Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010

Table 3: 1-5 Consequence Scoring SystemCommunity /Social impact1 No injuries or deaths and/or only little disruption to small number of aspects of society which are overcome almostimmediately.2 Some minor injuries, and/or noticeable disruption to a few aspects of society in the short-term (a few days).3 Medical treatment required to a number of people, possibly 1-2 deaths, and /or several social services are impacted tovarying degrees for an extended period (weeks) but damage and service loss is temporary. Displacement of people froma small area for a long period of time.4 Extensive injuries/illness to hundreds of people, and/or most social services are severely impacted (cessation) for a longtermperiod (several weeks/ months). Large numbers of permanent closures of businesses/services. Large numbers ofdisplaced people for a long period of time.5 Extensive injuries/illness to hundreds of people, and/or normal fabric of society is permanently damaged. Massive loss ofbusiness and social services resulting in demographic and other changes. Psycho-social and similar effects take years torecover from.Infrastructure/Built Impact1 Insignificant.2 Light damage to buildings, structures of a temporary nature (a few days recovery). Services remain on-line or unavailablefor a period of hours only.3 Variable light to medium damage to buildings and structures taking days to weeks to recover. Several services off-line forseveral hours (electricity) to days (water).4 Heavy damage to buildings and structures taking months to recover. Most services off-line temporarily, some takingmonths to restore (e.g. road/rail/ports).5 Extensive damage with complete loss of many buildings and structures. Many remaining structures are unrecoverableand condemned. All services off-line, several can never be recovered (e.g. ports).Economic Impact1 Costs < 0.5% regional GDP (