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Appendix B B-14 Ramsey County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan | July 2012 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS Anhydrous ammonia is used for refrigeration in the area. Mr. Hughes will provide information on an incident that occurred for the HMP. Fixed facilities that house hazardous materials should be considered hazards. Pipelines running through the County should be identified based on what materials they carry and by their locations. ENERGY SHORTAGE Information on Ramsey County’s source of petroleum should be added to the HMP. Ms. Habib requested that Ramsey County geographic information system (GIS) Department provide a map of all pipelines running through the County. Ms. Habib suggested that Ramsey County consider drafting an energy assurance plan (EAP) as a mitigation effort. An EAP analyzes the vulnerability of energy sources within a community and suggests contingencies for fuel and energy shortages in an emergency. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS Huhlman Field, which is a reliever airport for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, should be identified in the hazard profile. Anoka Airport and Blaine Airport are in operation for private aircrafts and should be added to the hazard profile. Ms. Habib requested a map of all airports in the area to be added to the HMP. The Air National Guard operates out of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. LARGE VENUES (CRITICAL FACILITIES) A large amount of snow recently caused the Metrodome (located in Minneapolis) roof to collapse. This could be a critical facility if there were an incident and a large space were needed for sheltering. This incident should be included in the HMP. The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant is located in Red Wing, Minnesota. Ramsey County is outside the 10-mile ingestion pathway, so Ramsey County is not required to ensure evacuation routes for the area. However, Ramsey County is in the ingestion planning zone and it should therefore be included in the HMP. Attendees mentioned that many parts of Ramsey County are highly dependent on the City of St. Paul Water Department for potable water sources. There are few redundancies within the system and this could be vulnerability. Mr. Hughes will provide more information on the water system within Ramsey County. CIVIL DISTURBANCE There were riots and protests in Ramsey County in the 1960s. More research will be done on this incident and it will be included in the HMP. The Republican National Convention was held in St. Paul in 2008. As a result, many protests were held in the area. These events should be added to the HMP.