Description
In order to successfully manage risk of a fire, one must understand risk itself and the assets at risks. The way one goes about managing risk of a fire will depend on what needs to be protected, and from what to protect it.
Write a three to four (4) page paper in which you:
- Explain at least two (2) different risk assessment methodologies in case of a fire.
- Describe the key approaches to identifying threats relevant to a particular organization.
- Describe different types of fire extinguishers and operations of those extinguishers for putting out fires.
Guidelines:
For this activity use the Department of OSHA Evacuation Plans and eTools athttps://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/portable_about.html
Minimum 4 references
Total 5 pages (4 pages paper matter + 1 separate page references)
Must be entirely focused on the specific content.
Add some generic points that could apply
Note:
Please check Plagiarism
APA Format
Reference Book
Title: Effective Physical Security
Authors: Lawrence Fennelly
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication Date: 2016-11-25
Edition: 5th
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Introduction
Fire risk assessment
Paragraph 1
- Fire risk assessment refers to a precise approach for identifying the risks alongside the
likely consequences that could accrue from an incident to people, organizations, or
property
- The primary objective of fire risk assessment is to minimize the risk of occurrence to a
tolerable range
Paragraph 2
- Risk matrix methodology is an example of a qualitative risk assessment techniques
- A risk matrix measures the probability of a fire occurring by obtaining the product of
probability and the anticipated consequence
Paragraph 3
- Typically, the probability is categorized into five distinct categories-rare, unlikely,
moderate, likely, and almost certain
- Similarly, the magnitude of the consequence may be categorized into five categoriesinsignificant, minor, moderate, major, and catastrophe
Running head: FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
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Fire Risk Assessment
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Institution
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
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Fire Risk Assessment
Fire risk assessment refers to a precise approach for identifying the risks alongside the
likely consequences that could accrue from an incident to people, organizations, or property
(Fennelly, 2020). The primary objective of fire risk assessment is to minimize the risk of
occurrence to a tolerable range (Fennelly, 2020). However, fire risk assessment also provides
much-needed intelligence to inform the implementation of precautionary measures. According to
the US National Fire Protection Association (Ahrens and Evarts, 2020), there were 1.3 million
reported fires in 2019, which caused the deaths of 3,700 civilians, injuries to 16,600 persons, and
destroying property worth $14.8 billion. Fire risk assessment seeks to minimize the severity of
such incidents by ensuring the probable risks are quantified beforehand, and appropriate
mitigation measures are implemented. Risk assessment methodologies can be classified into
three broad categories-quantitative, semi-quantitative an...