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Managing Fire Danger Day

Managing Fire Danger Day. SA Local Government Roads & Works Conference 2011. Presented by Bob Walker Senior Risk Consultant LGRS – Risk Management July 2011. Local Government Association Mutual Liability Scheme.

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Managing Fire Danger Day

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  1. Managing Fire Danger Day SA Local Government Roads & Works Conference 2011 Presented by Bob Walker Senior Risk Consultant LGRS – Risk Management July 2011

  2. Local Government Association Mutual Liability Scheme • LGAMLS Board endorsed funding for Regional Fire Danger Days (Risk Management) Workshops • Focus on impacts to service delivery • Process designed to help to achieve a consistent, co-ordinated response to a Fire Danger declaration across the sector • Preparing for Fire Danger Days Guide – LGA • Adoption of a relevant process consistent with a risk management framework

  3. Today’s session • Overview of Activities • Snapshot of process • Worked Example

  4. Overview of Activities • Workshops conducted throughout the state • Range of tools developed • Development of Draft framework • Pilot program • Worked Examples

  5. A Risk Management Approach • Councils have for some time been managing risk within existing & coordinated framework • The Risk framework allows for the examination of implications to service delivery & community leadership to be examined • Disruption related risk – AS 5050 managing disruption related risk. • AS 5050 & ISO 31000 intrinsically linked

  6. Risk Management Approach ISO 31000 AS5050 Risk Analysis also included Business Impact Analysis

  7. Disruption Related Events Before an event, there are opportunities to implement proactive control • Proactive controls can make the impact less severe by developing capabilities to manage • It also allows for the development of contingent capabilities.

  8. Adaptive Capacity (Resilience) • Identifying and increasing awareness of potential of service disruption • Developing capacities to enable operating in a non- standard mode • Maintain focus on critical activities • Ensure whole of business approach commensurate with risk level is adopted The process of assessing & treating disruption related risk can in itself contribute to Councils capacity in:

  9. Process Overview

  10. Issues for consideration • Where are our fire risk areas (how do we define those areas) • What services are in those areas or travel into those areas • What is the impact of a Severe – Extreme or Catastrophic Danger warnings on our service delivery within the risk areas (Staff/Community/Critical functions) • What CFS identified points are within our LGA, and what are our responsibilities (shared responsibilities ?)

  11. Example Local Government Area Community & Environment - Example • Not to scale • For illustration of methodology only

  12. Population 8,000 Main Township 5,000 Industrial Ent 1,000 Rural Town 500 Rural land holdings 1,500 LGA Features Community & Environment - Example • Not to scale • For illustration of methodology only Administration Centre Depot Library HAC Services 2 Person Office Library Industrial enterprise

  13. High Fire Risk No Fire Risk Fire Risk Areas Community & Environment - Example • Not to scale • For illustration of methodology only Administration Centre Depot Library HAC Services 2 Person Office Library Low Fire Risk Industrial enterprise

  14. Route to Last Resort refuge outside of LGA CFS Identified Points Community & Environment - Example • Not to scale • For illustration of methodology only Safer Settlement Administration Centre Depot Library HAC Services Last Resort Refuge Bushfire Safer Precinct 2 Person Office Library Industrial Enterprise

  15. Overview of Services Risk Statements There is a risk that staff undertaking general site inspections during declared catastrophic danger days may be exposed to geographical areas of high risk when undertaking their duties. There is a risk that current outdoor work practices do not consider the impact of declared catastrophic danger days as to where and what type of activities can be safely undertaken. There is a risk the weekly kerbside waste pickup may need to be suspended due to unsafe working conditions that may be present during fire danger periods

  16. Risk Assessment

  17. Risk Assessment Example One

  18. Council Stakeholders Tertiary Primary Secondary

  19. Stakeholders Identified

  20. Fire Danger Day Action Plan

  21. Fire Danger Day Action Plan

  22. Points to remember • Council Services Focus • Use existing Risk Management framework • Assessments must be conducted locally • Closely aligned to your Business Continuity Plan • Engage with and communicate to your stakeholders • Ensure process is kept alive

  23. Local Government Association Mutual Liability Scheme Thank You Presented by Bob Walker Senior Risk Consultant LGRS – Risk Management July 2011

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