Terrorism ranks above flooding in city's emergency planning

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/terrorism-ranks-above-flooding-in-city-s-emergency-planning-1.1931746

By Julia Chapman
CBC News
Oct 11, 2013

Terrorism ranks higher than flooding, major fires and tornadoes as an 
emergency risk the city is planning for.

Flooding from major storms has cost Hamilton taxpayers and homeowners 
millions in the past decade and has forced the city's emergency plan to be 
enacted twice. The city has never had a terrorist attack.

But the city's ranking of top 10 emergencies it plans for isn't just a 
judgment call: The city's emergency management office uses an actual 
mathematical equation to rate the risks to the city and its population.

That equation: Risk = (Probability + frequency) X (sum of consequences)

Those consequences include fatality, injuries, critical infrastructure 
damage, property damage, environmental impact and social and economic 
impact.

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