| Checklist |
Check |
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| Identify
and Describe Hazards: |
| Have
you listed all credible hazards in your Municipality such as: |
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• Natural
hazards (flood, storm, tornadoes, fire, earthquake, etc) |
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| • Technological
hazards (dam collapse, industrial accidents, infrastructure failure,
transportation, etc) |
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| • Biological
hazards (human or animal diseases, agricultural pests
or disease, etc) |
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| • Civil/ political
hazards (terrorism, sabotage, riots, hostile acts by others) |
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| What
is the chance that each hazard will occur? |
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| How often might it occur? |
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| How powerful could each hazard be? |
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| How rapidly could each hazard occur and how much warning would you
have? |
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| What areas could be affected? |
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Identify and Describe the Community and Environment: |
| Have you examined the major characteristics of the community and
environment such as: |
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Size, distribution and age of the population? |
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| • Public health? |
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| • Availability of critical facilities (medical, emergency services,
police, fire)? |
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| • Essential services (power, water, telecommunications, water)? |
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| • Major buildings (including government)? |
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| • Major sources of economic production? |
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| • Capability of the population to respond to disasters? |
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| Identify
and Assess Vulnerability: |
| What
makes the community and environment more or less vulnerable to hazards? |
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What is the proximity to hazards? |
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• Are some communities impoverished? |
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• What is the level of unemployment? |
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• Are the essential services robust or frail? |
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• What is the level of mobility should evacuation be necessary? |
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• How good is the access to emergency services? |
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• Have the existing response and recovery plans been tested, and
are they adequate? |
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| Identify
Risks |
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Have you identified all credible risks? |
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Have you described the risks in such a way that treatment priorities
and treatment options can be assessed? |
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