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southern Florida counties and spread into the northern Florida peninsula. The affected region ultimately ranged from Miami to Tampa on the state's west coast and Brevard County, home to Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center, on the east. Extent. Due to the low probability of occurrence, this hazard will not be fully profiled. Vulnerability Assessment. Power failure can have the following potential impacts on a community: • Electrical power outage; • Surface and air transportation disruption; • Potable water system loss or disruption; • Sewer system outage; • Telecommunication system outage; • Human and health safety; • Psychological hardship; • Economic disruption; and • Disruption of community services Risk Assessment. Power failures have the same potential impacts in all Indian River County communities. The vulnerabilities of all communities to power failures is considered moderate. The power grid throughout Indian River County is diversified, and there are no single choke points or distribution nodes whose failure would disrupt power distribution to the entire community. C. Hazardous Materials Accidents — Hazard Identification. Hazardous materials accidents can occur anywhere there is a road, rail line, pipeline, or fixed facility storing hazardous materials. Virtually the entire state is at risk to an unpredictable accident of some type. Most accidents are small spills and leaks, but some result in injuries, property damage, environmental contamination, and other consequences. These materials can be poisonous, corrosive, flammable, radioactive, or pose other hazards and are regulated by the Department of Transportation. However, out of approximately 922 hazardous materials incidents reported statewide in 2013, 15 fatalities were reported, 245 were injured, and 5,603 were evacuated. Emergencies involving hazardous materials can be expected Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 64