Risk Assessment
Planning the future
Completed a City-wide Risk Assessment
Metrics used
Large number of casualties
Substantial property loss
Strain on a region's resources
Catastrophic damage or loss of infrastructure
Rapidity of onset
Size of area effected
Frequency of Occurrence

 Transportation Corridor Hazmat
u Recertify
u Train

EFD Hazmat Technicians

additional Hazmat Technicians

u Develop

Coop between Bethlehem Hazmat, Lehigh
County Hazmat and EFD

u Cooperative

monthly training

u Identify

Equipment needs

u Identify

and provide Rail Hazmat Training

u Prepare

for Mass Evacuations

u Identify

and provide Highway carrier training

 Highway Corridor MCI
uBus

Rescue Training

uMCI

and Triage Training

uCoordinated
uMCI

MCI NIMS Training

Exercise Annually

 Public Gathering/Institutional Threat MCI
u Identify
u Work

Institutions at risk of MCI incidents

with EPD to identify safe triage areas

u Work

with police to effect rapid extrication of
victims

u Develop
u Assist

an Effective unified Command System

at risk Organizations with developing an
Action Plan

 Severe Weather/Flood
u

Build a notification system to notify properties of impending flood
waters

u

Build an early warning system for at risk properties

u

Assist property owner and resident in creating a personal action plan

u

Train at risk individuals on how to reduce risks and mitigate damage

u

Identify areas at risk of flash flooding

u

Prepare the community for long term power loss

u

Try to assemble an early warning system to identify conditions
upstream that

u

might Indicate the potential for flash flooding

u

Improve fire departments ability to respond to life threatening
flooding

u

Improve the City’s ability to respond after the flood to enhance
recovery

u

Prepare for evacuee sheltering

u

Prepare for supply chain shortages

 Fire/Conflagration
u Ensure

that equipment and resources are appropriately
upgraded

u Ensure

Adequate facilities are provided

u Well

trained staff, continue to advance capability and
efficiency

u Leadership
u Training

program

ground

u Information

Management

 Failure of Critical Infrastructure
u Security

of the physical plant from break-ins
and physical damage

u Power

redundancy and protection

u Internet

redundancy and protection

u Maintenance

and Redundancy against
mechanical failures

 Sinkhole/Structural Collapse
u Easton

has 100% vulnerability

u Infrastructure
u Altering

damage

traffic patterns/Vehicle entrapment

u Structural

collapse/Natural Gas
incident/Flooding

u Specialized

Emergency service training

u Specialized

resources/Mutual aid Resources

 Pandemic/WMD Threat Regional or Local
u

Strain on medical/Emergency Medical resources

u

Maintaining a continual supply of PPE

u

Maintaining and protecting essential workforce

u

Preparing for supply chain shortages

u

Enhance cleaning and disinfecting processes

u

Identify facilities for Isolation

u

Develop a contact tracing plan for employees

u

Alternate work schedules and work at home plans

u

Screening employees before work shift

u

Train personnel to operate a POD for dispensing medications and
vaccines

u

Be prepared for the economic impact increase reserves