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products, these non -petroleum oils are often stored in tanks <br />that have the potential to spill, causing environmental damages <br />that are just as serious as those caused by petroleum-based <br />oils. To address the potential environmental threat posed by <br />petroleum and non -petroleum oils, the EPA has established a <br />program designed to prevent oil spills. The program has <br />reduced the number of spills to less than 1 % of the total <br />volume handled each year (EPA, 1998). <br />Indian River County has about 22 miles of Atlantic Ocean <br />coastline that is subject to contamination caused by an oil spill. <br />By Executive Order, the responsibility for preparing response <br />plans for coastal oil spills is designated to the Florida <br />Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Florida <br />Marine Patrol (Indian River County Emergency Management <br />Division, 2000). The Florida Coastal Pollutant Spill Plan has <br />been prepared to coordinate response procedures and <br />recovery efforts after a spill. There are two active oil field <br />regions in Florida: in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in the <br />Panhandle, and Collier, Dade, Hendry, and Lee counties in <br />southwest Florida. <br />Vulnerability Assessment. Transportation system accidents <br />can have the following potential impacts within a community: <br />• Surface and air transportation disruption; <br />• Navigable waterway impairment; <br />• Human health and safety; <br />• Economic disruption; <br />• Disruption of community services; <br />• Fire; and <br />• Toxic releases. <br />Vero Beach Regional Airport began limited commercial air <br />service in the later part of 2015. The airport is also home to a <br />major general aviation manufacturing facility (Piper Aircraft) <br />with two large flight schools and considerable private and <br />charter air traffic. Aviation is an important element of the <br />economy in Indian River County, and this activity raises the <br />County's vulnerability to aviation -associated accidents. <br />Vulnerability to transportation system accidents also is <br />associated with the highway and rail systems that run through <br />the County. Individual community and population center <br />Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 72 <br />