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major seismic event would create a city -wide demand on fire protection service <br />which would be beyond the response capacity of the fire department. This potential <br />problem can be mitigated by requiring initial fire control through the installation of <br />automatic fire protection systems. This also supports the need for other structures in <br />the City to be capable of at least initial fire suppression capacity. Finally, as <br />demonstrated above, structural damage to the overpass or bridges connecting the <br />City's various areas would seriously delay emergency vehicle access to these areas. <br />E. In the event of an earthquake, damage, to water tanks, water lines and to structures <br />can be expected. In residential and commercial areas, this could include significant <br />damage or collapse of buildings and may cause automatic fire sprinkler systems <br />(installed to mitigate fires in buildings and allow occupants to exit buildings) to either <br />under perform or completely fail. Secondary impacts could include ruptured electric <br />or gas connections lines. The potential for a major seismic event could create a <br />City -wide demand for emergency response and fire protection service which could <br />exceed staff response capacity. <br />2 <br />