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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.

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Next, the scores for each action were added to determine priority. Finally, the Resilient Nashua Initiative
stakeholders reviewed the scores and resulting prioritization to make sure it was consistent with the City’s
goals and Master Plan. The STAPLEE prioritized mitigation actions appear in the following figure. STAPLEE
scores of o or below were determined to have costs that outweigh the benefits and will be reassessed in the
next plan update. These actions were not continued to the implementation review.

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Hazard Mitigation Goals, Priorities, and Strategies

The Resilient Nashua Initiative stakeholders developed a plan that specifies who is responsible for
implementing the prioritized mitigation actions, how they will be funded, and when they will be completed.

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Prioritizing Risk
Nashua used the following process to identify risks within the community.

1. Identification of Hazards: For each hazard type, the hazard location within the city, extent, and
impact are noted within the Hazard Mitigation Plan.

2. Description of Previous Hazards: The first step in determining the probability of future hazard
events in the City of Nashua was to examine the location, extent, and impact of previous hazards.

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Hazard Type Hazard Location Hazard Extent impact

Tropical and
Post-Tropical
Cyclones

Wildfire

Entire jurisdiction

Forested areas in jurisdiction,
particularly in northwest and southwest
quadrants as well as in Mine Falls Park

Areas outside of municipal water
supply system

ESC) Emergency Services
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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

ESC) Emergency Services
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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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