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Hazard Type Hazard Location Hazard Extent impact
Lightning
Severe
Winter
Weather
Solar Storms
and Space
Weather
Entire jurisdiction
Areas with large populations present
outdoors and large open spaces are
particularly vulnerable
Entire jurisdiction
Entire jurisdiction
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Hazard Type Hazard Location Hazard Extent impact
Earthquake Entire jurisdiction
Extreme Entire jurisdiction
Temperatures
High Wind Entire jurisdiction
Events
Infectious Entire jurisdiction
Diseases
Landslide Limited steep hills that are prone to
landslide in jurisdiction
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Hazard Type Hazard Location Hazard Extent impact
Drought
Allds St: Within Floodway at Salmon
Brook crossing
Pine Hill Rd: Within .2% Floodplain
near intersection with Perimeter Rd
Manchester St: Within Floodway at
Harris Pond and within .2% Floodplain
near Tinker Rd
Broad Street Pkwy: Within .2%
Floodplain on approach to Nashua
River crossing and crosses Floodway
Types of Roads Included:
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The Nashua Hazard Mitigation Action Plan includes a very thorough community risk assessment. The
following section summarizes the process that led to the development of the plan as well as the resulting
Hazard Assessments, Goals, and Objectives. ESCI will then correlate the Hazard Mitigation Plan with the
Historical Service Demand and Performance of the City of Nashua.
Hazard and Risk Identification Process
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COMMUNITY RISK PRIORITIES
Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
Assessing community risks can be a complex process. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to scoring risks
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Mass Gatherings
Mass gathering events are planned each year across the city. Examples include sporting events, festivals,
parades, conventions, dedications, memorials, and occasionally high-profile meetings or visits by dignitaries.
In today’s environment, special events increase police, fire, and EMS workloads and may be considered
terrorist targets due to large concentrations of crowds, the symbolic nature of the event, high-profile
attendees, and increased media attention.
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Transportation Networks
Roads
The F.E. Everett Turnpike, also known as U.S. Route 3, runs through Nashua. The turnpike is a high-speed
connection to the interstate highway system, granting access south into metro-Boston and north into
Manchester. Nashua has eight highway exits, making virtually any location in the city no more than a few
short minutes away from the highway.
Buses
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Target Hazards within the City of Nashua include the following:
Figure 31. Target Hazards
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Target Hazards
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines target hazards as “facilities in either the public
or private sector that provide essential products and services to the general public, are otherwise necessary
to preserve the welfare and quality of life in the community, or fulfill important public safety, emergency
response, and/or disaster recovery functions.” The NFPA further breaks these down into three risk categories
for occupancies.
