Assessment Tool

Welcome To The THIRA Assessment Tool

Thank you for participating in the City’s Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA).

During the recent workshop, we identified priority threats and hazards, developed realistic scenarios,

and established capability targets.

How to Complete the Assessment

For each scenario:

Review the Scenario Description
Review the Capability Target
Rate the City's Current Capabilities Across the POETE Elements.

What is Thira?

A Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) is a structured process used by communities to identify the hazards and threats they face and determine what capabilities are neededto manage them.

The THIRA helps a city answer three fundamental questions:

What threats and hazards can effect our community?
What impacts could those events cause?
What capabilities do we need to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from them?

THIRA is part of the National Preparedness System and is used nationwide by state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to guide preparedness efforts.

POETE Elements

When doing your assessment, please consider the following elements in your responses when thinking about the scenario.

Planning

Are plans, procedures, and policies in place?

Organization

Are roles, staffing, and coordination structures established?

Equipment

Are the necessary tools and systems available?

Training

Are personnel trained to perform this function?

Exercises

Has this capability been practiced or tested?

POETE Ratings

Each Assessment question has a rating scale from 1-5 with each number described below. Please base your ratings on current capabilities and not future plans. A sample form is provided below for reference.