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Hazard Vulnerability Hazard Unincorporated Orange Carrboro Hillsborough Count non-commercial airport,is non-commercial airport,is non-commercial airport,is located in Chapel Hill. located in Chapel Hill. located in Chapel Hill. Some approach and take- off zones are over the city limits of Carrboro. 2. Critical Facilities A critical facility is any facility that if destroyed or damaged to the extent it cannot be utilized, a severe life,health, or safety impact on the public would be created. To a certain extent most or all roadways and bridges within the county could be considered critical facilities if they were damaged and alternate access was not available. However, for the purposes of this Hazard Mitigation Plan, the focus shall be on buildings. The hospital within Orange County, which is af�liated with UNC-Chapel Hill, is located within the municipal limits of Chapel Hill. The Town of Chapel Hill has prepared a separate Hazard Mitigation Plan. There are several critical facilities within Orange County, Carrboro, and Hillsborough including fire stations, emergency management operations, and law enforcement offices. Both Hillsborough and Carrboro operate their own police I departments. Each department operates from its own building within its respective municipal limits. Carrboro also operates its own fire department which is housed separately from the police department. Hillsborough and the unincorporated areas of Orange County rely on nine separate volunteer fire departments for fire suppression services. There are 11 volunteer fire stations located within the county. Orange County's Emergency Services Department, which operates out of its own facility, provides disaster response,EMS (Emergency Medical Services), and 9-1-1 services for the unincorporated area and the municipalities. 3. Analysis Population tends to be concentrated in the municipal areas (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough)of the county. Therefore, these areas of more dense population would likely suffer a greater impact from a hazard event, in terms of human and structural measures, than the unincorporated portions of the county. The unincorporated portions of the county contain a relatively large population,in terms of the actual number of people,but the population is not densely concentrated. Orange County and Carrboro have regulations in place to prevent new construction in flood hazard areas. Both of these jurisdictions contain structures within flood hazard areas that were constructed prior to adoption of the new regulations. Additionally, these jurisdictions limit development in areas of steep slopes. The Town of Hillsborough historically has restricted development less than other jurisdictions and therefore administers a less 42