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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 4: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 63 <br />Probability Description Impact <br />Factor <br />Medium <br />Impact between 24 and 72 hours on the ability of the jurisdiction to <br />meet the essential day-to-day operational demands and needs of the <br />community from a single major hazard event. <br />2 <br />Low <br />Impact less than 24 hours on the ability of the jurisdiction to meet the <br />essential day-to-day operational demands and needs of the <br />community from a single major hazard event. <br />1 <br />No Impact <br />No impact on the ability of the jurisdiction to meet the essential day - <br />to-day operational demands and needs of the community from a single <br />major hazard event. <br />0 <br />4.3.4.7. Future Development Factor <br />The future development factor is the potential that future development will have on increasing or <br />decreasing the impact/consequence of the hazard. Table 4-15 outlines the future development factors <br />used in the risk assessment calculation of this Plan. <br />Table 4-15. Future Development Factor <br />Probability Description Impact <br />Factor <br />High Future development trends will increase the impact/consequence of <br />the hazard by 10% or more. 3 <br />Medium Future development trends will increase the impact/consequence of <br />the hazard between 5% and 9%. 2 <br />Low Future development trends will increase the impact/consequence of <br />the hazard by 4% or less. 1 <br />No Impact <br />Future development trends will not increase the impact/consequence <br />of the hazard, and/or may even decrease the impact/consequence of <br />this hazard. <br />0 <br />4.3.4.8. Climate Change Factor <br />The potential that climate change will increase the risk of the hazard (i.e., type, location, and range of <br />anticipated intensities of the hazard and impacts). Table 4-16 outlines the climate change factors used <br />in the risk assessment calculation of this Plan. <br />Table 4-16. Climate Change Factor <br />Probability Description Impact <br />Factor <br />High Climate change trends will significantly increase the risk of this hazard <br />and its impacts. 3 <br />Medium Climate change trends will increase the risk of this hazard and its <br />impacts, but not significantly. 2 <br />Low Climate change trends will minimally increase the risk of this hazard <br />and its impacts. 1 <br />No Impact Climate change trends will not increase the risk of this hazard and its <br />impacts. 0 <br /> <br />Each category was assigned a weighting factor to reflect its significance, consistent with those typically <br />used for measuring the benefits of hazard mitigation actions – a weighting factor of three (3) was assigned <br />for Population and Life Safety, and Underserved/Equity, and a weighting factor of two (2) was assigned