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Section 4 4-50 Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan | July 2012 Hazard Summary Aircraft accidents are an uncommon occurrence in Ramsey County. However, the potential for an aircraft accident in the County poses a challenge in the development of adequate mitigation measures. 4.4.7 Critical Facilities and Infrastructure Loss Hazard Identification According to FEMA, critical facilities and infrastructure are those systems “whose incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of that community.” These systems include the following seven general categories: fire and emergency services, telecommunications infrastructure, hospitals, law enforcement, educational buildings, government services, and public utilities. Ramsey County Emergency Management and Homeland Security maintains a database for critical facilities and infrastructure. Participating organizations provided the critical facilities and/or assets within their communities. County Emergency Management identifies the structure value of all critical assets and structures. Hazard Profile All facilities and infrastructure within Ramsey County are susceptible to natural and terrorist events. Lightning and wind within the County can cause damage to facilities. The possibility of a fire within the facilities could cause damage, as could flooding and hazardous materials incidents. Ramsey County houses a number of facilities and infrastructure that should be highlighted. 40 percent of the state’s gross domestic product passes through the Port of St. Paul. The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant is located in nearby Red Wing, MN, but an evacuation of the area would likely impact Ramsey County. In addition, the County is highly reliant on the City of St. Paul’s Water Department for potable water. There are few redundancies in the system. Table 4-10 Ramsey County Critical Facility Summary Critical Infrastructure Number of Critical Facilities Fire Stations 34 Care Facilities 7 Law Enforcement Facilities 20 Educational Facilities 184 Totals 245 Requirement 44 CFR 201.6(c) (2) (ii)(A)(B) The plan should describe vulnerability in terms of the types and numbers of existing and future buildings, infrastructure, and critical facilities located in the identified hazard area. (B) An estimate of the potential dollar losses to vulnerable structures identified in … this section and a description of the methodology used to prepare the estimate.