Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
Nashua Hazard Mitigation Actions
20. Adopt the most current International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential
Code (IRC).
21. Promote the installation of air conditioners and heat pumps and opportunities to subsidize
the equipment and energy costs for low-income families.
22. Promote the installation of low-flow water saving showerheads and toilets and
opportunities to subsidize the equipment for low-income families.
23. Increase tree plantings around buildings to shade parking lots and along public rights-of-
way.
24. Encourage the installation of green roofs, which provide shade and remove heat from the
roof surface and surrounding air.
25. Work with insurance industry representatives to increase public awareness of the
importance of multi-hazard insurance and coverage limitations.
26. Install, repair and/or replace HVAC systems at public facilities, particularly at schools, the
library, fire stations, police department.
27. Install redundancies in municipal fiber and fire alarm network.
28. Incorporate hazard mitigation principles into all aspects of public-funded building.
29. Incorporate mitigation retrofits for public facilities into the annual capital improvements
program.
30. Incorporate a stand-alone element for hazard mitigation & resilience into the upcoming
master plan.
31. Add at least a 1-foot "freeboard" requirement (feet above base flood elevation) in the
flood damage ordinance to maintain Nashua's Class 8 CRS Rating in 2020.
32. Prepare and adopting a community-wide stormwater management master plan to
maintain compliance with the City's MS4 permit.
33. Implement an inspection, maintenance, and enforcement program to help ensure
continued structural integrity of municipal dams and the Merrimack River Right Bank — Flood
Damage Reduction System levee. Recommendations from the Army Corps of Engineers
inspection reports should be resolved to bring the levee to an “Acceptable” status.
34. Promote the Resilient Nashua Toolkit interactive website for educating the public on
hazard mitigation and preparedness measures.
35. Designated local floodplain manager and CRS coordinator achieve CFM certification.
36. Install, Uograde, or maintain back-up generators for pUMping and lift stations in sanitary
sewer systems along with other measures (e.g., alarms, meters, remote controls, and switchgear
Upgrades).
37. Raise utilities or other mechanical devices above expected flood levels, particularly in
areas likely to be redeveloped soon in the Millyard.
38. Wet floodproof basements residential and non-residential structures, which may be
preferable to attempting to keep water out completely because it allows for controlled flooding
to balance exterior and interior wall forces and discourages structural collapse, particularly in
areas likely to be redeveloped soon in the Millyard.
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