Emergency Planning

MAY 6, 2024

Increasing dependency on critical infrastructure makes the country ever more vulnerable to proliferating technological failure, whether it is caused by cyber attack, sabotage or natural forces. One of the UK's senior and most accomplished emergency planners recently remarked that "“our societal resilience is the lowest I have ever perceived”.

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All-Hazards Hazard Risk Reduction Emergency Response 130

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 11, 2020

In the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, 2017 edition (see figure 1), a pandemic is the highest risk, with a likelihood of 4 out of 5 of occurring within the next 5 years, and a severity impact of 5. With good preparation prior to the event, these could have been minor rather than major issues.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Pandemic Civil Emergency 52

Plan B Consulting

JUNE 11, 2020

In the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, 2017 edition (see figure 1), a pandemic is the highest risk, with a likelihood of 4 out of 5 of occurring within the next 5 years, and a severity impact of 5. With good preparation prior to the event, these could have been minor rather than major issues.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Pandemic Civil Emergency 52