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WMD & Emergency Planning Steps

WMD & Emergency Planning Steps. Session 12. Emergency Planning Steps. Vulnerability Assessment Mitigation Efforts Emergency Response Planning Recovery. Emergency.

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WMD & Emergency Planning Steps

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  1. WMD & Emergency Planning Steps Session 12

  2. Emergency Planning Steps • Vulnerability Assessment • Mitigation Efforts • Emergency Response Planning • Recovery

  3. Emergency “Keep in mind that an emergency is an event that requires the response of a limited number of specified professionals in a single, confined setting. There can be several emergencies that result from a single event, such as a large building fire.” www.ysuwmd.com

  4. Disaster “Generally, emergency services agencies view any situation that combines threats to humans, with destruction of property severe enough to warrant the assistance of several different types of emergency services, a disaster.” www.ysuwmd.com

  5. Vulnerability Analysis • Risk Characterization • Assess assets • Assign threat level • Assign impact level • Calculate risk • Describe risk

  6. Interchangable? Threat Risk NO!

  7. Threat Threat is something that can be seen (hypothetically – a terrorist for example hides out but can be seen) and has the potential to cause harm, damage, loss of property or death. That potential cannot be measured by just considering threat.

  8. Risk The mathematical or “relative” probability that a threat will actually cause harm, damage, loss of property or death. Is subjective and requires thought and calculation.

  9. Threat

  10. Risk?

  11. Threat

  12. Risk?

  13. Threat?

  14. Risk?

  15. U.S. Government Says • Risk is the probability that a substance or situation would produce harm under specified conditions.  Risk is a combination of two factors:

  16. Factors • The probability that an adverse event will occur. (occurrence probability) • The consequences of the adverse event. (consequences)

  17. Formula OP X Impact = Risk You can determine OP by considering the threat and historical perspective and current events.

  18. Examples 70-100 High Risk 50-69 Moderate High Risk 30-49 Low Risk 1-29 Very Low Risk No Such Thing as Zero

  19. Mitigation • Reducing (not removing) risk • Lessening likelihood • Lessening impact • Generally, threats cannot be reduced • Only probability of occurrence

  20. Mitigation Methods • Legislation (OP & impact) • Education (OP & impact) • Physical Alterations (OP & impact) • Electronic Alterations

  21. Mitigation Implementation • Highest Risk Areas • Highest Dollar Areas • Highest Lives-Lost Areas • Combination • Theater

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