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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 105 2001, several Anthrax hoax letters were reported. The incident of domestic terrorist threats is decreasing. Cyber-terrorism: Several facilities in Anoka County have been affected by computer viruses and attempted system entry by "hackers" malware. There are more than five intrusion attempts each day. Improved virus detection capability and system security safeguards have reduced the threat of cyber-terrorism for Anoka County’s larger industrial and government facilities. Smaller businesses and jurisdictions throughout the entire county remain at future risk of this hazard. Anoka County and its municipalities have reported 176 instances of domestic terrorism since 1992. The vast majority of events are bomb threats. In 2001, there were several instances of anthrax threats. There have been some pipe bombs found and in one case a bomb was detonated in a local mall. The reported losses are $1,001 in structure damage and $4,101 in content damage. The expectation is that the future occurrence of a terrorist’s incident is low but the impact could be high. A detailed list of reported terrorist events is provided in Appendix A. 110B4.3.2.4 Urban Fire The 2010 Minnesota State Fire Marshall reports on fire in Minnesota reports that structures fires are the most prevalent (44%) type of fire and are responsible for the most deaths and injuries. In structures, the three leading causes are 1) Cooking and 2) Open Flame 3) and other equipment. 36% occurred in structures without an operational smoke alarm. Flame damages were more extensive in rural structure fires, contained to the building, than urban structure fires that were contained to an object or room. Anoka County and its participating jurisdictions experienced 916 fire runs in 2017 causing a total loss of $10,045,103 and 1 death. There have been 51 civilian fire related deaths since 1990 as reported by the Minnesota Fire Marshal’s Office. An urban fire is any instance of uncontrolled burning which results in major structural damage to large residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or other properties in developed areas. Generally, a large structure is defined as exceeding 25,000 square feet. Large structural fires would include fully involved structures of this size or greater such as hospitals, government centers, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, barns, and multiple storied buildings. Fires have affected individual structures throughout the rural unincorporated areas of Anoka County and its municipalities, occurring in homes, businesses, and government buildings. The potential for future events exists. The entire county is at equal risk of fires in individual structures. In terms of large, urban fires within Anoka County, the downtown areas of Municipality’s comprised of adjoining old wood structures, are at greatest risk.