GOLDEN
CRESCENT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
WEAPONS
OF MASS DESTRUCTION PLAN
Description of
Regional Situation
A
disaster is an event that overwhelms available resources at the disaster site.
It can be a result of naturally occurring phenomena, man-made
circumstances or a combination of both. The
First Responders to such an event are expected to secure the area, respond to
the needs of the victims, and preserve life and property.
The
event may determine the first responders. Therefore, in addition to public
safety and emergency management officials, first responders may include elected
officials, public works departments, utility departments, transportation
officials and hospital personnel. Protecting first responders and preventing
them from becoming victims may be a determining factor in the outcome of the
response to the event.
The
current terrorist threat of an attack using weapons of mass destruction adds a
new dimension to otherwise randomly occurring acts. Terrorism introduces premeditated, deliberate attempts to
cause as much damage with as many victims in as wide an area as possible.
In many cases, it is further designed to destroy the continuation of
government at any and all levels.
Data
from the 2000 Census indicates population figures for the counties, cities, and
communities within our region as follows:
Victoria County
84,088
Victoria 60,603
Bloomington CDP 2,562
Inez CDP
1,787
Point Comfort
781
Port Lavaca 12,035
Seadrift
1,352
Cuero 6,571
Nordheim
323
Yorktown 2,271
Yoakum *
2,137
Goliad 1,975
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