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7 <br /> Coal& <br /> Action Hazard(s) Objective Lead Agency/ Potential Funding Implementation 2025 <br /> # Action Description Addressed Addressed Priority Department Source Timeline Status 2025 Implementation Status Comments <br /> SP-5 Evaluate and implement planning, Flooding, 4.2 High Emergency Services Local,State grants, 2026-2030 New <br /> engineering,operational,and mitigation Hurricane& Federal grants <br /> measures along Morgan Creek to reduce Tropical Storm <br /> downstream flood risk and enhance <br /> system resilience,including exploring the <br /> potential for University Lake Dam to be <br /> utilized as part of a broader strategy <br /> while evaluating alternative approaches. <br /> Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic <br /> analyses using current rainfall data and <br /> develop updated flood inundation <br /> mapping to inform decision-making. <br /> Based on these findings,design and <br /> prioritize mitigation actions and upgrade <br /> monitoring and instrumentation systems <br /> to support real-time situational <br /> awareness and response. <br /> Emergency Services <br /> ES-1 Engage with regional stakeholders in All Hazards 3.2 Medium Emergency Services General Fund 2025-2030 Carried Orange County continues to provide ASIM training to <br /> comprehensive emergency response (existing staffsalaries) Forward onboarding EMS personnel and others upon request.Emergency <br /> planning including Complex Services initially began the application process for an Assistance <br /> Coordinated Terror Attack response and to Firefighters Grant(AFG)to fund mass casualty incident(MCI) <br /> Mass Casualty Incident response equipment and training but has instead incorporated it into the <br /> planning. 2023-2024 budget.Additionally,Orange County Emergency <br /> Services is in the initial planning phase of developing a <br /> comprehensive MCI plan.Following the 2019 Regional Complex <br /> Coordinated Terrorist Attack(CCTA)Plan,Orange County,in <br /> partnership with Durham and Wake counties,hosted a series of <br /> trainings to strengthen identified capabilities. <br /> ES-2 Continue to provide warming/cooling Excessive Heat, 2.2 Medium Emergency Services General Fund 2025-2030 New <br /> centers during extreme temperatures. Severe Winter (existing staffsalaries) <br /> Weather <br /> ES-3 Explore a box fan giveaway program for Excessive Heat 2.1,2.2 Medium Orange County Social General Fund 2025-2030 New <br /> residents without central air Services/Aging (existing staffsalaries) <br /> conditioning. <br /> ES-4 Develop a comprehensive Emergency All Hazards 3.1 High Emergency Services State grants,UHMA 2025-2027 New <br /> Operations Plan update with integration grants,other federal <br /> of all three municipal Emergency grants <br /> Operations Plans. <br /> ES-5 Develop a Cou ntywide Tactical All Hazards 3.1 Medium Emergency Services General Funds 2025-2030 New <br /> Interoperable Communications Plan, (existing staffsalaries) <br /> addressing both voice communication <br /> and data. <br /> Eno-Haw WSP <br /> Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan April 2025 <br /> Page 4 <br />