The potential for the types of disaster varies depending on the location of the conference - ocean front, faults, climate, etc. Some disasters will impact one church congregation, others impact many congregations. Click on the topic for more information. Some have not been posted yet but will be in the coming weeks.
Considerations for Rating Disasters:
What hazards threaten your community?
Consider each disaster potential or risk
Top Risk for North Georgia:
1. Fire-Structural
2. Drought-lack of water, loss of crops, wildfires, industrial closings
3. Winter Storms-Ice, loss of power- heat and cooking
4. Thunderstorms-Fire, Injuries, Hail, Winds
5. Tornado-High winds
6. Wildfires
7.Hazardous Materials-truck or train accident, Industrial accident
8. Theft-Robbery
9. Flood-Rain, flash floods, rising streams and rivers
10. Tropical Storm-Wind-driven rain
11. Diseases, Epidemic, Pandemics-TB, Smallpox, Polio, Avian Flu, MRSA
12. Dam Failure-wall of water
13. Earthquake-building and structure failures, injuries
14. Radiological Incident-truck or train accident, nuclear plant (Savannah), evacuation
15. Hurricanes- Wind-driven rain, high winds, tornados
16. Terrorism-loss of key structures, mass casualties
17. Extreme Heat-high risk population impacted
18. Gas Leak-explosion potential, injuries