10.0 Appendix: Summary of Critical Infrastructure
For the purposes of this plan, critical infrastructure could be defined as those items necessary to
meet the needs of Crook County residents and visitors including:
 Businesses, transportation and communication systems, economic health, public welfare
and safety and goods and services needed to maintain the economic and social viability of
the community over the long term;
 Those components necessary during a fire or other natural disaster response including
communications, transportation and emergency response support facilities. This includes
actual emergency response, shelter and support for evacuees, medical treatment and
support and other community process through the duration of the actual incident.
There is a parallel between Crook County’s demographics and components of critical
infrastructure. The northwestern 20% of the county has relatively dense community
development with a higher capacity of supporting infrastructure. On one hand, compromise or
degraded performance of a support function (e.g. phones, roads, etc) has the potential to affect
more people, but also has the potential to be brought back into service more quickly because
repair capacity is more readily available and travel distances to reach the point of system
breakdown are shorter.
The eastern 80% of the county is characterized by longer travel distances and less dense
community development. The transportation system and electrical and communication systems
are spread out over much larger distances with more exposure to fire or other potentially
compromising events. Road and utility lines should be assessed for their potential to survive a
passing wildland fire without being compromised. This parallels the recommendations for
greater clearing around structures in this area due to the lack of structural fire response.
Figure 10-1 provides a summary of critical infrastructure in Crook County. Systems are
generally addressed in the County-wide section. Further specific examples or clarifying
information is provided in each Assessment Area section.
Figure 10-1 Summary of Crook County Critical Infrastructure
Function or
Assessment Area
County-wide
Critical Infrastructure Component or Description
Transportation System
 All routes necessary for the support of the routine flow of commerce to/through the
county;
 All routes-both primary and needed and identified secondary- needed for potential
evacuation of citizens/visitors from a wildland fire threat to public safety;
 All routes needed for emergency response to a wildland fire incident
 All routes needed to protect and support electrical and communications (land-line
and cellular) infrastructure
Communication Systems
 Land-line telephone infrastructure.
 Cellular phone tower and other infrastructure.
 Radio communication systems including remote mountain repeater sites.
 Micro-wave sites.
 Aviation communication & navigation sites.
Electrical Utilities
Juniper Canyon
Powell Butte
McKay
Paulina
Maury
Twelve Mile
 All transmission and distribution lines.
Public Service Facilities
 All substation and switching facilities.
 All fire stations, Ranger Stations and Guard Stations, law enforcement facilities,
hospital and other medical facilities, schools-both public and private, ODOT and
County Road Department facilities and public administration facilities.
Recreation Facilities - these facilities are designated as critical due to their public safety
relationship with significant numbers of residents and visitors, particularly throughout the
summer and fall when burning conditions are at their most severe:
 All campgrounds: federal, state, county, private.
 Resorts, boating facilities and other recreational sites associated with reservoirs in
the county.
 Destination resorts
Airports and airstrips
 Public and private airports and air strips
Transportation System
 Expand primary and alternative/emergency access route options.
Recreational Facilities-Prineville Reservoir
 Develop shelter-in-place plan.
 Assess evacuation route potential route to east on Crooked River BOR road to
Paulina Highway.
Community Center
 School, church, store complex
Public Service Facilities
 Fire Station
Utilities
 Critical electrical infrastructure
 O’Neil Hwy gas line
Industrial Park complex
 Airport, Baldwin Road industrial park, associated industrial/commercial business
facilities.
Prineville-urban and suburban areas
Transportation System-Alternative/emergency access routes
 Assess need for and develop multiple access options for each area of development
Utilities
 O’Neil Hwy gas line
Electrical and Telephone Utilities
 Assess and improve resilience of these systems to effects of wildland fire.
Transportation System-Alternative/emergency access routes
 Assess need for and develop multiple access options for each area of development.
 Evaluate options to add fire resiliency to major travel routes.
Electrical and Telephone Utilities
 Assess and improve resilience of these systems to effects of wildland fire.
Transportation System-Alternative/emergency access routes
 Assess need for and develop multiple access options for each area of development
and recreational sites.
 Evaluate options to add fire resiliency to major travel routes.
Electrical and Telephone Utilities
 Assess and improve resilience of these systems to effects of wildland fire.
Transportation System
 Evaluate options to add fire resiliency to major travel routes.