2015-06-23 I&S Agenda - Item 5 - Local Disaster Management Plan - Attachment 1

Descriptor   People                 Environment         Economy                 Governance           Social/Community        Infrastructure

Minor        Minor injury/illness   Limited and/or       Financial loss         Governing entities   Isolated and           Isolated cases of short-
             managed within         localised impact requiring activation       manage the event     temporary cases of     to mid-term failure of
             existing resources     on the               of reserves to cover   under emergency      reduced services       infrastructure and
             (first aid personnel   environment that loss, disruptions at       arrangements,        within community,      service delivery,
             and readily            can be readily       business level         public               repairable damage to localised inconvenience
             available              rectified but effort leading to isolated    administration       objects of cultural    to the community and
             equipment).            is still required to cases of loss of       functions with       significance, impacts business anticipated to
                                    minimise. One off employment.               minimal              within emotional and extend up to 72 hours.
                                    recovery effort is                          disturbances,        psychological capacity No long term impact on
                                    required.                                   isolated             of the community.      integrity or operation of
                                                                                expressions of                              the infrastructure.
                                                                                public concern,
                                                                                media coverage
                                                                                within region.

Moderate     Single fatality or     Isolated but        Direct moderate       Governing entities Ongoing reduced          Mid-term failure of
             permanent              significant cases   financial loss in the manage the event services within            (significant)
             incapacity.            of impairment or    region requiring      with considerable community,                infrastructure and
             Multiple serious       loss of             adjustments to        diversion from       permanent damage to service delivery
             injury/illnesses       ecosystem           business strategy to policy, public        objects of cultural    affecting some parts of
             requiring              functions,          cover loss,           administration       significance, impacts the community,
             professional           intensive efforts   disruptions to        functions limited    beyond emotional and widespread
             medical care           for recovery        selected industry     by focus on critical psychological capacity inconveniences.
             and/or                 required. Event     sectors leading to    services,            in some parts of the   Repair/replacement
             hospitalisation.       can be managed      isolated cases of     widespread public community.                expected to take greater
             Small number of        under normal        business failure and protests, media                              than 72 hours.
             people displaced       procedures.         multiple loss of      coverage within
             for <24 hrs.                               employment.           region.




                                                                                                                                                   42