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3.3.3 CONSEQUENCE <br />Finally, hazards were assessed for the consequences Ramsey County and its communities could <br />reasonably expect from an instance of the hazard. While a full scenario wasn’t used for each hazard, <br />general impacts were reasonable extrapolated for each hazard. <br /> Impact on the Public <br /> Impact on Responders <br /> Impact on Continuity of Operations <br /> Impact on Property, Facilities, and Infrastructure <br /> Impact on the Environment <br /> Impact on the Economy of the Jurisdiction <br /> Impact on Public Confidence in the Jurisdiction's Governance <br />3.4 Hazard Rankings <br />Each hazard was given a ranking based on three key elements of risk – threat, vulnerability and <br />consequence. <br />Table 11. Hazard Rankings <br />Hazard Threat Vulnerability ConsequenceScore Hazard Rank <br />Dam/Levee Rare – 1 Localized - 2Limited – 2 5Medium <br />Failure <br />DroughtOccasional – Extensive – 4 Limited – 2 8Medium <br /> 2 <br />Floods Frequent – 3Localized –2 Critical – 3 8Medium <br /> <br />Geologic Occasional – Limited – 1 Negligible – 1 4Low <br />Hazards 2 <br /> <br />Hazardous Occasional – Limited – 1 Limited - 2 5Medium <br />Materials 2 <br />Summer Likely – 4 Widespread – 3Limited – 2 9High <br />Weather <br />Hazards <br />Tornado and Frequent – 3Widespread – 3Catastrophic – 4 10 High <br />Windstorm <br />Winter Weather Likely – 4 Widespread – 3Limited – 2 9High <br />Hazards <br />Human-Caused Rare – 1 Limited – 1 Catastrophic – 4 6Medium <br />Hazards <br />Infrastructure Rare – 1 Limited – 1 Catastrophic - 4 6Medium <br />Failure <br />Ramsey County | Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan 37 <br />Qbhf!2:7!pg!488 <br /> <br />