Local mitigation strategy (LMS) - Volusia County Government

SECTION 5: HAZARD PROFILESTABLE 5.19: Snapshot of Hazard Risk RankingHolly HillLake HelenNew Smyrna BeachOak HillOrange CityOrmond BeachPiersonPonce InletPort OrangeSouth DaytonaUnincorporated Volusia County5.15.2 Final DeterminationsHazard Risk RankingFirst Second ThirdHigh Winds All Natural Hazards LightningHigh Winds Flooding DroughtHigh Winds Flood Storm SurgeFlooding Flooding WildfireLightning High Winds DroughtHigh Winds Flooding Storm SurgeWildfire Wind DroughtHigh Winds Storm Surge/Tsunami FloodingHigh Winds Lightning Severe Winter StormFlooding Storm Surge, Tsunami All Natural HazardsHigh Winds Flooding WildfireThe conclusions drawn from the hazard profiling and Vulnerability Assessment process for VolusiaCounty resulted in the classification of risk for each identified hazard according to three categories:High, Moderate and Low Risk (Table 5.20). For purposes of these classifications, risk is expressed inrelative terms according to the estimated impact that a hazard will have on human life and propertythroughout all of Volusia County. A more quantitative analysis to estimate potential dollar losses foreach hazard has been performed separately, and is described in the Vulnerability Assessment section. Itshould be noted that although some hazards are classified below as posing low risk, their occurrence ofVolusia County Multi-jurisdictional Local Mitigation StrategyFebruary 20105:69