Option

Relocate critical facilities out of high-risk areas.

Details

Focus of action

Relocate Services

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan	Hazards Sort descending	Assets	Region	Source Plan
Relocate key food infrastructure, like distribution centers, in the floodplain to a safer location outside of the floodplain.	Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Agriculture and Food Supply	Southeast	Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 201 (pdf p. 213))
Relocate facilities in the floodplain that provide critical public services.	Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Critical Facilities	Southeast	Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 117)
Relocate fire, emergency, etc. operations to areas more protected from extreme events.	Multiple or All Hazards	Critical Facilities	Southeast	West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan
Plan to relocate critical facilities in high-risk areas using a frame in line with their expansion or refurbishment cycles.	Wind Landslides Multiple or All Hazards Severe Winter Weather Fire (Wildfire)Erosion – Coastal Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General	Critical Facilities

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