All Hazard Approach

NETWAR 3

An all-hazards approach focuses on planning for emergencies and takes into account threats and hazards that places a facility at risk. The first step to developing an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is to conduct a risk and vulnerability assessment with local, state, and community partners.

Since schools are a risk from an “Active Shooter,” you have been tasked to conduct a risk assessment of a school. Use the following resource to conduct a risk and vulnerability assessment for a school near you.

Identify the following components in  Step 2: Understand the Situation (Links to an external site.) :

Title: Risk Assessment for _______.

1. Identify Threats and Hazards

2. Assess the Risk Posed by the Identified Treats and Hazards

3. Prioritize Threats and Hazards

4. Outcome

Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length and formatted to APA format. In addition to the textbook, cite at least three scholarly sources.