SECTION 5: CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
5.4 CONCLUSIONS ON LOCAL CAPABILITY In order to form meaningful conclusions on the assessment of local capability, a quantitative scoring methodology was designed and applied to results of the Local Capability Self-Assessment. This methodology attempts to assess the overall level of capability of the Wake County planning area to implement hazard mitigation actions. Table 5.8 shows the results of the capability assessment using the designed scoring methodology. The capability score is based solely on the information provided by local officials in response to the Local Capability Self-Assessment . According to the assessment, the average local capability score for all responding jurisdictions is 95, which falls into the Moderate capability ranking. Table 5.8 – Capability Assessment Results Jurisdiction Overall Capability Score Overall Capability Rating Wake County 98 Moderate Town of Apex 102 High Town of Cary 108 High Town of Fuquay-Varina 107 High Town of Garner 93 Moderate Town of Holly Springs 106 High Town of Knightdale 80 Moderate Town of Morrisville 97 Moderate City of Raleigh 106 High Town of Rolesville 92 Moderate Town of Wake Forest 97 Moderate Town of Wendell 72 Moderate Town of Zebulon 82 Moderate Source: Local Capability Assessment Survey, NCEM Risk Management Tool As previously discussed, one of the reasons for conducting a capability assessment is to examine local capabilities to detect any existing gaps or weaknesses within ongoing government activities that could hinder proposed mitigation activities and possibly exacerbate community hazard vulnerability. These gaps or weaknesses have been identified, for each jurisdiction, in the tables found throughout this section. The participating jurisdictions used the capability assessment as part of the basis for the mitigation actions that are identified in Section 7; therefore, each jurisdiction addresses their ability to expand on and improve their existing capabilities through the identification of their mitigation actions.
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