,696,730 6,776,253,500
46,382 56,060 47,154 1,816,556,770 4,959,696,730 6,776,253,500
COMMERCIAL 2,299 3,689 7,236 444,095,770 820,714,610 1,264,810,380
2,299 3,689 7,236 444,095,770 820,714,610 1,264,810,380
53,192 70,066 306,072 3,543,090,660 7,616,419,700 11,159,510,360
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Fairfield County Hazard Events
36 HAIL event(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between
01/01/2000 and 08/31/2010. Click on Location or County to display Details.
Fairfield County Ohio Hail Events
Location or County Date Time Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
1 Sugar Grove 07/28/2000 01:50 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
2 Lancaster 04/09/2001 08:10 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
3 Amanda 07/29/2001 06:00 AM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
4 Lancaster 04/28/2002 12:24 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 5K 0
5 Pickerington 05/01/2002 11:40 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 5K 0
6 Lancaster 06/04/2002 03:25 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
7 Lancaster 07/04/2002 04:45 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0 0
8 Thurston 07/29/2002 07:18 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
9 Lancaster 05/09/2003 03:45 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 2K 0
10 Clearport 05/09/2003 05:14 PM Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 5K 0
11 Pickerington 05/13/2005 05:14 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
12 Pickerington 04/07/2006 04:27 PM Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 6K 0
13 Lancaster 04/07/2006 04:50 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
14 Lancaster 05/17/2006 04:16 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
15 Royalton 05/17/2006 04:50 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
16 Baltimore 07/03/2006 05:30 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0 0
17 Lancaster 04/11/2007 21:37 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 2K 0K
18 Lancaster 06/13/2007 18:37 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 1K 0K
19 Sugar Grove 06/13/2007 18:49 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 1K 0K
20 Stoutsville 07/26/2007 18:15 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 5K 0K
21 Pickerington 11/05/2007 15:10 PM Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 3K 0K
22 Lancaster 11/05/2007 15:20 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 1K 0K
23 Baltimore 06/16/2008 13:18 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 1K 0K
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24 Baltimore 06/16/2008 13:38 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 3K 0K
25 Rushville 06/23/2008 13:52 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 8K 0K
26 Carroll 07/12/2008 17:21 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 3K 0K
27 Baltimore 07/22/2008 02:44 AM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 1K 0K
28 Pickerington 06/01/2009 21:43 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 0K
29 Carroll 06/02/2009 15:07 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 0K
30 Lancaster 06/02/2009 15:18 PM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 0K
31 Lancaster 06/19/2009 06:44 AM Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0K 0K
32 Lancaster 06/19/2009 06:56 AM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 0K
33 Pickerington 04/25/2010 12:04 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 0K
34 Baltimore 04/25/2010 12:17 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 0K
35 Baltimore 07/18/2010 15:45 PM Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0K 0K
36 Baltimore 08/04/2010 12:38 PM Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0K 0K
TOTALS: 0 0 52K 0
25 FLOOD event(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between
01/01/2000 and 08/31/2010. Click on Location or County to display Details.
Fairfield County Ohio Flood Events
Location or County Date Time Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
1 Countywide 01/03/2000 10:20 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0
2 Lancaster 05/23/2000 07:10 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0
3 Countywide 09/23/2000 05:20 PM Flood N/A 0 0 50K 0
4 Countywide 12/16/2000 08:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0
5 Amanda 05/16/2001 09:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
6 Lancaster 05/17/2001 02:35 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0
7 Pickerington 05/18/2001 04:15 PM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0
8 Stoutsville 07/09/2002 10:00 PM Flash
Flood
N/A 0 0 0 0
9 OHZ063 - 065 - 074 06/08/2003 03:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
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10 OHZ034 - 042>044 -
054>055 - 065 - 079 - 081
08/04/2003 09:05 AM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
11 OHZ064>065 08/10/2003 02:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
12 OHZ064>065 - 065 - 071 -
074
05/19/2004 02:47 AM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
13 OHZ053>056 - 060>065 06/11/2004 10:05 AM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
14 OHZ034 - 043 - 065 06/17/2004 06:25 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
15 OHZ065 - 074 09/08/2004 03:30 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
16 OHZ026 - 034>035 -
042>046 - 051>056 - 060>065 -
070 - 070>071 - 071>072 -
072>074 - 074 - 077 - 077>078
01/05/2005 07:15 AM Flood N/A 0 0 585K 0
17 OHZ034>035 - 042>046 -
051>056 - 060>065 - 070>074
01/11/2005 06:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 295K 0
18 OHZ054>055 - 065 06/08/2005 03:20 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
19 OHZ026 - 044 - 055 - 065 06/10/2005 03:09 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
20 Royalton 05/17/2006 06:00 PM Flood N/A 0 0 0 0
21 Lancaster 07/13/2006 08:30 AM Flash
Flood
N/A 0 0 6K 0
22 Millersport 03/01/2007 23:30 PM Flood N/A 0 0 3K 0K
23 Lancaster 03/14/2007 06:51 AM Flood N/A 0 0 3K 0K
24 Thurston 06/26/2008 03:30 AM Flood N/A 0 0 5K 0K
25 Amanda 08/20/2009 20:50 PM Flood N/A 0 0 10K 3K
TOTALS: 0 0 982K 3K
23 SNOW & ICE event(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between
01/01/2000 and 08/31/2010. Click on Location or County to display Details.
Fairfield County Ohio Snow and Ice Events
Location or County Date Time Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
1 OHZ042 - 045>046 -
051>056 - 060>065 - 070>074
- 082
01/19/2000 08:00 PM Heavy
Snow
N/A 0 0 0 0
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2 OHZ045>046 - 052>056 -
060>065 - 070>074 - 077>082
- 088
12/13/2000 06:00 PM Ice Storm N/A 0 0 0 0
3 OHZ026 - 034>035 -
042>046 - 051>056 - 060>065
- 070>074 - 080 - 082
02/15/2003 01:25 AM Winter
Storm
N/A 0 0 0 0
4 OHZ026 - 034>035 -
042>046 - 051>056 - 060>065
- 070>074 - 077>082 - 088
01/25/2004 05:00 PM Winter
Storm
N/A 0 0 0 0
5 OHZ026 - 034>035 -
042>046 - 051>056 - 060>065
- 070>073 - 077>081
12/22/2004 08:20 AM Winter
Storm
N/A 0 0 451K 0
6 OHZ026 - 034>035 -
044>045 - 051>054 - 054 -
063 - 065 - 074 - 082 - 088
01/21/2005 12:00 AM Winter
Storm
N/A 0 0 0 0
7 OHZ026 - 046 - 056 -
062>065 - 071>074 - 077>081
01/22/2005 06:50 AM Winter
Storm
N/A 0 0 0 0
8 OHZ063>065 - 071>072 -
077
02/13/2007 06:00 AM Ice Storm N/A 0 0 0K 0K
9 OHZ046 - 054>056 -
064>065 - 074
12/05/2007 00:00 AM Heavy
Snow
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
10 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>046 -
051>056 - 060>065 - 070>072
- 074 - 077>078 - 080
12/07/2007 00:00 AM Winter
Weather
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
11 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>044 -
051>053 - 055 - 060>063 -
065 - 070>074 - 077>078 -
080>082 - 088
01/01/2008 06:00 AM Winter
Weather
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
12 OHZ042 - 051 - 053 -
061>062 - 065 - 074
02/20/2008 04:00 AM Heavy
Snow
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
13 OHZ051 - 054>055 -
060>062 - 064>065 - 071>074
- 077>082 - 088
02/21/2008 19:30 PM Winter
Storm
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
14 OHZ051 - 054>055 -
060>062 - 064>065 - 071>074
- 077>082 - 088
02/21/2008 19:30 PM Winter
Weather
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
15 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>046 -
051>056 - 060>065 - 070>074
03/07/2008 12:00 PM Winter
Storm
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
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- 077>082 - 088
16 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>046 -
051>056 - 060>065 - 070>074
- 077>082 - 088
01/27/2009 00:00 AM Heavy
Snow
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
17 OHZ034 - 042>043 - 045 -
052>053 - 055>056 - 060>061
- 065 - 072>074 - 077 -
079>082 - 088
12/19/2009 02:00 AM Heavy
Snow
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
18 OHZ034 - 042>043 - 045 -
052>053 - 055>056 - 060>061
- 065 - 072>074 - 077 -
079>082 - 088
12/19/2009 02:00 AM Winter
Weather
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
19 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>043 -
045 - 051>056 - 061>063 -
065 - 071>074 - 077>080 -
082 - 088
01/07/2010 05:00 AM Winter
Weather
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
20 OHZ026 - 034 - 042>046 -
051>056 - 060>063 - 065 -
070>074 - 077>078 - 080 -
082
02/05/2010 08:00 AM Heavy
Snow
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
21 OHZ035 - 042 - 053 -
061>065 - 070>073 - 077>081
- 088
02/09/2010 02:00 AM Heavy
Snow
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
22 OHZ045 - 051>052 -
054>056 - 061>065 - 070>073
- 077>082 - 088
02/15/2010 02:00 AM Heavy
Snow
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
23 OHZ042>046 - 053>056 -
060>062 - 064>065 - 070>073
- 078>082 - 088
02/26/2010 14:00 PM Winter
Weather
N/A 0 0 0K 0K
TOTALS: 0 0 451K 0
7 HIGH WINDS event(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between
01/01/2000 and 08/31/2010 with wind speed reaching 0 knots. Click on Location or County to display Details.
Fairfield County Ohio High Wind Events
Location or County Date Time Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
1 OHZ026 - 034>035 - 12/11/2000 09:00 PM High Wind 58 1 0 100K 0
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042>046 - 051>056 -
060>065 - 070>074 -
077>082 - 088
kts.
2 OHZ046 - 055>056 -
065 - 073
12/14/2001 02:00 PM High Wind 57
kts.
0 1 147K 0
3 OHZ026 - 034>035 -
042>046 - 051>056 -
060>065 - 070>074 -
077>082 - 088
03/09/2002 12:43 PM High Wind 73
kts.
1 12 971K 0
4 OHZ065 12/01/2006 11:11 AM High Wind 41
kts.
0 1 20K 0K
5 OHZ063 - 065 09/14/2008 16:35 PM High Wind 52
kts.
0 0 3.3M 0K
6 OHZ065 02/11/2009 21:53 PM High Wind 51
kts.
0 0 0K 0K
7 OHZ046 - 053 -
063>065 - 073>074 - 079
12/09/2009 13:30 PM High Wind 50
kts.
0 0 0K 0K
TOTALS: 2 14 4.538M 0
4 TORNADO(s) were reported in Fairfield County, Ohio between
01/01/2000 and 08/31/2010.
Click on Location or County to display Details.
Fairfield County Ohio Tornados
Location or County Date Time Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
1 Bremen 05/23/2000 05:00
PM
Tornado F0 0 0 50K 0
2 Lancaster 09/23/2000 04:45
PM
Tornado F0 0 0 30K 0
3 Bremen 09/23/2000 05:15
PM
Tornado F1 0 0 150K 0
4 Drinkle 06/02/2009 16:36
PM
Tornado F0 0 0 0K 1K
TOTALS: 0 0 230K 1K
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NOTE: There were no events recorded by NCDC for Fairfield County during the period
Jan 1, 2000 to Aug 12010 for the following hazards: Dam Failure, Drought, Wild/Forest
Fires, Earthquake, Extreme Heat or Landslides.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO
NFIP – Policies in Effect ( as of 11/30/2010) Policies Insurance Written
Community Name In-force In-force whole $ Premium In-force
-------------- -------- ---------------- ----------------
AMANDA 0
BALTIMORE, VILLAGE OF 25 6,667,500 57,997
BREMEN, VILLAGE OF 4 547,000 1,947
*FAIRFIELD COUNTY * 307 54,609,200 272,713
CARROLL 0
LANCASTER, CITY OF 689 68,681,300 544,389
LITHOPOLIS 0
MILLERSPORT, VILLAGE OF 23 4,014,100 25,153
PICKERINGTON, CITY OF 34 7,827,800 21,980
PLEASANTVILLE 0
RUSHVILLE 0
STOUTSVILLE 0
SUGAR GROVE, VILLAGE OF 11 1,315,500 9,880
THURSTON 0
WEST RUSHVILLE 0
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TOTALS 1091 $74,981,100.00 $934,059.00
The Fairfield County figures indicate insured property outside of the Cities and Villages in
the Townships
APPENDIX F
Conservancy Districts and Private Dams
This Appendix contains additional information on the Conservancy Districts and Private Owned
dam in Fairfield County. For dams plotted on a County GIS map see Appendix B #7.
The Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency maintains a current file on all classes of
dams in the County. For further information contact the Operations and Planning Manager at
phone number 740-652-7963.
Fairfield County Class 1 Dams Township Class Dam Name Dam Owner Address City State Zip
BERNE I PINE LAKE PINE LAKE ESTATES
RR 2, 479 ROSS ROAD LANCASTER OH 43130
BLOOM I HR R-42 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130
GREENFLD I HR NO.6 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130
GREENFLD I HR NO.8 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130
GREENFLD I HR NO.9 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130
HOCKING I TARHE DRY CITY, LANCASTER 104 E. MAIN ST. LANCASTER OH 43130
HOCKING I HR NO.3 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130
HOCKING I NR NO.4 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD LANCASTER OH 43130
PLEASANT I RC NO. VII-A RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
RICHLAND I RC NO. VI-D RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
RICHLAND I RC NO. VI-A RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
RUSHCRK I RC NO. V-C RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
RUSHCRK I RC NO. VII-E RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
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Fairfield County Class 2 Dams Township Class Dam Name Dam Owner Address City State Zip
BERNE II
BOKA WOODS NO.1 MARCIA KIGER 291 TARKILN ROAD LANCASTER OH 43130
BERNE II ANGLERS PARADISE
ANGLERS PARADISE
4482 PARADISE ROAD
SUGAR GROVE OH 43155
BERNE II LAKE LORETTA
CITY, LANCASTER 203 E. FAIR AVE. LANCASTER OH 43130
BERNE II RC NO. VII-C RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
BERNE II RC NO. VII-D RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
BLOOM II MOE POND TOM MOE
135 ROCK MILL RD. NW LANCASTER OH 43130
CLEARCRK II AMANDA DAM
VILLAGE OF AMANDA PO BOX 250 AMANDA OH 43102
GREENFLD II HR NO. R-63 HRCD
1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
GREENFLD II HR NO. 5 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
HOCKING II HR NO.1 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
HOCKING II HR NO.2 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
HOCKING II HR NO. R-23 HRCD
1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
MADISON II SNORTIN RIDGE
SNORTIN RIDGE DEVELOPMENT
10480 SNORTIN RIDGE RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
RUSHCRK II RC NO.V-B RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
RUSHCRK II RC NO. V-A RCCD 134 MULBERRY ST. BREMEN OH 43107
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Fairfield County Class 3 Dams
Township Class Dam Name Dam Owner Address City State Zip
BERNE III DOGWOOD LAKE
CHRISTINE BURRIS
4307 BAUMAN HILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
BERNE III GENEVA HILLS LAKE GENEVA HILLS
1380 BLUE VALLEY RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
BERNE III HINTZ LAKE SUSAN CLAY PO BOX 157 ROCKBRIDGE OH 43149
BLOOM III
CHESTNUT RIDGE METRO
COLUMBUS FRANKLIN METRO 1069 W. MAIN ST. WESTERVILLE OH 43081
BLOOM III HARPER LAKE JOSH HARPER
7200 LITHOPOLIS RD. NW CARROLL OH 43112
BLOOM III LANG LAKE JAMES LANG 7894 LITHOPOLIS RD. NW CARROLL OH 43112
GREENFLD III HR, NO. R-61 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
HOCKING III CRUM LAKE BILL CRUM 700 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
HOCKING III HR, NO. R-21 HRCD 1365 ROCK MILL RD. LANCASTER OH 43130
MADISON III LAKE ROMONA
COLUMBUS FRANKLIN METRO 1069 W. MAIN ST. WESTERVILLE OH 43081
PLEASANT III PLEASANT ACRES
MARILYN KOSIER 1520 SHERIDAN DR. LANCASTER OH 43130
RICHLAND III ALLEGHENY WEST CONF.
ALLEGHENY WEST CONF. CORP 1339 E. BROAD ST. COLUMBUS OH 43205
RICHLAND III RC, VI-F USDA,NRCS 160 CARTER ST. BREMEN OH 43107
VIOLET III DONLEY LAKE JOHN DONLEY
7600 FARMSBURY DR.
REYNOLDSBURG OH 43068
VIOLET III SYCAMORE PARK LAKE
CITY, PICKERINGTON 500 HEREFORD
PICKERINGTON OH 43147
VIOLET III WETHERALL LAKE GALE ROSHON PO BOX 458 MAUMEE OH 43537
VIOLET III WINDMILLER LAKE
CITY, PICKERINGTON 100 LOCKVILLE RD.
PICKERINGTON OH 43147
WALNUT III WALDEN LAKE
WALDEN POND PROPERTY
2500 A LEITNAKER RD.
PLEASANTVILLE OH 43148
WALNUT III WHETSTONE LAKE
PAUL WHETSTONE
12075 LECRONE AVE.PO BOX 218
MILLERSPORT OH 43046
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