Jefferson County - East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

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HAZARD ANALYSIS NARRATIVE
Hazard: Wildland Fire
Jefferson County – Section 2
Description of Hazard (Type of hazard, pathways/areas likely affected, type of damage,
etc.)
A wildland fire is defined as any nonstructure fire, other than prescribed fire, that
occurs in the wildland. Wildland fires impact areas where a common urban/forest
boundary, prairie and grassland is present. The line, area or zone where structures
and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or
vegetative fuels. The type of damage depends on the size of the fire. Typically in
the EWGCC region, wildland fires are not a concern. Damage may be a partially
burned outbuilding.
Historical Statistics (Frequency, strength, # of lives lost, # of injuries, economic losses,
etc.)
Fires usually occur in the spring and fall seasons. According to Missouri Department
of Conservation, Forestry staff, in the past 20 years, approximately 4 to 5 fires have
erupted in the EWGCC region. Most firefighting work in Missouri is done in
regions that have large stands of trees and as support to fires in the western United
States.
Statement of Future Probable Severity (Catastrophic/Critical/Limited/Negligible)-
Negligible
Statement of Probable Risk (Likeliness of future occurrence- (Highly
Likely/Likely/Possible/Unlikely)-Possible
Statement of Next Disaster’s Likely Adverse Impact on the Community
(Catastrophic/Critical/Limited/Negligible)
Without mitigation measures: Life Property Emotional Financial
Comments:
Negligible Negligible Negligible Negligible
With mitigation measures: Life Property Emotional Financial
Comments:
Negligible Negligible Negligible Negligible