ou are a new team member with a public-sector Emergency Management team tasked with assessing hazards and
Question:
ou are a new team member with a public-sector Emergency Management team tasked with assessing hazards and threats. In the community, a police officer was involved in a shooting. An individual was mistaken for a criminal and was killed by the police officer. The Court of Inquiry investigating the situation ruled it a "tragic accident" and a "perfect storm of human error", but that the officer involved will not be brought up on charges. Rallies in the community is being organized on both sides of the situation. Family members and supporters are organizing a protest of the court's decision, and supporters of the officer are organizing a rally to support the officer and the department. As an Emergency Management staff member, your job is to identify the hazards and potential threats of the situation, not to debate sides, but to keep everyone safe. Is this situation a hazard or a threat, and if a hazard, when does it become a threat? What resources can be brought to bear to limit the potential risk of the situation?