{"id":8678,"date":"2022-03-23T15:17:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceid1.wpenginepowered.com\/disasterprooftexas\/?page_id=8678"},"modified":"2022-07-07T03:48:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T03:48:30","slug":"environmental-hazards-resilience-treatments-and-priorities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/environmental-hazards-resilience-treatments-and-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Hazards\u2014Resilience Treatments and Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8678\" class=\"elementor elementor-8678\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55b596ed elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55b596ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-756f92b7\" data-id=\"756f92b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388185f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"388185f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Hazards<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fe51e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18fe51e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/Environmental-Hazards-1024x662.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8268\" alt=\"Environmental Hazards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/Environmental-Hazards-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/Environmental-Hazards-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/Environmental-Hazards-768x496.jpg 768w, 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-82ccb9b\" data-id=\"82ccb9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb7ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cb7ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438e4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"438e4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nearby industrial sites or infrastructure (a.k.a. brownfield sites) that may pose some level of health or safety risk under ordinary conditions. In a disaster, they become potential sources of contaminants, possibly impeding recovery operations. Examples include power stations and substations, refineries, incinerators, chemical plants or storage facilities, waste treatment plants or disposal sites, freight rail lines or yards, and gas stations. The extent of the hazard can depend on its size\/capacity and distance from your property.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfdb5d7\" data-id=\"bfdb5d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b293c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20b293c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Typical risk factor of this component<\/strong>:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, avant garde;font-size: 20px;color: #000000\">Very High<br \/><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Environmental hazards typically have a very high exposure to elements such as wind or rain. At many sites, a failure could have a very severe impact to the structure\u2019s stability, its assemblies\u2019 conditions, and safe occupation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33525f10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33525f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aff30d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5aff30d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1858fb05\" data-id=\"1858fb05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6044644c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6044644c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Typical Damages from Floods or Hurricanes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-739edce8\" data-id=\"739edce8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2a8f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d2a8f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Downed power lines inhibiting access from emergency responders and posing electric shock hazards<\/li><li>Toxic chemical releases complicate post-disaster occupancy, often requiring special cleanup<\/li><li>Ruptured tanks or pipes of flammable materials can combust, which can start fires, launch projectiles, and cause damage with the blast shockwave<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7055325b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7055325b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a488172\" data-id=\"7a488172\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7563e67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7563e67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Other common conditions contributing to vulnerability towards floods or hurricanes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77477948\" data-id=\"77477948\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a848fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42a848fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Lack of special flood control measures, such as dikes or levees, to protect heavy industry<\/li><li>Air pollution and acid rain deteriorate many materials at an accelerated rate<\/li><li>Vibrations from heavy industrial traffic, excavation, or blasting operations near the building can cause seismic-associated deterioration of assemblies<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54049691 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54049691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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elementor-element-501b74c5\" data-id=\"501b74c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbf7ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dbf7ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>In-house<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3009acd3\" data-id=\"3009acd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e86e67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e86e67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Report any environmental concerns (e.g., spills, unauthorized dumping) to the relevant authority (e.g., EPA, TCEQ).<\/p><\/li><li><p>Monitor and document damages that are associated with environmental hazards. Photograph or video the hazard and what is happening at your property (e.g., building assemblies moving, cracks appearing or worsening, soot\/chemical staining).<\/p><\/li><li><p>Understand vulnerabilities posed by nearby hazards and plan your responses in advance.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c0c2971 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c0c2971\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-313b7463\" data-id=\"313b7463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f65c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f65c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nearby industrial sites or infrastructure (a.k.a. brownfield sites) that may pose some level of health or safety risk under ordinary conditions. In a disaster, they become potential sources of contaminants, possibly impeding recovery operations. Examples include power stations and substations, refineries, incinerators, chemical plants or storage facilities, waste treatment plants or disposal sites, freight rail lines or yards, and gas stations. The extent of the hazard can depend on its size\/capacity and distance from your property.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60dd209\" data-id=\"60dd209\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2064864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2064864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Typical risk factor of this component<\/strong>:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, avant garde;font-size: 20px;color: #000000\">Very High<br \/><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Environmental hazards typically have a very high exposure to elements such as wind or rain. At many sites, a failure could have a very severe impact to the structure\u2019s stability, its assemblies\u2019 conditions, and safe occupation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65e688 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f65e688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9fb297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9fb297\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0193764\" data-id=\"0193764\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7cd28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b7cd28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Typical Damages from Floods or Hurricanes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4367733\" data-id=\"4367733\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c60ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c60ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Downed power lines inhibiting access from emergency responders and posing electric shock hazards<\/li><li>Toxic chemical releases complicate post-disaster occupancy, often requiring special cleanup<\/li><li>Ruptured tanks or pipes of flammable materials can combust, which can start fires, launch projectiles, and cause damage with the blast shockwave<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5e51e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5e51e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c920439\" data-id=\"c920439\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf8e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbf8e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Other common conditions contributing to vulnerability towards floods or hurricanes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ca7d41\" data-id=\"3ca7d41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88efad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d88efad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Photograph or video the hazard and what is happening at your property (e.g., building assemblies moving, cracks appearing or worsening, soot\/chemical staining).<\/p><\/li><li><p>Understand vulnerabilities posed by nearby hazards and plan your responses in advance.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-df102a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df102a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f76102\" data-id=\"4f76102\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e9fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4e9fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Professional needed [type]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e37d03\" data-id=\"8e37d03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713d5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"713d5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>If a facility poses particular concern for safety, consult local authorities and experts on how it may impact disaster recovery in your area and possible solutions [<strong>government, NGO, or legal<\/strong>].<\/p><\/li><li><p>Install vibration dampers to seismically isolate the building if vibrations cannot be reduced [<strong>engineer<\/strong>].<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b89e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b89e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"#top-of-page\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Return to top of page.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9587e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9587e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/resilience-treatments-and-strategies\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Return to Resilience Treatments and Strategies Menu.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to Resilience Treatments and Strategies Menu. 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