2016-09-06 S&O Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan

2.10.2 Risk methodology – consequence descriptors
Descriptor   People          Environment            Economy                Governance            Social/Community         Infrastructure

Insignificant Deaths         No or minimal      Minor financial loss Governing entities Inconsequential short             Inconsequential short
              directly from impact on the       that can be managed are able to manage term reduction of                  term failure of
              emergency      environment - very within standard      the event within     services, no damages            infrastructure and service
              less than 1 in limited direct     financial provisions normal parameters, to objects of cultural            delivery, no disruption to
              10,000,000 damage to              (e.g. insurance),    public               significance, no                the public services and
              people for     ecosystems or      inconsequential      administration       adverse emotional and           utilities.
              population of elements of place. disruptions at        functions without    psychological impacts.
              interest                          business level.      disturbances, public
                                                                     confidence in
                                                                     governance, no
                                                                     media attention.

Minor        Deaths          Limited and/or         Financial loss          Governing entities   Isolated and temporary   Isolated cases of short-
             directly from   localised impact       requiring activation of manage the event     cases of reduced         to mid-term failure of
             emergency       on the                 reserves to cover       under emergency      services within          infrastructure and service
             great than 1    environment that       loss, disruptions at    arrangements,        community, repairable    delivery, localised
             in              can be readily         business level          public               damage to objects of     inconvenience to the
             10,000,000      rectified but effort   leading to isolated     administration       cultural significance,   community and business
             people for      is still required to   cases of loss of        functions with       impacts within           anticipated to extend up
             population of   minimise. One off      employment.             minimal              emotional and            to 72 hours. No long term
             interest        recovery effort is                             disturbances,        psychological capacity   impact on integrity or
                             required.                                      isolated             of the community.        operation of the
                                                                            expressions of                                infrastructure.
                                                                            public concern,
                                                                            media coverage
                                                                            within region.




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