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<br /> <br />57 <br />Transportation <br />452 <br />42 <br />Safety & Security <br />600 <br />4 <br />Health & Medical <br />204 <br />High and Very High Wildfire Severity Zones <br />6 <br />Hazardous Material Planning Area Total <br />82 <br />18 <br />Food, Water, Shelter <br />443 <br />9 <br />Energy <br />67 <br />76 <br />Communications <br />388 <br />0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 <br />Number of Facilities in Identified Area <br />2021 Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br /> <br /> Figure 16-6. Critical Facilities in Mapped Fire Hazard Severity Zones and Countywide <br /> <br />Currently there are six hazardous material containment sites identified in high or very high wildfire severity zones. <br />During a wildfire event, containers with these materials could rupture because of the excessive heat and act as fuel <br />for the fire, causing rapid spreading and escalating the fire to unmanageable levels. In addition, they could leak <br />into surrounding areas, saturating soils and seeping into surface waters, and have a disastrous effect on the <br />environment. <br /> <br />In the event of wildfire, there would likely be little damage to the majority of infrastructure. Most road and <br />railroads would be without damage except in the worst scenarios. Power poles are the most at risk to wildfire <br />because most are made of wood and susceptible to burning. In the event of a wildfire, pipelines could provide a <br />source of fuel and lead to a catastrophic explosion. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />16-10