Triggers Operational Consequences Strategic Opportunities Risk Number & Consequences Description 3. Failure to provide the Failure to understand and Contamination of personnel and Slow response to incident Recovery of cost from appropriate Environmental identify the nature and equipment management issues, e.g. polluter. Management during extent of the incident Illness through contamination (FF evacuation Development of new Operational response Poor situational awareness and parties) Legal action against ECFRS by firefighting techniques that (surrounding area/water Contamination ground, water EA, HSE, local businesses etc. use less water and cause – courses and risks involved courses (tidal, other) Financial penalty less damage. etc) Air pollution. Reputational risk through poor New technology that helps Failure to prevent pollutant No liaison with Environment operational management extinguish fires with less flow on ground Agency to speed decision making Strain placed on EA/ECFRS water used. Fire-fighting run-off not and subsequent environmental partnership. effectively managed (e.g. mitigation. Impact on communities, into watercourses) Appropriate resources not available business’s and their continuity. run-off from incidents quickly enough Prolonged recovery period using foam as the Potential impact on e.g. water leading to potential extinguishing media abstraction etc environmental legacy issues. entering watercourses Prolonged attendance at incident Increased operating costs Controlled burn strategy Investigation by Regulatory body Incomplete or inadequate information leading to Control or IC not requesting the attendance of an HMEPO and/or other relevant agency/authority at the appropriate time.
Risk Number & Description Triggers Operational Consequences Strategic Consequences Opportunities 3. Failure to provide the appropriate Environmental Management during Operational response Failure to understand and identify the nature and extent of the incident Poor situational awareness (surrounding area/water courses and risks involved etc) Failure to prevent pollutant flow on ground Fire-fighting run-off not effectively managed (e.g. into watercourses) run-off from incidents using foam as the extinguishing media entering watercourses Controlled burn strategy Incomplete or inadequate information leading to Control or IC not requesting the attendance of an HMEPO and/or other relevant agency/authority at the appropriate time. Contamination of personnel and equipment Illness through contamination (FF and parties) Contamination – ground, water courses (tidal, other) Air pollution. No liaison with Environment Agency to speed decision making and subsequent environmental mitigation. Appropriate resources not available quickly enough Potential impact on e.g. water abstraction etc Prolonged attendance at incident Investigation by Regulatory body Slow response to incident management issues, e.g. evacuation Legal action against ECFRS by EA, HSE, local businesses etc. Financial penalty Reputational risk through poor operational management Strain placed on EA/ECFRS partnership. Impact on communities, business’s and their continuity. Prolonged recovery period leading to potential environmental legacy issues. Increased operating costs Recovery of cost from polluter. Development of new firefighting techniques that use less water and cause less damage. New technology that helps extinguish fires with less water used.
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