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Kenai Peninsula Borough LEPC
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1. Geographic Location: SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. The district’s boundaries coincide with those of the Kenai Peninsula Borough
(KPB). The
borough lies directly south of Anchorage. The waters of the Gulf of Alaska and
Prince William Sound border the borough on the south and east. The Chigmit
Mountains of the Alaska Range rim the borough to the west.
2. Size and activity: The population is
approximately 50,000 increasing to about 150,000 in the summer tourist season. The Kenai
Peninsula Borough's economy is diverse with fishing, tourism, government, transportation,
retail, and the petrochemical industry.
3. Communities: The Borough is a Second Class
Borough which encompasses the Kenai Peninsula and a portion of land on the west side of
the Cook Inlet. The Borough size is approximately 25,600 square miles. Major communities
include Homer, Kenai, Nikiski, Soldotna, and Seward. These communities are connected by a
state-maintained, paved two-lane highway system leading to Anchorage. The Alaska Railroad
begins in Seward and runs through the Borough to Anchorage to the north. There are
numerous communities, such as Seldovia, that are located within the Borough, but are not
on the road system. These communities also fall under the Borough’s and LEPD planning
responsibility.
4. Hazards Analysis: HIGH RISK. The Borough
has conducted a hazard vulnerability analysis that has identified twelve hazards of most
serious threat:
* Avalanche |
* Civil Disorder |
* Earthquake |
* Enemy Attack |
* Energy Shortage |
* Fire |
* Transportation
accident |
* Hazardous
Materials |
* Weather Extremes |
* Tsunami |
* Volcano |
* Flood |
5. Staffing: Volunteer, supplemented by a part time clerical position within the
KPB Office of Emergency Management.
6. Status
of Emergency Planning Process:
| Emergency Operations
Plan |
Yes |
| Initial Hazard
Analysis |
Yes |
| Hazardous Materials
Annex to EOP |
Yes |
7. Plan
focus: All Hazards
8.
LEPC Grant Awards: SFY 2008
| Baseline Grant of |
$22,125.00 |
| Special Project
Grant of |
$0.00 |
9. Government/Industry
Support or Matches:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. The KPB manages the LEPC grant, donates some
time of their paid employees, and provides facilities for planning, meeting and office
space.
10. Goals:
- Continue to update and improve on the Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP).
- Identify and train personnel for the Incident Command System.
- Increase public awareness.
- Ensure that hazard and emergency information is readily accessible to
the public.
11. LEPC Expectations: This LEPC is well
within the maintenance mode of development. Continual reevaluation of hazards and
capability combined with an appropriate training and exercising program should maintain
the level of effectiveness of this organization.
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