Resilience in Firefighting Emergency Response: Standardization and Resilience in Complex Systems

Righi, Angela Weber; Huber, Gilbert J.; Gomes, José Orlando; Carvalho, Paulo Cezar Pinto

doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.12.200

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“…The ability of a given system to adapt to changes in its environment is sometimes referred to as an adaptive system and, when relating to other complex systems, as a complex adaptive system of systems (Pariès, Macchi, Valot, & Deharvengt, 2019; Righi, Huber, Gomes, & de Carvalho, 2016; Woods, 2015). This relates to the capacities of a given system to produce sustained adaptability to changes in its environment over extended periods.…”

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A Resilience‐Based Approach to Risk Assessments—Building Resilient Organizations under Arctic Conditions

Taarup‐Esbensen

2020

Risk Analysis

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Reliability and higher levels of safety are thought to be achieved by using systematic approaches to managing risks. The assessment of risks has produced a range of different approaches to assessing these uncertainties, presenting models for how risks affect individuals or organizations. Contemporary risk assessment tools based on this approach have proven difficult for practitioners to use as tools for tactical and operational decision making. This article presents an alternative to these assessments by utilizing a resilience perspective, arguing that complex systems are inclined to variety and uncertainty regarding the results they produce and are therefore prone to systemic failures. A continuous improvement approach is a source of reliability when managing complex systems and is necessary to manage varieties and uncertainties. For an organization to understand how risk events occur, it is necessary to define what is believed to be the equilibrium of the system in time and space. By applying a resilience engineering (RE) perspective to risk assessment, it is possible to manage this complexity by assessing the ability to respond, monitor, learn, and anticipate risks, and in so doing to move away from the flawed frequency and consequences approach. Using a research station network in the Arctic as an example illustrates how an RE approach qualifies assessments by bridging risk assessments with value-creation processes. The article concludes by arguing that a resilience-based risk assessment can improve on current practice, including for organizations located outside the Arctic region.

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A Resilience‐Based Approach to Risk Assessments—Building Resilient Organizations under Arctic Conditions

Taarup‐Esbensen

2020

Risk Analysis

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“…e corresponding evaluation methods can be roughly divided into five categories currently [5], and these methods are proposed based on the index system [6][7][8], the vulnerability curve [9,10], the layer superposition [11,12], graph theory [13,14], and the cellular automata [15,16], respectively. ese methods are widely used in chemical industrial park [5], environmental vulnerability [17], power grids [18,19], flood vulnerability and disaster [20,21], natural gas pipelines [22], firefighting emergency response [23] and groundwater vulnerability [24,25], and so on. In order to prevent and control disaster accidents, the brittleness of the complex system has been conducted in-depth research at home and abroad.…”

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Brittleness Risk Evaluation of Mine Safety Based on Brittle Relational Entropy

Xiang

Zhou

Hong

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Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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Mineral extracting involves lots of uncertain factors which take on the typically nonlinear characteristics. To find out the accidents caused by main factors and make clear of disaster-causing factors and risk sources, a modified risk evaluation model-associated interaction effect analysis method was constructed from four aspects of man subsystem, machine subsystem, working environment subsystem, and operations management subsystem. With this model, the theory of brittleness relation was applied to analyze closely the connection between mine safety and various subsystems and their interaction effects on mine safety. Furthermore, brittleness factors were also proposed according to the characteristics of underground mining. Finally, based on data from working fields and investigation results, taking a typical mine as an example, the analysis was carried out. The results show that their entropies of brittle relation were equal to 0.006 ± 0.201 i, −0.012 ± 0.221 i, 0.142 ± 0.237 i, and 0.041 ± 0.202 i, respectively. More exactly speaking, the main brittleness influenced on its safety is the environment subsystem in the mine. Therefore, the key to controlling mine accidents is to introduce advanced equipment and improve mechanization level to reach the intrinsic safety of the mining enterprise. The research proves that the modified risk analysis model based on brittleness relation theory is an effective approach to making clear of the state of mine safety and keeping accidents away in time by taking corresponding measures.

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Collaborative defense in the Arctic: Strengthening Norway's oil sector resilience through knowledge sharing and vigilance against drone threats

Steen,

Hansen

2024

Risk Hazard & Crisis Pub Pol

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Norway's oil sector faces significant security challenges due to rapid technological advancements and heightened geopolitical tensions, particularly concerning threats from Russian drones. The sector maintains a vigilant approach, continually monitoring and adapting to evolving threats. This study investigates strategies employed by sector companies to mitigate challenges, emphasizing collaboration, effective network utilization, and learning from past incidents to enhance operational resilience. Our analysis aligns with three thematic areas from the Generic Resilience Management Guidelines developed under the EU‐funded H2020 project DARWIN: enhancing coordination in emergency response operations, managing adaptive capacities, and updating procedures and checklists. The study underscores the role of task forces, interdisciplinary teams, and collaborative efforts among industry operators in enhancing adaptability to threats. Findings indicated that although a willingness to draw insights from past incidents exists, a predominant reactive approach to learning prevails. Furthermore, a culture of secrecy prevalent in the sector inhibits knowledge sharing, potentially challenging overall resilience. In this complex context, proactive and transparent security approaches are imperative for Norway's oil sector to enhance resilience. Organizations should adopt a dynamic, technology‐integrated risk management approach, involving continuous policy revision and stakeholder engagement, as suggested in contemporary resilience enhancement strategies.

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Resilience in Firefighting Emergency Response: Standardization and Resilience in Complex Systems

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

A Resilience‐Based Approach to Risk Assessments—Building Resilient Organizations under Arctic Conditions

A Resilience‐Based Approach to Risk Assessments—Building Resilient Organizations under Arctic Conditions

Brittleness Risk Evaluation of Mine Safety Based on Brittle Relational Entropy

Collaborative defense in the Arctic: Strengthening Norway's oil sector resilience through knowledge sharing and vigilance against drone threats

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