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Ordinance No. 1432 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br /> b. Extensive fire damage and potential loss of life <br /> result from the limited and/or delayed response <br /> of the fire department, due to dispersion, to <br /> multiple fires caused by escaping natural gas or <br /> electrical transmission equipment damaged by <br /> earthquakes. <br /> <br /> c. The City of Pleasanton has the potential to be <br /> affected by large seismic movement of major area <br /> and nearby faults. These include the faults of <br /> Greenville, Calaveras, Hayward and the most <br /> well-known San Andreas Fault. Also of note are <br /> the smaller faults of Livermore, Tesla and Las <br /> Positas. The major area faults have shown some <br /> activity within the past few years. The <br /> probability of additional seismic activity in <br /> the Livermore-Amador Valley has been indicated <br /> by seismologists. The activity to expect would <br /> most likely range between 5 and 7 on the Richter <br /> Scale. Because of this geological threat, the <br /> potential for extensive fire damage and loss of <br /> life is shown in the findings above. <br /> <br /> 3. The topographical conditions within the specified <br /> areas of the City of Pleasanton are such that: <br /> <br /> a. Extensive fire damage results from multiple <br /> fires involving untreated wood shake or shingle <br /> building exteriors ignited because of exposure <br /> to fires which spread beyond the building of <br /> origin. <br /> <br /> b. Extensive fire damage and potential for loss of <br /> life result from the inability of the fire <br /> department to gain rapid access to fires due to <br /> terrain, slopes, landscaping, size of buildings, <br /> and relationship to other buildings in time to <br /> stop a free burning roof fire from consuming the <br /> entire roof and attic area. <br /> <br /> c. The City of Pleasanton is primarily located <br /> within a valley with a mountain range to the <br /> west (some of which is in the City). This range <br /> reaches an elevation of approximately 1,000 <br /> feet. To the east and southeast, there is hilly <br /> terrain which reaches 700 feet of elevation and <br /> is within the City. In addition, there are <br /> flatland areas bordering the City which are <br /> agricultural in nature, and highly flammable <br /> grain and hay crops abound. All of these areas <br /> have been determined, by the California <br /> <br /> <br />