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Lamar County Multi - Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Chapter Three <br />8. Overall Summary of Vulnerability and Impacts <br />People start more than four out of every five wildfires, usually as debris burns, arson, or <br />carelessness. Lightning strikes are another leading cause of wildfires. Other sources of ignition <br />include railroads, catalytic converters on automobiles, and spontaneous ignition of hay bales. <br />The recent development and building in the urban interface areas has increased wildfires ability <br />to overtake structures. Lamar county has continuous but slow growth in these rural areas <br />therefore wildfires are a major threat to homes. Fire can increase erosion and result in a <br />deterioration of sil and water quality. Fortunately most wild fires, are small and quickly <br />contained by the local fire and volunteer fire departments within the County. Mitigation <br />measures in the past consisted of education about being "Fire Wise ". With the increasing <br />population of the county more education will be needed. <br />Table 8: Summary <br />123 <br />ility <br />Severity of <br />of Future <br />NHigher Nother <br />Impact <br />Events <br />City of Paris <br />Limited <br />Occasional <br />Medium <br />population density than areas. <br />Low Vegitation Density. Small areas of <br />intermix. <br />City of Blossom <br />Moderate <br />Highly Likely <br />High <br />City of Deport <br />Moderate <br />Highly Likely <br />High <br />City of Reno <br />Moderate <br />Highly Likely <br />High <br />City of Roxton <br />Moderate <br />Highly Likely <br />High <br />Lamar County <br />Moderate <br />Highly Likely <br />High <br />123 <br />