Managing Fire Danger Day

Managing Fire Danger DaySA Local Government Roads & Works Conference 2011

Presented by Bob WalkerSenior Risk Consultant LGRS – Risk ManagementJuly 2011

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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

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Today’s session

• Overview of Activities

• Snapshot of process

• Worked Example

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Overview of Activities

• Workshops conducted throughout the state

• Range of tools developed

• Development of Draft framework

• Pilot program

• Worked Examples

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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

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Risk Management Approach ISO 31000

AS5050 Risk Analysis also included Business Impact Analysis

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Disruption Related Events

• Proactive controls can make the impact less severe by developing capabilities to manage

• It also allows for the development of contingent capabilities.

Before an event, there are opportunities to

implement proactive control

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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:

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Process Overview

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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 ?)

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Community & Environment - Example

• Not to scale • For illustration of

methodology only

Example Local Government Area

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Community & Environment - Example

• Not to scale • For illustration of

methodology only

LGA Features

Administration CentreDepotLibraryHAC Services

2 Person Office Library

Industrial enterprise

Population 8,000Main Township 5,000Industrial Ent 1,000Rural Town 500Rural land holdings 1,500

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Community & Environment - Example

• Not to scale • For illustration of

methodology only

Fire Risk Areas

Administration CentreDepotLibraryHAC Services

2 Person Office Library

Industrial enterprise Low Fire Risk

High Fire Risk

No Fire Risk

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Community & Environment - Example

• Not to scale • For illustration of

methodology only

CFS Identified Points

Administration CentreDepotLibraryHAC Services

2 Person Office Library

Industrial Enterprise

Safer Settlement

Last Resort Refuge

Bushfire Safer Precinct

Route to Last Resort refuge

outside of LGA

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Overview of ServicesRisk 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

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Risk Assessment

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Risk Assessment Example One

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Stakeholders

Council

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

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Stakeholders Identified Adjoining Councils Cleve & Lower Eyre

Business Community Services to Agricultural industry, contractor rubbish service, private dump facilities (1/7/2011), local transfer stations

Community Aging population within the town limits, farming families in agricultural areas

State Agencies SA Water Pt Neill,

Medical Facilities Tumby Bay

Education Primary schools at Tumby Bay, Ungarra & Port Neill. Local area school in Tumby Bay,

Emergency Services SAPOL at Tumby Bay, Ambulance Service at Tumby Bay & Port Neil. CFS & SES Tumby Bay (District Volunteers)

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Fire Danger Day Action Plan

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Fire Danger Day Action Plan

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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

Thank You

Local Government Association Mutual Liability Scheme

Presented by Bob WalkerSenior Risk Consultant LGRS – Risk ManagementJuly 2011