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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />ii <br />4.6.2 Income ............................................................................................................................... 4-16 <br />4.6.3 Age Distribution ................................................................................................................ 4-16 <br />4.6.4 Race, Ethnicity and Language ........................................................................................... 4-17 <br />4.6.5 Disabled Populations ......................................................................................................... 4-18 <br />4.7. Economy ........................................................................................................................................ 4-18 <br />4.7.1 Industry, Businesses and Institutions ................................................................................ 4-18 <br />4.7.2 Employment Trends and Occupations .............................................................................. 4-19 <br />4.8. Future Development ....................................................................................................................... 4-20 <br />Chapter 5. Capability Assessment ........................................................................................5-1 <br />5.1 Laws and Ordinances ....................................................................................................................... 5-1 <br />5.1.1 Federal ................................................................................................................................. 5-1 <br />5.1.2 State ..................................................................................................................................... 5-4 <br />5.1.3 Cities and County ................................................................................................................ 5-6 <br />5.2 Review of Existing Programs ........................................................................................................... 5-6 <br />5.2.1 Government Plans and Programs ........................................................................................ 5-6 <br />5.2.2 Nongovernmental Resources .............................................................................................. 5-8 <br />PART 2 - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT ................................... 5-1 <br />Chapter 6. Identified Hazards of Concern and Risk Assessment Methodology ................6-1 <br />6.1. Identified Hazards of Concern ......................................................................................................... 6-1 <br />6.2. Climate Change ................................................................................................................................ 6-2 <br />6.3. Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 6-3 <br />6.4. Risk Assessment Tools .................................................................................................................... 6-3 <br />6.4.1 Earthquake and Flood—Hazus ........................................................................................... 6-3 <br />6.4.2 Dam Failure, Landslide, Severe Weather, Volcano and Wildfire ....................................... 6-4 <br />6.4.3 Drought and Avalanche....................................................................................................... 6-5 <br />6.4.4 Limitations .......................................................................................................................... 6-5 <br />Chapter 7. Avalanche .............................................................................................................7-1 <br />7.1. General Background ......................................................................................................................... 7-1 <br />7.2. Hazard Profile .................................................................................................................................. 7-2 <br />7.2.1 Past Events .......................................................................................................................... 7-2 <br />7.2.2 Location .............................................................................................................................. 7-3 <br />7.2.3 Frequency ............................................................................................................................ 7-4 <br />7.2.4 Severity ............................................................................................................................... 7-4 <br />7.2.5 Warning Time ..................................................................................................................... 7-5 <br />7.3. Secondary Hazards ........................................................................................................................... 7-6 <br />7.4. Climate Change Impacts .................................................................................................................. 7-6 <br />7.5. Exposure ........................................................................................................................................... 7-6 <br />7.5.1 Population ........................................................................................................................... 7-6 <br />7.5.2 Property ............................................................................................................................... 7-6 <br />7.5.3 Critical Facilities and Infrastructure .................................................................................... 7-6 <br />7.5.4 Environment ........................................................................................................................ 7-7 <br />7.6. Vulnerability .................................................................................................................................... 7-7 <br />7.7. Future Trends in Development ......................................................................................................... 7-7 <br />7.8. Scenario ............................................................................................................................................ 7-7 <br />7.9. Issues ................................................................................................................................................ 7-7 <br />Chapter 8. Dam Failure ..........................................................................................................8-1 <br />8.1. General Background ......................................................................................................................... 8-1 <br />8.1.1 Causes of Dam Failure ........................................................................................................ 8-1