Session 131 A community profile provides a base for overlay analysis and for discussing a hazard’s impacts on a community.

Session 132 Six Principal Components in a Community Profile Geographic Profile Property Profile Critical Facilities Profile Infrastructure Profile High Potential Loss Facilities Profile Response Profile

Session 133 Geographic Profile Land cover Slope Topography Aspect Lakes Streams Wetlands Watersheds Soils Fault lines Wildland/urban fire interface

Session 134 Property Profile Land use Types of construction Location of homes Location of businesses Location of manufactured homes Zoning map Building codes

Session 135 Critical Facilities Profile Fire stations Ambulance locations Police stations/law enforcement Hospitals Schools Senior centers Day care centers City Hall and other public facilities Prisons and jail facilities Historic and cultural buildings and areas

Session 136 Infrastructure Profile Utility lines Water lines Sewer lines Gas lines Pipelines Roads and highways Railroads Airports Waterways Port facilities Bridge locations Communication facilities Transit routes Major energy sources Water purification and treatment plants Landfills Dikes and flood protection structures and facilities

Session 137 High Potential Loss Facilities Profile Nuclear power plant Dams Military institutions Industrial sites that manufacture and/or store hazardous materials Gasoline storage and distribution facilities

Session 138 Response Profile Ambulance districts Fire districts Emergency first responder districts Early warning systems Emergency operations centers Emergency equipment – fire trucks, ambulances, response vehicles, etc. Hazmat equipment Evacuation shelters

Session 139 Demographic Profile Population by jurisdiction (i.e. county, city) Population distribution within a county or city Population concentrations Vulnerable populations – children, non-English speaking, elderly and disabled Animal populations Locations of major employers and financial centers Areas of high density residential and commercial development Recreation areas and facilities

Session 1310 Features of a community’s natural environment Waterways – rivers and creeks Wetlands Lakes Forests Coastal dunes

Session 1311 Human practices Diking rivers and creeks Damming rivers and creeks Filling in wetlands for development Channeling in coastal areas that destroys marsh and wetlands areas Clear cutting forests Allowing deadwood to build up on the floor of the forest that will serve as fuel for forest fire Destroying coastal dunes

Session 1312 Natural Processes Rain Snow melt Severe storms and hurricanes Drought Lightning