4 Garfield County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan ♦ 2022
Table of Tables
Table 1: Participating Jurisdictions ................................................ 9
Table 2: Garfield County Regional Planning Team...................................16
Table 3: Garfield County Kick-off Meeting Attendees ..................................17
Table 4: Outreach Activity Summary ...............................................18
Table 5: Notified Jurisdictions ...................................................18
Table 6: Survey Results - Question 1..............................................20
Table 7: Survey Responses – Question 4 ..........................................22
Table 8: Survey Results - Question 8..............................................26
Table 9: Garfield County One-on-One Meeting Attendees, August 23 ....................27
Table 10: Garfield County One-on-One Meeting Attendees ...........................28
Table 11: Population Change, 2000 to 2019 .........................................32
Table 12: Population Percentage by Cohort (2019)..................................32
Table 13: Schools in Garfield County by District....................................33
Table 14: Racial Composition in Garfield County .....................................34
Table 15: Safety and Security Lifelines ...........................................39
Table 16: Food, Water, and Shelter Lifelines ........................................39
Table 17: Health and Medical Lifelines............................................40
Table 18: Energy Lifelines......................................................42
Table 19: Communications Lifelines.............................................43
Table 20: Transportation Lifelines ................................................43
Table 21: Hazardous Materials Lifelines..........................................43
Table 22: Historic Sites in Garfield County .........................................49
Table 23: Term Definitions .....................................................51
Table 24: Hazards Not Included in 2022 HMP ......................................53
Table 25: Regional Risk Assessment Summary....................................56
Table 26: State of Colorado Disasters 1980 - 2021..................................57
Table 27: Presidential Disaster and Emergency Declarations, 1977 - 2021 ...............57
Table 28: USDA Secretarial Disasters, 2003 - 2016.................................58
Table 29: Wildfire Risk Factors for Garfield County..................................70
Table 30: Historical Wildfire Damages ............................................75
Table 31: FACE Anticipated Damages for Wildfire Matrix ..............................77
Table 32: Forest Study Area Community Lifelines and Assets Vulnerable to Wildfire..........81
Table 33: Resource Lands Study Area Assets Vulnerable to Wildfire......................83
Table 34: Urban Interface Study Area Assets Vulnerable to Wildfire.......................85
Table 35: Palmer Drought Severity Index Classification ..............................88
Table 36: United States Drought Monitor Classification...............................89
Table 37: Historical Drought Occurrences..........................................90
Table 38: Historical Drought Damages............................................91
Table 39: Drought Probability....................................................91
Table 40: FACE Anticipated Damages for Drought Matrix..............................93
Table 41: Drought Impacts in Planning Area.........................................94
Table 42: Classification of Drought-Related Impacts.................................107
Table 43: FEMA FIRM Panel Status .............................................112
Table 44: Flood Stages........................................................114
Table 45: NFIP Participation ...................................................115
Table 46: NFIP Policies In-Force and Total Payments ..............................116
Table 47: Historical Flooding Occurrences.......................................116
Table 48: Historical Flooding Damages............................................117
Table 49: FACE Anticipated Damages for Flooding Matrix...........................117