A hazard is a condition that has the potential to cause harm and/or loss of property.
A hazard may be either natural (flood or forest fire), technological (widespread power failure) or human caused (act of terrorism).
Examples of these hazards in Ontario are:
Natural
- Forest Fires
- Floods
- Drought/Low Water
- Erosion
- Landslides/Soil and Bedrock Instability
- Fog
- Snowstorms
- Blizzards
- Ice/Sleet
- Storms
- Hailstorms
- Lightning Storms
- Hurricanes
- Windstorms
- Tornadoes
- Extreme Heat
- Extreme Cold
- Earthquakes
- Human Health Emergencies and Epidemics
- Agriculture and Food Emergencies
Technological
- Dam Failures
- Crude Oil and Natural Gas (Exploration and Production Emergencies,
Hydro Carbon Underground Storage Emergencies, Salt Solution Mining Emergencies) - Mine Emergencies
- Building/Structural Collapse
- Hazardous Materials - Fixed Site Incident
- Hazardous Materials- Transportation Incident (road, rail, air, marine)
- Transportation Accidents (passenger) (road, rail, air, marine)
- Critical Infrastructure Failures
- Energy Emergencies
- Nuclear Facility Emergencies
- Radiological Emergencies
- Petroleum/Gas Pipeline Emergencies
- Space Object Crash
Human-Caused
- Terrorism
- Sabotage
- Civil Disorders
- Special Events
- War and International Emergencies
