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<br /> Anoka County 2019 <br />Multi-Jurisdictional <br />All Hazards Mitigation Plan <br /> <br /> 101 <br />Due to the abundance of vegetation throughout the county, wildfires are a moderate threat in all <br />rural areas. Significant events occur during periods of inadequate rainfall. Lesser events occur <br />annually, usually as a result of escaped controlled burning or arson. The county's municipal and <br />volunteer fire departments respond to a combined average of 100 wild-land fires annually. <br />Many of these fires occur in mixed interface areas and pose threats to occupied structures. <br />Several municipalities have extensive areas of greenbelt and parkland, and brush fires in these <br />cities create a significant urban interface danger. <br /> <br />While we have not experienced the massive wildfires of the west, the potential exists, <br />particularly if drought conditions are present. The probability of future wildfire events is <br />moderate, and all areas of Anoka County are at equal risk for wildfires. A number of annual calls <br />for Wild-land fires is included in Appendix A and are included with annual calls for Grass Fire. <br />The local fire departments and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have contained <br />and extinguished wild-land and grass fires. <br /> <br /> <br />49B4.3.2 Manmade Hazards <br />In considering manmade hazards, the Anoka County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee <br />decided to concentrate its analysis and future mitigation efforts on events presently affecting <br />Anoka County, and on those events that would result in major emergencies or disasters, such <br />as hazardous materials incidents and dam failure. <br /> <br />Hazards that would result in smaller, <br />isolated events (such as arson or <br />civil unrest) or those that would be <br />difficult to mitigate (such as hostage <br />situation or enemy attack) were not <br />considered for further study under <br />this Plan. Additionally, those hazards <br />that are being addressed through <br />concurrent planning efforts, and <br />those that are the result of other <br />hazards being addressed were not <br />considered for further study under <br />this Plan. It is recommended that <br />these manmade hazards become <br />more fully incorporated during future <br />Plan updates and enhancements. <br /> <br /> <br />107B4.3.2.1 Hazardous Materials <br />Incident <br />Hazardous materials (hazmat) <br />incidents are likely to affect many <br />communities. Every city has multiple <br />facilities that produce, store, or use <br />some form of hazardous materials. <br />Every water treatment plant has <br />chlorine on site to rid the water of <br />bacterial contaminants. Almost <br />every county has a farmer's Co-Op,