Guam Hazard Mitigation Plan - Western States Seismic Policy Council

STANDARD STATE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN REVIEW CROSSWALKFEMA REGION IXState: Guam Date of Plan: March 2011RISK ASSESSMENT: §201.4(c)(2): [The State plan must include a risk assessment] that provides the factual basis for activities proposed in the strategy portionof the mitigation plan. Statewide risk assessments must characterize and analyze natural hazards and risks to provide a statewide overview. This overview willallow the State to compare potential losses throughout the State and to determine their priorities for implementing mitigation measures under the strategy, andto prioritize jurisdictions for receiving technical and financial support in developing more detailed local risk and vulnerability assessments.Identifying HazardsRequirement §201.4(c)(2)(i): [The State risk assessment shall include an] overview of the type … of all natural hazards that can affect the State … .Location in theSCOREPlan (section orN SElementannex and page #) Reviewer’s CommentsA. Does the new or updated plan provide a description of the typeof all natural hazards that can affect the State?If the hazard identification omits (without explanation) anyhazards commonly recognized as threats to the State, this part ofthe plan cannot receive a Satisfactory score.Section 5.2SUMMARY SCOREProfiling HazardsRequirement §201.4(c)(2)(i): [The State risk assessment shall include an overview of the] location of all natural hazards that can affect the State, includinginformation on previous occurrences of hazard events, as well as the probability of future hazard events, using maps where appropriate … .Location in theSCOREPlan (section orN SElementannex and page #)Reviewer’s CommentsA. Does the risk assessment identify the location (i.e., geographic Coastal erosion, Section 5.3.1area affected) of each natural hazards addressed in the new or Disease, Section 5.3.2updated plan?Drought, Section 5.3.3Earthquake, Section 5.3.4Flooding, Section 5.3.5Hazardous materials, Section 5.3.6High surf, Section 5.3.7Lightning, Section 5.3.8Non-seismic ground failure, Section 5.3.9Salt spray, Section 5.3.10Severe wind, Section 5.3.11Slope failure, Section 5.3.12Terrorism, Section 5.3.13Transportation accident, Section 5.3.14Tropical cyclone, Section 5.3.15Tsunami, Section 5.3.16Wildland fire, Section 5.3.17B. Does the new or updated plan provide information on previousoccurrences of each hazard addressed in the plan?Coastal erosion, Section 5.3.1Disease, Section 5.3.2Drought, Section 5.3.3Earthquake, Section 5.3.4Flooding, Section 5.3.5January 2008 5