Jackson County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
Monday, July 13, 2009
Figure 4-14: Wabash Valley Scenario-Building Economic Losses in Thousands of Dollars
Wabash Valley Scenario—Essential Facility Losses Before the earthquake, the region had 836 care beds available for use. On the day of the earthquake, the model estimates that only 50 care beds (6.0%) are available for use by patients already in medical care facilities and those injured by the earthquake. After one week, 65% of the beds will be back in service. By day 30, 89% will be operational. Results for 5.5 Magnitude Earthquake in Jackson County The results of the arbitrary 5.5 magnitude earthquake within Jackson County are depicted in Tables 4-30 and 4-31 and Figure 4-15. HAZUS-MH estimates that approximately 708 buildings will be at least moderately damaged. This is more than 4% of the total number of buildings in the region. It is estimated that 7 buildings will be damaged beyond repair. The total building related losses totaled $77 million; 4% of the estimated losses were related to the business interruption of the region. Large losses were sustained by the residential occupancies, which comprised more than 31% of the total loss.
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