Risk is a measure of your exposure to threat or hazard possibilities and their severity.  Threats are events or conditions that can have a negative impact on employee’s, operations, image, assets, finances, or legal and regulatory compliance.  The vulnerability analysis will through a process identify weaknesses is structures, personnel protection systems, processes, or other areas that could be exploited by the measured risks.

complete picture of these threats and hazards, their severity, and the extent to which exposure exists.  This process is foundational to the development of any comprehensive emergency response plan.