Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis

The purpose of Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis (HRVA) is to help a community make risk-based choices to address vulnerabilities, mitigate hazards and prepare for response to, and recovery from, hazard events.

Risk-based means based on informed choices of alternate unwanted outcomes. In other words, communities make risk reduction choices based on the acceptability of consequences and the frequency of hazards.

HRVA is a critical part of every emergency program and is a requirement mandated by the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation of the British Columbia Emergency Program Act. Section 2(1) of this regulation requires local authorities to prepare emergency plans that reflect:

The local authority's assessment of the relative risk of occurrence and the potential impact on people and property of the emergencies or disasters that could affect all or any part of the jurisdictional area for which the local authority has responsibility.

A Planning and Hazards committee has been struck and is in the process of conducting a HRVA for the entire regional district. As with the emergency plan itself, the HRVA will be a constantly evolving process.

For more information on specific hazards, click on the links to the left.

For more information on emergency preparedness, contact the fire department.