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Sample Needs Assessment Worksheet
Below is a job aid to help you identify and clarify your organization's exercise needs
and capabilities, in addition to focusing the exercise design efforts.
1. Hazards
List the various hazards in your community or organization. What risks are
you most likely to face? You can use the following checklist as a starting
point. If your community or organization already has a hazard analysis, uti-
lize this resource.
Airplane crash
Sustained power failure
Dam failure
Terrorism
Drought
Tornado
Epidemic or biological attack
Train derailment
Earthquake
Tsunami
Fire/Firestorm
Volcanic eruption
Flood
Wildfire
Hazardous material spill/release
Winter storm
Hostage/Shooting
Workplace violence
Hurricane
Other
Landslide/Mudslide
Other
Mass fatality incident
Other
Radiological release
Other
2. Secondary Hazards
What secondary effects from those hazards are likely to affect your
organization?
Communication system breakdown Mass evacuations/displaced
population
Overwhelmed medical/mortuary Business interruptions
Power outages Supply chain interruption
Transportation blockages Sustained power failure
Epidemic outbreaks Other
Other Other
Other Other
3. Hazard Priority
What are the highest priority hazards? Consider such factors as:
Frequency of occurrence
Relative likelihood of occurrence
Magnitude and intensity
Location (affecting critical areas or infrastructure)
Spatial extent
Speed of onset and availability of warning
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