Risk assessment and hazard planning exercise.

Event Decision A Decision B Decision C Points

awarded
1 Evacuate all Set up road blocks
Send a helicopter
settlements on at Long Ground to
to circle the crater
the eastern side monitor the
and report back.
of the volcano. situation.
2 Set up an
Offer a television Watch and
evacuation zone
and radio warning monitor the
south of the main
to all residents volcano carefully
road between
living within 2 km from a safe
Plymouth and the
of the crater. distance.
airport at.
3 Monitor the Evacuate Wait for a report
situation and Plymouth from the
avoid panic. immediately helicopter.
4 Broadcast a
television and
Evacuate all Await further
radio warning to
settlements 1 km news updates.
all residents living
north of the road You do not want
north of the main
between Plymouth to cause concern
road from
and the airport. without reason.
Plymouth to the
airport.
5 Evacuate all Issue a stay
settlements up to indoors alert to Do nothing and
3 km north of the all settlements avoid moving the
road between north of the road people
Plymouth and the between Plymouth unnecessarily.
airport. and the airport.
6 Evacuate all Await accurate
Issue a warning
to stay indoors
settlements on information from
until further
the island. the helicopter.
notice.
7 Ask the helicopter
Send a search
Monitor events to
party to find
for regular avoid making a
anyone left
weather reports. rash decision.
behind.
8 Monitor the
Send a search
progress of the
Do nothing. party to check for
lava flow from a
casualties.
safe distance.
9 Warn all incoming Evacuate the
Do nothing at this
air traffic to find airport staff and
stage it is not a
an alternative customers waiting
big emergency.
landing site. for flights.
10 Move all
Make a plan for
Wait for help to
residents to move
evacuated arrive. No reason
to Little Bay
residents to Little to rush your
avoiding
Bay immediately. decisions.
congestion.