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Juneau
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1. Geographic Location: SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE. The district’s boundaries coincide with those of the
City and Borough of Juneau. The city center is located on Alaska’s mainland on the
Inside Passage along the Gastineau Channel, 600 air miles southeast of Anchorage and 900
air miles northwest of Seattle. Municipal boundaries border on British Columbia to the
east, Haines Borough to the north, Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage to the west, and south
to an east northeast line from Point Coke to Boundary Peak 79 at the northern edge of the
Tracy Arm - Fords Terror Wilderness.
2. Size and Activity: DISTRICT-WIDE POPULATION 30,209. Juneau’s economy is diverse with fishing,
seafood processing, transportation, mining, logging, retail, and health services all
contributing. Tourism is also important as Juneau is a port of call for many cruise ships
each summer. However, as you might expect in the State Capital, City abd Borough, State
and federal agencies provide nearly half the community’s employment. Juneau is home
to State Legislators and staff from January to May during the legislative session each
year. Thus, unlike other southeast Alaska communities, the community’s seasonal
population low is limited to mid-September through December.
3. Communities:
The district is a unified home rule municipality.
4. Hazards Analysis: MODERATE RISK. A manifestation of the existing risk to the district’s
population center, will affect the majority of the district’s people. Its finite
emergency response resources will require augmentation to respond to a major disaster. The
district is subject to avalanches, earthquakes, and tsunami and storm driven sea surges. The area airport is just above sea level and is built on tidelands at the mouth of the
Mendenhall Valley. It is linked to the city center by both Eagan Drive and the Glacier
Highway which cross the Mendenhall Wetlands. The Juneau-Douglas Bridge links Douglas
Island to the city center. A major seismic event could damage or destroy these
transportation links complicating a response. Chlorine gas and anhydrous ammonia are
present in amounts greater than threshold planning quantities. Unknown quantities of
extreme hazard substances (EHS)
pass by the district in ships, bound for the Haines and Skagway ports, interior Alaska and
Canada. Wild land/urban interface fires could be of threat to some communities.
The community
water systems rely on frequent rainfall. Thus, if drought were to occur, it could severely
reduce fire-fighting capability risking life safety. It might also force water use
restrictions and become both a health and economic concern.
5. Staffing: VOLUNTEERS &
PART-TIME PAID. The LEPC secretarial functions are performed by the Fire Chief’s
secretary for which, time is reimbursed from LEPC baseline grant funds.
6. Status of the emergency planning process:
| Emergency Operations
Plan |
Yes |
| Initial Hazard
Analysis |
Yes |
| Hazardous Materials
Annex to EOP |
Yes |
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7. Plan Focus: ALL HAZARDS
8.
LEPC Grant Awards: SFY 2008
| Baseline Grant of |
$5,000.00 |
| Special Project
Grant of |
$0.00 |
9. Government/Industry Support or Matches: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SUPPORT. The City and Borough of Juneau contributes paid employee time to
participate with the LEPC, media advertising, legal, procurement , fiscal
services and facilities for training, planning meetings, and office space.
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