Master Plan, CRA/SOC
Town of Southington, CT
Risk Prioritization In Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell’s recent article 3 Elements of an Effective Fire Department Community Risk Assessment, she provided the following explanation for the three main elements that should provide the foundation for all community risk assessments:13 Figure 43. Community Risk Assessment Elements Community Risk Description Assessment Element 1. Probability Probability is associated with the frequency of an incident type. Incidents (likelihood) of an with high probability will occur more frequently. Once these predictions incident occurring. are made, risks can then be ranked as having a low, moderate, or high probability of occurring. 2. Consequence Consequence is the measure of the outcome of an incident type (magnitude) of an occurrence. To assess consequence, fire department leaders must first incident on the identify, categorize, and prioritize community hazards. Hazards are the community. causes of danger and peril in the community. Risk quantifies the degree of potential danger the hazard presents. The consequences of an emergency incident result from a combination of the risk level of the hazard, the duration and nature of the event, and the response interventions. Consequences are divided into four categories: 1. Civilian and firefighter injury or loss of life 2. Property damage or loss 3. Critical infrastructure damage or loss 4. Environmental damage or loss 3. Impact of an Impact is a measure that explains the effects of multiple concurrent incident on the incidents on the fire department. Impact describes a fire department’s department’s ability to provide ongoing services to the remaining areas of a community response system. considering frequent activity in known high-volume demand areas.
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