2017-10-10 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 7 - Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2018

7.1.1   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 to    infrastructure and service
              less than 1 in   limited direct       financial provisions   normal parameters,      objects of cultural        delivery, no disruption to
              10,000,000       damage to            (e.g. insurance),      public administration   significance, no adverse   the public services and
              people for       ecosystems or        inconsequential        functions without       emotional and              utilities.
              population of    elements of place.   disruptions at         disturbances, public    psychological impacts.
              interest                              business level.        confidence in
                                                                           governance, no
                                                                           media attention.

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




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