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DRU PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATION INTRODUCTION

DRU PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATION INTRODUCTION. THE FOLLOWING SLIDES PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT INCLUDING MAJOR PARTICIPANTS, GOALS AND MILESTONES. MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE APPROVED DRU PLAN. DISASTER RESISTANT UNIVERSITY PLANNING GRANT.

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DRU PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATION INTRODUCTION

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  1. DRU PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATIONINTRODUCTION • THE FOLLOWING SLIDES PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT INCLUDING MAJOR PARTICIPANTS, GOALS AND MILESTONES. • MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE APPROVED DRU PLAN.

  2. DISASTER RESISTANT UNIVERSITYPLANNING GRANT • Administered by Mississippi Emergency Management Agency • Disaster Resistant University Advisory Committee – U.M. Oversight and Support • Center for Community Earthquake Preparedness – Project Management • $75,000 Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency

  3. DISASTER RESISTANT UNIVERSITY GOALS • COMPLETION OF AN ACCEPTED NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN • IMPLEMENTATION OF HAZARD MITIGATION PROJECTS • A SAFER UNIVERSITY FOR FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS

  4. Mr. Buster Clark (chair) Ms. Barbara Lago Mr. Terron Jones Mr. Ed Movitz Ms. Linda Christian Mr. Jim Windham Ms. Kathy Tidwell Mr. Patrick Brown Ms. Lorinda Krhut Mr. Robin Miller Dr. Gregg Easson Mr. Tim Akers Mr. Jerry Johnson Mr. Jimmy Allgood Mr. Kurk Brummett Mr. Bob Boteler Dr. Lee Tyner Mr. Paul Hale ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  5. State and Regional Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Three Rivers Planning and Development District City and County City of Oxford Lafayette County University of Mississippi DISASTER RESISTANT UNIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

  6. DISASTER RESISTANT UNIVERSITY Completion Mileposts Hazard Identification and Evaluation Profile Accepted Hazards Evaluate Vulnerabilities Construct Mitigation Goals and Strategies Submittal Of Plan To: DRU Committee Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency University of Mississippi

  7. DRU PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATIONHAZARDS • CHARACTERIZING THE HAZARDS SERVES TO IDENTIFY DAMAGE TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE HAZARD, ITS EXTENT, DURATION, AND ESTIMATED COSTS. THESE FACTORS ARE THEN USED TO CONSTRUCT APPROPRIATE MITIGATION MEASURES.

  8. Hazard Profiles • Historical occurrence of event • Severity of event • Location (regional or local) • Probability of future occurrence • Typical damage

  9. Avalanche Coastal Erosion Coastal Storm Dam Failure Expansive Soils Volcano Tsunami Subsidence Tornado Earthquake Straight-line Wind Severe Winter Weather Lightning Hail Wildfire Flood Hazard Identification / Evaluation Rejected Hazards Accepted Hazards

  10. TORNADO • Hazard of most concern • Potential to cause the most damage • Particularly destructive in densely populated areas • 1971 “Mobile City” tornado (F2 class – 113 to 157mph) on western edge of Oxford - $500,000 damage

  11. 1984 Water ValleyTornado- A Model- • April 21, 1984, Class 3 on Fujita Scale (158-206 mph) • $25,000,000 worth of damage • Tracked through an urbanized area • A model for the University campus

  12. March 9, 2006 Sardis, Mississippi Tornado (F1 Class)

  13. Earthquake • Potentially the second most costly hazard for the University • No warning • Regional in nature – implications for rescue operations (how long the wait?) • Older campus buildings pre-date building code • Earthquakes can originate from New Madrid Fault Zone or from local sources

  14. Straight-line WindsSevere Winter Weather • Straight-line wind is third potentially most expensive hazard – from thunderstorms and remnants of hurricanes (Katrina, Rita, Lillian) • Ice storms in 1996, 1994,1983,1951,1948 • Mostly life line (infrastructure) damage

  15. F3 Tornado Scenario

  16. MEMA Standard HM Plan for MS

  17. DRU PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATIONASSETS AND COST ESTIMATION • HAZARD PROFILES ARE USED TO ESTIMATE POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM EACH HAZARD. THE POTENTIAL LOSSES ARE COMPARED WITH TOTAL ASSETS (EXPOSURE) TO EVALUATE THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE HAZARD TO THE UNIVERSITY. THESE DATA ARE ALSO USEFUL TO DESIGN MITIGATION MEASURES.

  18. OXFORD CAMPUS ASSETS • Personnel ~14,900students ( ~80students in 1848)~ 2,300full-timeemployees (~ 3,700studentsin15resident halls, 2 apt. complexes) • Total Direct Economic Exposure (incl. Football Stadium) $1.6 Billion • Buildings/Facilities $1.9 Billion (Including Contents) • Critical Facilities(Electricity, Telecommunications, Water, HVAC Power, Health Care, Food Service, Shelter,Transportation) • High Priority Buildings(Library, Administration, Research Labs, Classrooms, Large Dormitories)

  19. Economic Loss Estimation(including building contents)

  20. DRU PROJECT BACKGROUND INFORMATIONMITIGATION • MITIGATION MEASURES ARE SPECIFIC ACTIONS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE FISCAL AND HUMAN COST OF AN EVENT – PRIOR TO THE OCCURANCE OF THE EVENT. • SPECIFIC MITIGATION MEASURES ARE LISTED IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDE.

  21. MITIGATION – THE KEY TO SAVING LIVES, MONEY AND PROPERTY • IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MITIGATION MEASURES FULFILLS THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE DRU PLANNING EFFORTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

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