LMS Part 1 - Vulnerability Assessment
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

Why conduct a vulnerability assessment?
What is in a vulnerability assessment?

STEP ONE: ASSIGNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Sharing the effort
Financial support from the Department
Technical support from the department
Responsibilities of local governments

STEP TWO: IDENTIFYING THE HAZARDS

Tasks in the hazard identification process
Sources of information on hazards
Organizing the hazard information

STEP THREE: DEFINING HAZARD AREAS

Overview of the mapping process
Mapping the geographic extent of a hazard
Advantages of a GIS-based mapping approach
Hazard maps available from the Department
Defining areas impacted by "lifeline" damage

STEP FOUR: IDENTIFYING VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND PROPERTY

Overview of the vulnerability assessment
Obtaining technical support from the Department
Additional local data for the vulnerability analysis
Putting it all together

STEP FIVE: CONDUCTING A RISK ANALYSIS

Risk analysis and the vulnerability assessment
Information needed
Risk information from "The Arbiter of Storms" (TAOS) analysis
Other types of risk information needed
Examples of sources of risk information

PLANNING FOR THE NEXT STEPS

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